Ministry of Textiles clears 20 strategic research projects worth Rs 74 Cr under the NTTM programme

Strategic projects cleared for the development of Indian economy

Ministry of Textiles clears 20 strategic research projects worth Rs 74 crore in the areas of Agrotextiles, Speciality fiber, Smart textiles, Activewear textiles, Strategic application areas Protective gear and apparel Sports textiles under the chairmanship of Piyush Goyal, Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, and Textiles. These strategic research projects fall under the Flagship Programme ‘National Technical Textiles Mission.’

Among these 20 Research projects, 5 Projects of Speciality Fibres, 6 Projects of Agro-textiles, 2 Projects from Smart Textiles, 2 from protective gear and apparel, 2 from geotextiles, 1 from activewear apparels, 1 from strategic application area, 1 from sports textiles were cleared.

Leading Indian Institutes cleared strategic projects for the development of Indian economy and a step in the direction of Atmanirbhar Bharat, especially in the field of Geotech, Industrial and Protective, Agriculture and Infrastructure.

“Industry and Academia linkages are essential for the growth of research and development in the application areas of Technical Textiles in India. Building convergence with Academicians, Scientists and Researchers is the need of the hour.” Said Piyush Goyal. 

To bolster the innovation and research ecosystem in technical textiles, NTTM will support ideation and prototyping R&D projects worth upto Rs 50 lakhs and 100 lakhs respectively, which have clear potential to translate into commercial products and technologies.

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