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gic research projects worth around the technology has still been a major challenge which needs collaborative
INR 74 crores in the areas of Agro- interventions from both industry and academia, he further added.
textiles , Speciality fiber, Smart tex-
The Minister further emphasized on robust indigenization of machineries and
tiles, Activewear textiles, Strategic
equipments for the technical textile sector to establish sustained and strong
application areas Protective gear and
foothold in the global landscape.
apparel Sports textiles under the chair-
manship of Shri Piyush Goyal, Minis- Revision of R&D guidelines and creation of dedicated indigenous machinery
ter of Commerce and Industry, Con- and equipment development guidelines under NTTM were discussed and rec-
sumer Affairs, Food and Public Dis- ommended by the committee during the meeting
tribution, and Textiles on 1st Novem-
To bolster the innovation and research ecosystem in technical textiles, NTTM
ber 2022. These strategic research
to support ideation and prototyping R&D projects worth upto INR 50 lakhs
projects fall under the Flagship Pro-
and 100 lakhs respectively, which have clear potential to translate into com-
gramme ‘National Technical Textiles
mercial products and technologies.
Mission.’
Among these 20 Research projects, Shri Piyush Goyal chairs review meeting of PLI
5 Projects of Speciality Fibres, 6 for textiles; interacts with beneficiaries
Projects of Agro-textiles, 2 Projects
from Smart Textiles, 2 from protec- Shri Goyal asks textile industry to strive to move up the value chain
tive gear and apparel, 2 from geotex- and focus on products of high value. Textile industry has immense
tiles, 1 from activewear apparels, 1 potential to accelerate job creation, exports and growth. Textile sec-
from strategic application area, 1 from tor's USP should not be restricted to cheap labour; workers should
sports textiles were cleared. be paid well and given social security. Shri Goyal instructs Ministry
to ensure extensive and exhaustive stakeholder consultations be-
The Minister provided his inputs per-
fore finalizing PLI 2.0
taining to Technical Textiles for the
meeting along with the officials from Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Pub-
different Line Ministries. Leading In- lic Distribution and Textiles, Shri Piyush Goyal today asked stakeholders of
dian Institutes including IITs, Govern- the textile industry to strive to move up the value chain and focus on products
ment Organizations, Research Orga- of high value. He was interacting with the beneficiaries of the Production
nization and Eminent Industrialists, Linked Incentive Scheme (PLI) for textiles at a review meeting in New Delhi.
among others participated in the ses-
He asked the beneficiaries to focus on improving the quality of textile prod-
sion which cleared projects strategic
ucts made in India to make them world-class. The USP of Indian textile indus-
for the development of Indian econo-
try must not be restricted to cheap labor, the Minister opined. He asked that
my and a step in the direction of At-
textile sector workers be paid fairly, given social security and brought to the
manirbhar Bharat, especially in the
formal sector.
field of Geotech, Industrial and Pro-
tective, Agriculture and Infrastructure. Shri Goyal acknowledged the textile sector's inherent capability to create
employment and drive both growth and exports and said that textiles was one
While addressing the esteemed group
of the sectors identified by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi as an industry
of Scientists and Technical Technolo-
with immense potential.
gists, Shri Piyush Goyal said, “Indus-
try and Academia linkages are essen- The Minister said that the centre was looking at PLI 2.0 and instructed offi-
tial for the growth of research and cials of the Ministry to undertake extensive and exhaustive stakeholder con-
development in the application areas sultations before finalizing the contours of PLI 2.0. He asked them to make
of Technical Textiles in India. Building PLI 2.0 robust and emphasized that PLI 2.0 would empower the sector to
convergence with Academicians, Sci- compete globally with top exporting countries like China, Vietnam.
entists and Researchers is the need
of the hour.” The review meeting under the Chairmanship of Hon’ble Minister was attended
by representative of 49 companies and key dignitaries of Ministry of Textiles.
Shri Piyush Goyal emphasised on the Under the PLI Textile Part 1, 67 applicants had applied out of which 64 were
importance of contributions of tech- selected and out of these 64 companies 55 companies have formed partici-
nology and segment experts, scien- pant companies. The proposed investment during the entire tenure of the
tists and academicians to India’s tech- scheme is INR 19,789 Cr out of which INR 1,536 Cr. has been invested so far.
nical textiles future growth.
Review meeting was held to understand the implementation status of the
Despite the prominent usage of spe- projects under the Scheme and for resolving their issues. Companies compli-
ciality fibres in India, indigenization of mented the Ministry for PLI scheme. At the meeting, several procedural is-

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