Lok Sabha Question No. 4618 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-29
Subject: Degree Courses on Textiles
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Dipsinh Shankarsinh Rathod

## DEGREE COURSES ON TEXTILES

## 4618. SHRI DIPSINH SHANKARSINH RATHOD:

Will the Minister of TEXTILES be pleased to state :

## वस्त्र मंत्री

- (a) the details of the institutes in the country where degree courses on textiles are offered;

(b) whether the Government proposes to formulate any plan to facilitate large-scale sale of hand woven sarees and if so, the details thereof; and

(c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER

## वस्त्र राज् य मंत्री ( श्रीमती दर्शना जरदोर् )

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

- (a): Details of institutions under Ministry of Textiles offering degree courses in textiles and related sectors are given below:
- (i) National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT)
- (ii) Indian Institutes of Handloom Technology (IIHT)
- (iii) Indian Institute of Carpet Technology (IICT)
- (iv) Sardar Vallabhbhai International School of Textiles and Management (SVPISTM)

Education being in the Concurrent List, various Government and Private institutes/ universities are also offering degree courses in textiles and related sectors across the country. Details of academic institutes  offering  Under  Graduate  /  Post  Graduate  in  Textile  Engineering  and  Technology  identified during  baseline  study  on  'Technical  Textiles  Industry  in  India'  in  2020  by  IIT-Delhi  is  given  in Annexure.

- (b) & (c): The  Office  of  Development  Commissioner  for  Handlooms  is  implementing  following schemes  to  develop  and  facilitate  the  handloom  sector  and  welfare  of  handloom  weavers  across  the country:-
- (i) National Handloom Development Programme (NHDP);
- (ii) Raw Material Supply Scheme(RMSS)

Under these schemes, financial assistance  is  provided  to  the  eligible  handloom  agencies/  weavers  for raw materials, upgraded looms &  accessories, infrastructure development, design &  product development, marketing of handloom products in domestic/overseas markets, weavers MUDRA loans etc.

List  of  Academic  Institutions  offering  Undergraduate  and  Postgraduate  education  in  Textile Engineering and Technology (identified during baseline study on 'Technical Textiles Industry in India' in 2020 by IIT-Delhi)

1. Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
2. Shri Guru Govind Singh Ji Institute of Engineering and Technology, Nanded, Maharashtra
3. PSG College of Technology, Peelamedu, Tamilnadu
4. Govt. College of Engineering & Textile Technology, Serampore, West Bengal
5. Department of Jute and Fibre Technology, Calcutta University, Kolkata, West Bengal
6. Institute of Textile Technology, Cuttack, Odisha
7. Alagappa College of Technology, Chennai, Tamilnadu
8. Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute (VJTI), Mumbai, Maharashtra
9. Giani Zail Singh Campus College of Engineering and Technology, Bathinda, Punjab
10. Government College of Engineering and Textile Technology, Murshidabad, West Bengal
11. S. L. N. College of Engineering, Raichur, Karnataka
12. RVS College of Engineering & Technology, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu
13. College of Engineering & Technology, Akola, Maharashtra
14. Technological Institute of Textiles & Sciences, Bhiwani, Haryana
15. LD College of Engineering, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
16. Dr. B.R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, Punjab
17. College of Engineering and Technology, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha
18. DKTE Society's Textile and Engineering Institute, Kolhapur, Maharashtra
19. Bapuji Institute of Engineering and Technology, Davangere, Karnataka
20. Jawaharlal Nehru Government Engineering College, Mandi, Himachal Pradesh
21. Panipat Institute of Engineering and Technology, Samalkha, Haryana
22. Govt. S.K.S.J.T. Institute, Bangalore, Karnataka
23. Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Alathukombai Sathiyamangalam, Tamilnadu
24. Shri Vaishnav Institute of Tech & Sc. Indore
25. SSM Engineering College, Erode, Tamilnadu
26. Kumaraguru College of Technology, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu
27. University Institute of Chemical Technology (UICT), Mumbai, Maharashtra
28. Jawaharlal Darda Institute of Engineering and Technology, Yavatmal, Maharashtra
29. U.P. Textile Technology Institute, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
30. Nitra Technical campus, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh
31. MLV Government Textile and Engineering College, Bhilwara, Rajasthan
32. Jaya Engineering College, Chennai
33. RTE Society's Rural Engineering College, Hulkoti, Karnataka
34. K. S. Rangasamy College of Technology, Thiruchengode, Tamilnadu
35. University College of Technology, Hyderabad, Telangana
36. Sarvajanik College of Engineering & Technology, Surat, Gujarat
37. Department of Chemistry,  Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab
38. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat

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