Ministry of Textiles has approved 20 R&D projects worth Rs. 61.09 crore across key strategic areas of Geotech, Protech, Indutech, Sustainable Textiles, Sportech, Buildtech segments and Specialty Fibres (Carbon Fibre and Ultra High Molecular Weight Poly Ethylene) during the 6th MSG meeting.
Union Textiles Minister Piyush Goyal said this while chairing the 6th Mission Steering Group (MSG) meeting of the National Technical Textiles Mission in New Delhi.
Among these 20 R&D projects, 3 Projects from Geotech, 6 of Protech, 1 Indutech, 1 Sportech, 2 Sustainable Textiles, 2 Buildtech, 2 Carbon Fibres, 2 Specialty/Functional Fibre and 1 Ultra High Molecular Weight Poly Ethylene (UHMWPE) were approved.
Union Textiles Minister Piyush Goyal said that international benchmarking, deliberations with the industry and demand assessment are critical to identify high value & high-volume potential products to catalyse research and innovation in technical textiles in India.
The minister said that it is necessary to identify the areas where high strength lightweight Technical Textiles could be used as an alternative material in automobile, aviation, infrastructure and medical sectors for enhancing efficiency, advancement and sustainability.