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Why in the News?
The Ministry of Textiles has launched several strategic research projects under the flagship programme ‘National Technical Textiles Mission (NTTM).
Key Points:
- Projects areas: speciality fibres, sustainable textiles, geotextiles, mobiltech and sports textiles.
About National Technical Textiles Mission:
- It was launched in 2020 to make India a global leader in technical textiles and improve their usage.
- Implementation period: 2020-21 to 2023-24
- Ministry: Ministry of Textiles
- Presently, India shares only 6% of the world market and the usage level is only 5-10% (usage in advanced countries 30-70%)
- It will have four components:
- Research &Development;
- Promotion and development of the market;
- Export promotion; and
- Education, training and skill development.
What are technical textiles?
- Textile materials that are manufactured for their technical performances and functional properties rather than aesthetic and decorative features fall under the technical textiles category.
- Technical textiles have applications across various industries including automobiles, civil engineering and construction, agriculture, healthcare, industrial safety, personal protection etc.
