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Member (Production and Marketing) is the
Chief of this Division, responsible directly to the
Chairman. Under this division there are two Silk
Factories i) Rajshahi Silk Factory (RSF), ii) Thakurgaon
Silk Factory (TSF), two Sale and Display Centers (Reshom
Ghar)- i) Rajshahi Sales & Display Center, ii) Khulna
Sales and Display.
The key duties
are :
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Responsible for formulation
of policies and guidelines for implementation and
operation of the silk factory.
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Make the arrangement of
marketing of silk cocoons and silk products of both
private & public sector.
·
Responsible for examining
the viability of and proposals received from private
sector for setting up of silk factory.
·
Responsible for carrying
out market study on the basis of which production of programme
will formulate.
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Take suitable measures for
improvement of the quality of silk products.
1) Rajshahi Silk
Factory (RSF) :
In 1961, Rajshahi silk Factory started
functioning as a pilot project with 80 Basins & 36 Looms
of which 23 power looms & 13 hand looms. In 1977 its
production & capacity increased by adding 20 more power
looms and 100 basins. The main purpose of the
silk factory was to create marketing facilities for
cocoon growers as well as production of native
prestigious pure silk of the country. From 1961 to 1982 the silk factory was
running as a pilot project. From 1983 the silk factory
started running on commercial basis as per
recommendation of the Enam Committee Report. Since
inception the silk factory could not earn any profit.
Since its starting to 30th June, 2002, the cumulative loss was
Tk.1936.25 lakh. By the decision of the Government the
activity of the silk factory has been suspended till
further order and workers & employees of the factory
have been given golden hand shake benefit.
2) Thakurgoan
Silk Factory (TSF) :
Rangpur Dinajpur Rehabilatation Service (RDRS)
established the Thakurgoan silk factory in their
rehabilitation programme. By the order of Government in
1981 RDRS handed over the Thakurgoan silk Factory to the
Bangladesh Sericulture Board. At that time it had 22
handlooms & 20 Basins functioning like RSF. In 1996-99
by adding 20 power looms for the development of the factory a BMRE project of
Tk.169.43 lakhs was taken. From starting this silk
factory could not earn any profit, up to 30th June, 2002,
it's cumulative loss was Tk. 607.61 lakh. Like RSF, as
per decision of the Government the activities of the
factory has been suspended till further order. The
workers and employees have been given golden handshake
benefit.
The above two
factories are now under the process of privatization by
the Privatization Commission as per direction of the
Govt. vide memo. No.
3)
Present Position of RSF & TSF :
A high powered Ministerial Committee was
formed to find out the ways & means to run Rajshahi &
Thakurgoan Silk factory ( RSF & TSF) at break even
point. The committee submitted a work plan proposing a
working Capital of Tk. 300.00 lakh as grant to run this
two silk factories. But Govt. did not approve the
proposed grant. In this connection Ministry of finance
instructed to take loan from commercial Bank on
consumers and Bankers relation basis. Accordingly
proposal was placed to the several Banks for financing
(working capital) but no one agreed to give loan
considering previous loss records of this two silk
factories. In this circumstances alternative decision
has been taken to run this two factories by giving lease
to the private sector.
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