Mrs Meera Iyer, IFS, Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Maharashtra Forest Department, visited the Central Silk Board, Bengaluru. During the visit, P Sivakumar, IFS, Member Secretary, Central Silk Board, along with his team, held discussions on extending the Samarth Training Programme to the fringe areas of National Parks and Tiger Reserves across Maharashtra, with a focus on promoting sustainable livelihood opportunities through sericulture.

Central Silk Board, Samarth Training Programme, Sericulture Development, Sustainable Livelihoods, Maharashtra Forest Department, Skill Development, Rural Empowerment, Tiger Reserve Communities, Silk Sector Development, Community Development, Sustainable Growth.