- Union Textiles Minister Smriti Irani on February 22, 2019 launched the Integrated Large Scale Eri Farming in Arunachal Pradesh under North East Region Textile Promotion Scheme (NERTPS) in Itanagar.
- The Project will cover five districts of the state, that are: Papumpare, East Kameng, Siang, East Siang and West Siang.
- It is a centrally funded Scheme for Eri silk Farming.
- About one thousand acres land will be covered for Eri Farming in the chosen districts of the state. Government has decided to provide financial assistance to 4000 (four thousand ) beneficiaries under NERTPS.
