Lok Sabha Question No. 3604 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-22
Subject: Research Projects under National Technical Textile Mission
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: C.N. Annadurai

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3604

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.03.2023

## RESEARCH PROJECTS UNDER NATIONAL TECHNICAL TEXTILE MISSION

## 3604. SHRI C.N. ANNADURAI:

Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंत्री be pleased to state :

- (a) the approximation value of research projects approved in various fields under the National Technical Textile Mission;
- (b) the details of the number of projects related to spatiality fibres, agrotextiles, smart textiles, protective gear, apparel and geotextiles separately; and
- (c) the steps taken by the Government to encourage the said industry in Tamil Nadu for the production of smart clothing to capture the world market?

## उत्तर ANSWER

## वस्त्र राज् य मंत्री ( श्रीमती दर्शना जरदोर् )

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES (SMT. DARSHANA JARDOSH)

- (a) & (b): With a view to position the country as a global leader in Technical Textiles, National Technical Textiles Mission (NTTM) has been approved at a total outlay of Rs.1,480 Crore; with a four year implementation period from FY 2020-21 to 2023-24.  So far, 89 research projects worth Rs.264 Cr has been awarded to premier research institutes of the country, under NTTM for undertaking research in the field of technical textiles. The segment-wise details are as under:-

| S. No.   | Segment              |   No of Projects |
|----------|----------------------|------------------|
| 1        | Protech              |               17 |
| 2        | Geotech              |               14 |
| 3        | Meditech             |               12 |
| 4        | Indutech             |               12 |
| 5        | Agrotech             |               11 |
| 6        | Mobiltech            |               10 |
| 7        | Sustainable Textiles |                4 |
| 8        | Speciality Fibres    |                3 |
| 9        | Smart &E-Textiles    |                3 |
| 10       | Buildtech            |                2 |
| 11       | Packtech             |                1 |
|          | Total                |               89 |

(c): The initiatives taken by Government to encourage the technical textiles industry including smart textiles in the country including that of Tamil Nadu are:-

- (i) Issued General  Guidelines  for Enabling  of Academic  Institutes in Technical  Textiles' Education in India: For Private & Public Institutes, with the objective of improving learning levels  by  encouraging  new  Technical  Textiles  Degree  Programme  (UG  &  PG),  updating existing conventional degree programmes with new papers of Technical Textiles etc. Grant for procurement of Laboratory equipment and training for faculty.
- (ii) Launched Scheme for Internship Support in Technical Textiles (GIST) with the objective of supporting  academic  industry  linkages  in  the  domain  of  technical  textiles.  As  per  the guidelines, financial assistance upto INR 20,000 per student per month (for a maximum period of 2 months) would be given to empanelled companies on re-imbursement basis, for onward release to eligible students.
- (iii) In  addition to 207 HSN codes in technical textiles, 32 new HSN codes for technical textiles items were notified in the Finance Bill 2022.
- (iv) Synthetic & Rayon Textiles Export Promotion Council (SRTEPC) has been assigned the role of the Export Promotion Council for promotion of Technical Textiles
- (v) To create awareness and demand for promotion and market development of Technical Textiles, apart from various conferences/ seminars, an International Conference on Technical Textiles was held in partnership with Department of Textiles, Govt. Of Tamil Nadu and Confederation of Indian Industry (CCI) at Chennai, Tamil Nadu on 25 th - 26 th November, 2022.

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