National Technical Textiles Mission 2020 | UPSC

HEADLINES:

The Government has approved the proposal for creation of National Technical Textiles Mission.

WHY IN NEWS:

Hot from PIB !

MINISTRY? :-Ministry of Textiles

SYLLABUS COVERED: GS 3: Textiles

LEARNING:

For PRELIMS nothing much except the timeline and schemes which are in focus .

For MAINS this is a very important issue . There will be a question on agriculture or textiles this year . Just remember Textiles are the most profitable form of agriculture ! Let us dive in .

ISSUE:

National Technical Textiles Mission for a period of 4 years (2020-21 to 2023-24) with an outlay of Rs.1480 crores.

NATIONAL TECHNICAL TEXTILES MISSION

DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS

(i) For Research Innovation & Development – Rs. 1000 crores

(ii) For Promotion and Market Development– Rs.50 crore

(iii) For Education, Training and Skilling– Rs. 400 crore

(iv) For Export Promotion – Rs.10 crores and balance Rs.20 crores for administrative expenses.

FOCUS

The focus of the Mission is for developing on usage of technical textiles in various flagship missions including strategic sectors.

EXAMPLE

The use of technical textiles in agriculture, aquaculture, dairy, poultry, etc.

Alternatively , Jal Jivan Mission; Swachch Bharat Mission; Ayushman Bharat will bring improvement in cost economy and soil conservation.
Agricultural productivity and higher income to farmers in addition to promotion of exports will be key focus areas.

STRATEGY

GEO-TEXTILES : The use of geo-textiles in highways, railways and ports will result in robust infrastructure, reduced maintenance cost .
PROMOTION OF INNOVATION : Young engineering /technology/ science standards and graduates is proposed to be taken up by the Mission.
START UP VENTURES : Creation of innovation and incubation centres and promotion of ‘start-up’ and Ventures’.

REPOSITORY : The research output will be reposited with a ‘Trust^’ with the Government for easy accessibility of the knowledge.

BIO DEGRADABLE MATERIALS : A sub-component of the research will focus on development of bio degradable technical textiles materials, particularly for agro-textiles, geo-textiles and medical textiles.
WASTE DISPOSAL : It will also develop suitable equipment for environmentally sustainable disposal of used technical textiles, with emphasis on safe disposal of medical and hygiene wastes.
INDIGENEOUS PRODUCTION : There is another important sub-component in the research activity aiming at development of indigenous machineries in order to promote ‘Make In India’ .

IASbhai WINDUP:

Thus the strategy will enable competitiveness of the industry by way of reduced capital costs.

Six courses on for skill development in Technical Textiles sector have been on-boarded .
These courses are in line with National Skills Qualifications Framework (NSQF) for providing training in the sector.
The mission shall work for holistic development of entire technical textile sector on pan-India basis.

SOURCES:THE HINDU & PIB | National Technical Textiles Mission 2020 | UPSC

Must Read Articles :

NATIONAL FISHERIES POLICY

NATIONAL EDUCATION POLICY

DRAFT ELECRTICITY RULES

DISCOVER MORE : GS-3

DONATE FOR A CAUSE

If you liked this article, then please subscribe to our YouTube Channel for Daily Current Affairs , Editorial Analysis & Answer writing video tutorials. You can also find us on Twitter and Facebook.