ENA Sectors 2026-02-03 17:28:58 <p><span style="font-size:14px"><strong>Bengaluru, Feb 3 (KNN)</strong> Minister of State for Textiles Pabitra Margherita informed the Lok Sabha on Tuesday about the progress of the National Technical Textiles Mission (NTTM) in Karnataka.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">The Minister said that the Mission aims to boost research, innovation, domestic machinery development, export promotion, and skill development in the technical textiles sector.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">The NTTM was launched in 2020 with a total outlay of Rs 1,480 crore.</span></p> <p><strong><span style="font-size:14px">Research &amp; Development Projects</span></strong></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">Under the NTTM, 168 R&amp;D projects have been approved nationwide, including three focused on indigenous machinery development. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">In Karnataka, notable projects include IISc Bengalurus Rs 0.5 crore project on designing Reinforced Earth (RE) retaining walls and abutments for high-speed rail and railway applications, NIT Karnatakas Rs 0.325 crore project on pre-oriented carbon fibre grids for pozzolan-based low-energy power sources, and NAL (CSIR)s Rs 77.90 crore project on developing intermediate modulus grade carbon fibre for various applications.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px"><strong>Start-up Support</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">The Mission has also supported Karnataka-based start-ups to promote innovation in high-performance and industrial textiles. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">Bangaluru-based Momentux Systems has received approval for a Rs 50 lakh Radome Integrated IFF Antenna project (GoI share Rs 45 lakh, start-up Rs 5 lakh) under high-performance textiles. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">Another firm Guerin Technologies was approved for a Rs 56.5 lakh project on a novel composite material-based space deployable communication antenna (GoI share Rs 50 lakh, start-up Rs 6.5 lakh) in industrial textiles.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px"><strong>Education and Skilling Initiatives</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">NTTM has approved 45 educational institutions for offering courses in technical textiles and developed 24 skilling courses, benefiting over 1,000 trainees. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">In Karnataka, the National Institute of Technology Karnataka has been approved with a project cost of Rs 6.193 crore. Additionally, 21 agencies have been empanelled to provide internships to undergraduate students, giving practical exposure in technical textiles.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px"><em><strong>(KNN Bureau)</strong></em></span><br /> </p> 45017 https://knnindia.co.in/news/newsdetails/sectors/technical-textiles-in-karnataka-get-boost-with-rd-projects-start-up-support-under-nttm-mos-margherita 2026-02-03 17:28:58 knnindia.co.in