NEW DELHI, Jun 18: During the past two years, average pashmina yield has gone up by 9.30 per cent as the mortality of livestock came down.
Dedicating five Solarised Community Centre and 100 shelter homes for the benefit of the nomads (wool-growers) involved in Pashmina sheep rearing, in very hard conditions, in Ladakh region yesterday, Union Textiles Minister Santosh Kumar Gangwar said critical rural infrastructure has been created under the scheme during this period, in remote and nomadic areas, situated mostly in border areas which has also resulted in achieving the better goals.
Mr Gangwar noted that the health and body weight of animals have improved, socio-economic status of Pashmina breeders has improved and returns from Pashmina wool have gone up. The Minister said Pashmina development schemes have ultimately resulted in increase profitability to herders engaged in Pashmina goat rearing, making it extremely popular among the livestock-rearing nomads of the Ladakh region.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to Leh on August 12, 2014 had announced Pashmina Promotion Programme with additional financial assistance of Rs 30 crore for improving quality and quantity of Pashmina wool as well as living standards of nomads (wool growers) of Ladakh region. Consequently, the Textile Ministry developed the Pashmina Promotion Programme for these purposes, which was launched by Mr Gangwar in October, 2014. (UNI)
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