chapter viii wool & wollen textiles industry - Ministry of Textiles

annual report 2011-12
CHAPTER XIII
TEXTILES RESEARCH ASSOCIATIONS
Ministry of Textiles has been
providing financial support to the
Textile Research Associations
engaged in the work of research and
development.
There are eight TRAs engaged in the
work of research and development: -
1. Ahmedabad Textile Industry’s
Research Association (ATIRA)
2. Bombay Textile Research Associaton
(BTRA)
3. South India Textile Research
Association (SITRA)
4. Northern India Textile Research
Association (NITRA)
5. Man-Made Textiles Research
Association (MANTRA)
6. Synthetic and Art Silk Mills Research
Association (SASMIRA)
7. Indian Jute Industries Reserarch
Association (IJIRA)
8. Wool Research Association (WRA)
Ministry of Textiles support upto a
maximum of 75% of the project cost and to
ensure the stakeholders commitment, the
balance 25% have to be arranged by the
Implementing Agencies. Further in order
to ensure sustainability and commercial
viability of the research efforts, and to
encourage creation of IPRs/patents,
the Industry partner/partners who have
contributed 25% of the Project cost, has
been given some special rights such as
exclusive use of the technology/process/
products developed through the research
for a fixed period; and/or use of the
technology/process/products developed
at a special discounted rate. As per the
guidelines formulated under the R&D
Scheme, all research projects are
initially submitted in the office of Textile
Commissioner. To examine the research
projects, two tier mechanisms have been
provided. All projects have to be technically
and financially evaluated initially by the
Project Appraisal & Monitoring Committee
(PAMC) and then approved by the Project
Approval Committee (PAC).
The total allocation for the 11 th Five Year
Plan has been enhanced from Rs. 10 crore
to Rs. 35 crore. The budget allocation for
the year 2011-12 for the research projects
is Rs. 9 crores. The future approach and
the recommended areas of research are
as follows:-
= Replacing the outdated pilot plant
and R & D machinery with modern
plants and machinery.
= Installation of latest process control
equipment, like vibration analyzer,
calibration systems for mechanical
parameters, tachometer, tension
meter
= Strengthening by way of providing
analytical instruments, viz., Electro
microscope, spectrophotometer,
Online effluent monitoring system
etc.,
= Maintaining a Resource Bank for
developing data base on the latest
trends in technology, machinery and
management practices in spinning,
weaving, knitting and processing
sectors. The information about the
standard machinery, technology,
process etc., which are bench marked
and accepted internationally, should
be disseminated through this bank.
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