Ajay Tamta, Minister of State for Textiles visited NITRA (Northern India Textile Research Association), Ghaziabad twice in last two months and discussed about its projects. Geeta Narayan, Joint Secretary of MoT was also with him in one of his visits. This could be a perfect example of how ministers take interest in some projects and keep a follow-up on that too…
First he visited NITRA’s Pilot Plant, Centre of Excellence Laboratories, Garment Training Centres, etc. in August. The Minister then visited the campus again in September to see the progress of the project and had detailed discussion on future plans of the project. The project is on the extraction of textile grade fibres from pine needles which are available in abundance in Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh.
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Dr. Arindam Basu, DG, NITRA told Apparel Resources, “He interacted with NITRA scientists regarding R&D work and suggested few ideas, which NITRA will undertake. Also he interacted with the trainees of Skill Development Mission and advised them to take the training seriously so that they can contribute in the companies, where they will join subsequently.” He further added that team NITRA is motivated due to these visits and hopeful on further recommendations by MoT.
Linked with the Ministry of Textiles, NITRA was established in the year 1974 with the objective to carry out scientific research in the field of textile as well as to promote and foster scientific research studies for the extension of knowledge related to or connected with textile.
