The Ministry of Textiles is implementing the "General Guidelines for Enabling of Academic Institutes in Technical Textiles Education in India" under the National Technical Textiles Mission (NTTM). The guidelines aim to cover a wider range of institutes for introducing courses and papers related to different application areas of technical textiles across the country.
Under these guidelines, a total of 59 courses have been introduced at the Under Graduate (UG) and Post Graduate (PG) levels. Additionally, 47 applications from various technical universities and education institutes have been approved nationwide with a cumulative grant amount of ₹216.60 crore for upgrading academic infrastructure in the form of laboratory equipment and training of faculty.
The scheme is open to eligible education institutes in the Technical Textiles sector across the country, including those from Nabarangpur Constituency. However, no proposal from the Nabarangpur Constituency has been received under these guidelines.
Under NTTM, the Ministry has also approved the "General Guidelines for Skill Development and Training of Candidates in Technical Textiles" for skill upgradation of industrial manpower. These guidelines target training of individuals across four specific groups: undergraduate students; unskilled persons prior to employment; upskilling/reskilling of already-employed technical manpower; and personnel employed in application areas of technical textiles.
A wide range of Implementing Agencies (IAs) have been empanelled across various States and Union Territories, including Textile Research Associations, Centres of Excellence, Sector Skill Councils, and industry bodies. These agencies are mandated to impart training to sector professionals and undertake outreach through print, electronic, and social media as well as awareness camps to reach prospective beneficiaries in all regions of the country, including the Nabarangpur Lok Sabha Constituency.
This information was provided by the Minister of State for Textiles Shri Pabitra Margherita in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha.