Inter-ministerial synergy is required for attracting mega research projects, says Goyal.
Ministry of Textiles has cleared 20 strategic research projects worth Rs.30 crores in the areas of Specialty fibres and Geotextiles under the Flagship Programme ‘National Technical Textiles Mission.’
Amongst the 20 Research projects, 16 were for Specialty fibres such as 5 projects in Healthcare, 4 projects in Industrial and Protective, 3 projects in Energy Storage, 3 projects in Textile waste recycling, 1 in Agriculture and 4 projects in Geotextiles (Infrastructure).
Various leading Indian Institutes, Centres of Excellence and Government Organizations including IITs, DRDO, Bombay Textile Research Association, participated in the session which cleared projects strategic for the development of Indian economy, especially in the Healthcare, Industrial and Protective, Energy Storage, Textile Waste Recycling, Agriculture and Infrastructure sectors.
While addressing Scientists and Technical Technologists session, Textile Minister Piyush Goyal said, “Industry and Academia connect is essential for the growth of research and development in the application areas of Technical Textiles in India. Building convergence with Academicians, Scientists and Researchers is the need of the hour.”
He also highlighted that the focus should be on the internationally-recognised high value added products and building a structure of brainstorming around problem statements. In addition, Inter-ministerial synergy is required for attracting mega research projects in the country.
Previously, 11 research projects worth Rs.78.60 crores were cleared by the Ministry of Textiles on 26 March 2021. fiinews.com
