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Sericulture is the process of cultivating silkworms and extracting silk from them. The caterpillars of the domestic silk moth (also called 'Bombyx mori') are the most commonly used silkworm species in sericulture. Approximately 80% of silk fiber is made up of fibroin, which is concentrated at the core. This core is surrounded by a layer of sericin (which makes up the remaining 20% of silk).The presence of pigments (such as xanthophyll) in the sericin layer of the fiber imparts colour to the silk. Finally, the silk filaments are woven together to form a thread. These threads are often implied together to form a yarn . The silk industry of Assam also witnessed a serious downfall during the lockdown.COVID-19 Lockdown has put strict restrictions by completely shutting all shops, institutes, organizations and vehicular movement except emergency services. The paper aims to study the impact of sericulture on the socio-economic conditions in Sualkuchi along with the impact of Covid-19 on the production of Muga Silkworm in Sualkuchi.