Potential of Technical Textiles in India

Government of India has recently started National Technical Textiles Mission (NTTM) with a view to position the country as a global leader in Technical Textiles, for four-year implementation period from FY 2020-21 to 2023-24.

Challenges

• India’s textile industry is a major contributor to the Indian economy and India’s exports.
• Indian textile industry provides large employment base.
• However, penetration level of technical textiles skill in the workforce is low.
• Despite huge potential, Indian textile industry is lagging behind other nations in term of technological upgradation.

Objectives

• Improve the penetration level of technical textiles in the country and upgrade the skills sets of the workforce.
• Promote usage of technical textiles in various flagship missions, programmes including strategic sectors in India.
• Develop indigenous machineries and process equipment for technical textiles to promote "Make in India" and enable competitiveness of the industry.
• Promotion of innovation amongst young engineering/ technology/ science standards and graduates.

Components

• Research, Development, and Innovation
• Market Development and Promotion
• Export Promotion
• Education, Training, and Skill Development

Mission Target

• The Mission has a target to take domestic market size of technical textile sector to $ 40-50 Bn by the year 2024 with an average growth rate of 15-20% per annum.

About Technical Textile

Technical textiles are defined as textile materials and products manufactured primarily for their technical performance and functional properties rather than aesthetic and decorative characteristics.

Depending upon their application areas, Technical Textiles products are divided into 12 broad categories: Agrotech, Buildtech, Clothtech, Geotech, Hometech, Indutech, Mobiltech, Meditech, Protech, Sportstech, Oekotech, Packtech.