The Central Silk Board (CSB) holds a celebration to mark its platinum jubilee year.
A commemorative coin to mark the CSB platinum jubilee was also released on the occasion.
The Central Silk Board is an autonomous body working under the Union Ministry of Textiles.
The CSB is benefiting the sericulture stakeholders in the country by providing trainings, workshops, awareness programmes, financial aids, and subsidies.
About 9.5 million people in the country are dependent on sericulture as their livelihood.