National Technical Textiles Mission - New Projects
Sakshi Education
On January 17, 2022, Ministry of textiles cleared 20 strategic research projects, worth Rs 30 crores, in the areas of specialty fibers and geotextiles.
National Technical Textiles Mission - New Projects
Key Points
These projects fall under government’s flagship programme ‘National Technical Textiles Mission.’
Out of 20 Research projects, 16 projects of specialty fibers were cleared. It includes:
5 projects in healthcare
4 projects in industrial and protective
3 projects in energy storage
3 projects in textile waste recycling, and
1 in agriculture
4 projects in geotextiles (infrastructure) were also cleared.
Several leading Indian Institutes, Centers of Excellence and Government Organizations including IITs, BTRA, DRDO, etc participated in the session that cleared projects strategic for the development of Indian economy.
These projects are step in the direction of Atmanirbhar Bharat, especially in Healthcare, Energy Storage, Agriculture, Industrial and Protective, Textile Waste Recycling, and Infrastructure.
