"Textiles minister Santosh Kumar Gangwar released ‘Baseline survey on Technical Textiles’ and BIS Standards at a curtain raiser event held at New Delhi for Technotex 2016, India’s premier show on technical textiles. The show will be held at Bombay Exhibition Centre, Goregaon, Mumbai from April 21 to 23, 2016. The fifthe International Exhibition & Conference on Technical Textiles recognizes the immense potential of technical textiles and its increasingly diverse and innovative applications. Fittingly, the event has a smart theme: ‘Technical Textiles Towards a Smart Future."
Textiles minister Santosh Kumar Gangwar released ‘Baseline survey on Technical Textiles’ and BIS Standards at a curtain raiser event held at New Delhi for Technotex 2016, India’s premier show on technical textiles. The show will be held at Bombay Exhibition Centre, Goregaon, Mumbai from April 21 to 23, 2016. The fifth International Exhibition & Conference on Technical Textiles recognizes the immense potential of technical textiles and its increasingly diverse and innovative applications. Fittingly, the event has a smart theme: ‘Technical Textiles Towards a Smart Future.’
Growing importance of technical textiles
Speaking at the curtain raiser event, Gangwar said that technical textiles can play an important role in the nation’s social and economic fronts. Gangwar recalled the launch of Rs 427 crores government scheme to promote usage of geotechnical textiles in the Northeastern region of India, in March 2015. He said that this scheme would provide support for use of geotextiles in road construction, slope stabilization and water reservoirs. He expressed satisfaction at the completion of the construction of the airport access road at Imphal, using geotextiles. He said that approval has been given for 13 water reservoir projects in Manipur and Tripura, and for two projects in road construction and slope stabilization in the two states, all employing geotextiles.
The minister also said that the Technology Mission on Technical Textiles (TMTT) has been extended for two years, i.e., for 2015 -2016 and 2016 2017. Eight Centres of Excellence have been set up under the scheme, where facilities for testing, R&D and skill development in technical textiles are being set up. Gangwar said that TMTT Mission II provides support in the areas such as export market development of technical textiles, new business start-ups, contract research and market development support for sale to institutional buyers, among others. He noted that a special focus has been given to technical textiles, under Amended TUFS; a capital subsidy of 15 per cent has been provided for technical textile machinery under the amended scheme, said the Minister.
On the occasion, the Gangawar released the Baseline survey on Technical Textiles and BIS Standards for the industry. The release of the survey and standards is an important step forward in the government’s efforts for standardization of technical textile products in India. The minister also released the event brochure for Technotex 2016.
The event is organized by the government of India, in association with Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) to make India a manufacturing hub in the area of technical textiles under the Make in India initiative of government.
