Textile ministry invites research proposals for design and development of textile machinery, tools & testing instruments

New Delhi, Dec 28 (KNN) Under the National Technical Textile Mission (NTTM),the Ministry of Textiles is inviting Research proposals for Funding for Design, Development and Manufacturing of Machinery, Tools, Equipment, and Testing Instruments.

The primary objective of the government is to position India as the global leader in Technical Textiles manufacturing.

The Ministry is inviting Companies that are engaged in manufacturing of any machinery (preferably Textile machinery), Textile/Garment value chain manufacturers, and Research organisations, Academic institutions (both public funded and private).

Currently, high-tech machinery, equipment, plants, special tools and accessories are being largely imported. In order to meet the diverse needs of textile industry, it is essential to go for indigenisation by tapping the local skill in design, engineering, fabrication and prototyping, an official statement said.

Hence NTTM under Component-I (Research, Innovation and Development) envisages indigenous manufacturing of machinery, equipment, tools and testing instruments for Technical Textiles on Make in India concept, it added.

Indigenous development of state-of-the-art technical textile machinery and equipment would support and enhance the manufacturing capabilities of high-end technological products, and thus would play an instrumental role in driving India’s Technology Readiness Level in technical textiles.

The detailed General guidelines are available on the official website of the NTTM).  (KNN Bureau)