The Ministry of Textiles (MoT) has said that it is the right time to maximise investment, employment and women’s participation in the textiles industry. It added that the industry should increase its focus on technical textiles also.
Addressing a conference on technical textiles organised by the MoT in partnership with Confederation of Indian Industries (CII), the Minister of State for Textiles Darshana Vikram Jardosh highlighted the importance of technical textiles for boosting the economy of the country and its potential to contribute to ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ mission through various flagship missions and schemes of the centre.
UP Singh, Textiles Secretary informed that the Centre is making all efforts to promote technical textiles including mandatory use of 92 items by Government organisations covering agriculture, horticulture, highways, railways, water resources and medical applications, 100 new Indian Standards in the pipeline, and introduction of six new courses.Notably, another new 20 courses are under preparation in technical textiles.
V.K. Saraswat, Member of NITI Aayog stressed on various factors to drive the domestic technical textiles market including rising incomes, expanding infrastructure and construction, growing healthcare and increasing global market, amongst others.
K. Vijay Raghavan, Principal Scientific Advisor, Government of India highlighted the vital role of innovative solutions and R&D in driving the technical textiles market in India under its flagship programme National Technical Textiles Mission (NTTM) during his special address.
He highlighted that in coming years various environmental issues will lead to rise in temperatures up to 50 degrees Celsius, scarcity of drinking water and other environmental hazards, and therefore, a proactive roadmap may be thought for bringing up new high-end low-cost technological interventions in the application areas of technical textiles addressing the issue.
