15 R&D Projects Cleared In Strategic Areas Under National Technical Textiles Mission (NTTM).

January 30, 2023

These 15 research & development projects include key strategic areas such as Speciality fibre, Protective textiles, High-Performance Textiles, Geotextiles, Medical Textiles, Sustainable Textiles, and Textiles for Building Materials.
NTTM is being implemented over a period of four years (FY 2020-21 to 2023-24). It has four components namely
- Research, Innovation and Development for development of protective fibre, application-based research in different Technical Textiles (TT) such as geotextiles, etc.
- Promotion and Market Development aim at taking domestic market size to S40-SO billion by 2024.
- Export Promotion ensures 10% average growth in exports upto 2024.
- Education, Training, Skill Development for Technical education related to TT at higher levels.
TT are textiles materials and products manufactured primarily for technical performance and functional properties rather than aesthetic characteristics.
They are used individually or as a component/part of another product to enhance its functional properties.
TT is a knowledge-based research-oriented industry.
TT are broadly classified into 12 different categories.