CHRONOLOGICAL EVOLUTION OF TASAR SILK INDUSTRY WITH REFERENCE TO CHHATTISGARH
Abstract

Author(s): Rajiv H. Peters and Dr. Shobhit Bajpai

There are regular m rts of tasar producing states. By tradition, tribal rear tasar silkworms using forest trees, pro duce cocoons and sell in weekly rural markets where producers bring their goods on a designated market day, at whatever prices offered. Due to monopoly, the producers are exploited by the commission agent through manipulative practices. The traders/mahajans have links with buyers from other states and as such, the cocoons are also hoarded fo long periods. This study is mainly based on seconda ry data which has been collected from different sources like Government annual reports, different w ebsite, other Government journals and records. arkets or haats in almost all pa