Overview
- Sericulture Minister K. Venkatesh told the Assembly on March 9 that the T. Narasipura KSIC filature will not be closed and the stadium proposal has been withdrawn.
- The five-acre parcel earlier shifted to the Department of Youth Empowerment and Sports will be processed for transfer back to KSIC after officials were said to have misled leadership on site suitability.
- KSIC plans to double raw-silk output at the filature from about 250 kg a day to 500 kg by installing additional automatic reeling machines and related civil works.
- To prioritize walk-in buyers during a supply crunch, the government will temporarily halt online sales of Mysore Silk sarees with resumption planned once production increases.
- Strong demand and profitability were cited in the Assembly, with queues at outlets and a reported ₹101.15 crore net profit in 2024–25, while workers who had struck returned to duty on March 6 after assurances.