Indian Silk Industry: This place is very famous for their types of silk

Silk sarees have a special place in Tamil heritage. There are many types of silk in Tamil Nadu like Kanchipuram Silk, Arani Silk, Thirubuvanam Silk and they have their own distinct identity. (Image: Local18)

Thirubuvanam Silk sarees are easily identified in the textile industry. This silk is also special because it has got the geographical code. Thirubhuvanam Silk is one of the many prides of Thanjavur district. Tamil Nadu government company Thee Co Silks is also quite famous for this silk which weaves sarees of this special silk. (Image: Local18)

1800 members do a business of up to Rs 465 crore - Thirupuvanam Pattu Cooperative Society was started in 1955 and at present it has about 1800 members who do business of up to Rs 465 crore every year. (Image: Local18)

These 1800 members design silk lace on behalf of the company and they weave their handlooms in the patterns specified by the company. The size of the given design is monitored and payment is made for each pattern. (Image: Local18)

Government company also buys sarees - Sarees woven in this way are sent for sale to 10 branches of Deeko Silks including Thanjavur, Trichy, Madurai and Chennai. Government company Co Optex also buys sarees from here. The difference between Co Optex and Thigo Silks is that while Thigo manufactures and sells silks, Co Optex exports and sells it. The price of Tirupur Silk sarees is also high. (Image: Local18)

Sarees cost lakhs of rupees - Many types of silk including tissue, jangula, forest singaram are available in different colors for up to Rs 3 lakh. These traditional geo-coded silk sarees are available for Rs 10,000 to Rs 3 lakh. (Image: Local18)