Recently, the Ministry of Textiles has approved 20 strategic research projects worth 30 rupees in the field of specialty textiles and geotextiles under its flagship program "National Technical Textiles Mission".
Focus:
● Development of the use of technical textiles in various flagship missions and programs in the country, including the strategic sector.
● This will reduce India's dependence on imports and promote domestic production of capital goods in this sector.
Aboutt "National Technical Textile Mission"
It was launched by the Ministry of Textiles.
Period: 4 years (2020-21-2023-24)
The purpose of the mission is to position India as a world leader in technical textiles.
This mission aims to expand the domestic market size of the technical textile sector to US $ 450 billion by 2024 and to achieve an average annual growth rate of 15-20%.
It also supports the Make in India initiative to promote the domestic production of related machinery and equipment.
The mission consists of four components: Research, innovation, development Promotion and market development Export promotion Education, training, skill development.
