35 Research Extension Centres (RECs) are functioning under research institutes of Central Silk Board (CSB) to assist sericulture farmers by disseminating technology & innovations of CSB with the help of R&D institutes at the field level with the support of state sericulture departments. The state-wise details of RECs functioning under CSB are given below:
| S.No. | Name of the State | No. of RECs | |
| 1 | Karnataka | 3 | |
| 2 | Andhra Pradesh | 3 | |
| 3 | Telangana | 1 | |
| 4 | Tamil Nadu | 4 | |
| 5 | Maharashtra | 4 | |
| 6 | Madhya Pradesh | 1 | |
| 7 | Himachal Pradesh | 2 | |
| 8 | J & K UT | 1 | |
| 9 | UP | 2 | |
| 10 | West Bengal | 3 | |
| 11 | Chhattisgarh | 1 | |
| 12 | Jharkhand | 1 | |
| 13 | Assam | 2 | |
| 14 | Sikkim | 1 | |
| 15 | Tripura | 1 | |
| 16 | Meghalaya | 1 | |
| 17 | Nagaland | 1 | |
| 18 | Mizoram | 1 | |
| 19 | Arunachal Pradesh | 1 | |
| 20 | Manipur | 1 | |
| Total | 35 |
The financial assistance provided to states during each of the last three years and current year towards implementation of beneficiary components including pre-cocoon related components meant for sericulture farmers is as below:
| Financial Year | Financial assistance provided to states(Rs. in Crores) |
| 2019-20 | 144.81 |
| 2020-21 | 147.46 |
| 2021-22 | 297.38 |
| 2022-23 | 248.30 |
| Total | 837.95 |
This information was given by the Minister of State for Textiles Smt. Darshana Jardosh in the Lok Sabha in a written reply on Wednesday.
