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Handloom Textiles · Jharkhand — Chaibasa, Dumka belt
Jharkhand Tussar Silk
A textured, natural-gold wild silk reared on host trees across Jharkhand's forested tribal belt, woven into sarees and fabric for both domestic and export markets.
GI status: GI-registered (as part of regional tussar clusters)
Shelf life: Indefinite
Women-led sector
| Category | Handloom Textiles |
|---|---|
| Region | Jharkhand — Chaibasa, Dumka belt |
| GI status | GI-registered (as part of regional tussar clusters) |
| Typical shelf life | Indefinite |
| Women's role in production | Cocoon rearing and reeling is organised extensively through Jharkhand's women's self-help groups under state sericulture programmes, making tussar reeling one of the state's largest women-SHG livelihood chains. |
Why this fits a low-wastage SHG model: Produced through the same women's SHG networks Hareli already works alongside in Jharkhand, tussar silk is a natural, non-perishable product line for the federation to champion.
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