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NEWS BRIEFS
The Ministry of Textiles in partnership
with Northern India Textile Research
Association (NITRA) and Indian Tech-
nical Textile Association (ITTA) orga-
nized a full-day event “National Con-
clave on Technical Textiles – Protech”
on 16.11.22 at India Habitat Centre.
The Chief Guest, Ms. Rachna Shah,
Secretary, Ministry of Textiles, Gov-
ernment of India, inaugurated the Con-
clave.
The Secretary, Ministry of Textiles,
also inaugurated the exhibition of com-
panies encompassing wide range of
protective textile products.
There were three panel discussions
in the conclave covering Prospect of
indigenisation of Protective Textile
products in India, Experience and Ex-
pectations of consumers towards
adoption of Indian protective textiles
and Market promotion & Export op-
portunities of Protective Textiles in
India along with Global Best Practic-
es. Around 450 participants attended
the conclave including Officials and
Representatives from Central Govern-
ment, Indian Forces, researchers,
entrepreneurs and professionals relat-
Ministry of Textiles organizes the “National ed to technical textiles especially Pro-
tech.
Conclave on Technical Textiles – Protech”
Speaking at the event, Ms. Rachna
Centre committed to promote indigenous manufacturing of techni- Shah, Secretary, Ministry of Textiles,
cal textiles to explore the global opportunities and cater to the do- Government of India, highlighted that
mestic and international market demands. ?Focus should be on in- India’s textile industry is a major con-
digenization of technology and implementation of quality standards tributor to the Indian economy and
in niche Protech items, given the spur in global demand and usage India’s exports. The Technical Textile
for Protech products, Secretary Textiles is a sunrise industry with a robust
growth rate of 10% annually. Howev-
er, the sector is still small in size and
there is a lot of opportunity for India
to be a prominent player in the global
arena.
Talking about the vibrancy and ener-
gy in the Technical Textiles sector, she
added that India is poised to emerge
as a powerful destination for manu-
facturing and exports. However, it is
the need of the hour to focus on prod-
uct diversification, design, aesthetics,
as well as need for training for the
manpower involved.
She highlighted the concerted effort
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