Transport cost for North Karnataka silk farmers selling bivoltine cocoons in any government cocoon market
Funded in the budget: Karnataka Budget Speech 2026-27 (6 March 2026) (6 Mar 2026, Para 61 — “The transportation subsidy given to farmers from North Karnataka districts to sell their silk cocoons in any Government cocoon market will be increased from Rs.10 to Rs.20 per kg of cocoons.”)
Silk farmers in 15 North Karnataka districts (and Dakshina Kannada) get transport money for every kg of bivoltine cocoons they sell in a government cocoon market — ₹10 a kg in the current guidelines; the 2026-27 budget raises it to ₹20.
- Lead benefit
- ₹10per kg of bivoltine cocoons, at most
- Components
- 1each read from the document
- Who can apply
- Allapplicants
- Closing date
- Noneapply any time
What it pays
₹10 for every kg of bivoltine cocoons from a North Karnataka district sold in any government cocoon market.
What the document says, word for word
Districts named: Bidar, Kalaburagi, Yadgir, Raichur, Koppal, Vijayapura, Bagalkot, Ballari, Vijayanagara, Gadag, Belagavi, Haveri, Dharwad, Uttara Kannada and Dakshina Kannada. The 2026-27 Budget Speech (para 61) says the rate will rise to ₹20 a kg; we show the ₹10 printed in the operating guidelines until an order with the new rate is published.
“ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮ: 7 — ಉತ್ತರ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಉತ್ಪಾದನೆಯಾಗಿ ರಾಜ್ಯದ ಯಾವುದೇ ಸರ್ಕಾರಿ ರೇಷ್ಮೆ ಗೂಡಿನ ಮಾರುಕಟ್ಟೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ವಹಿವಾಟಾದ ಪ್ರತಿ ಕೆ.ಜಿ. ದ್ವಿತಳಿ ರೇಷ್ಮೆ ಗೂಡಿಗೆ ರೂ.10/-ರಂತೆ ಸಾಗಾಣಿಕಾ ವೆಚ್ಚ ನೀಡಲಾಗುವುದು”How much can I claim?
Enter the size (kg of bivoltine cocoons) to see the figure.
Districts named: Bidar, Kalaburagi, Yadgir, Raichur, Koppal, Vijayapura, Bagalkot, Ballari, Vijayanagara, Gadag, Belagavi, Haveri, Dharwad, Uttara Kannada and Dakshina Kannada. The 2026-27 Budget Speech (para 61) says the rate will rise to ₹20 a kg; we show the ₹10 printed in the operating guidelines until an order with the new rate is published.
Who can apply
- All applicants
Papers you need
- Cocoon market auction slip (or a copy certified by the market officer)
- Sericulture pass book
How to apply
- Sell your bivoltine cocoons in any government cocoon market in the state and keep the auction slip (programme 7).
- Give the auction slip and your pass book details to the Technical Service Centre, which sends the proposal to the Assistant Director of Sericulture (programme 7).
- The money is paid to your bank account through Khajane-2 / DBT (programme 7).
Applying is free. Never pay anyone to apply for you.
When to apply
The guidelines set no closing date.
Combining with other schemes
The documents do not say whether this can be combined with other schemes. Ask the implementing office before you count on both.