India, Aug. 5 -- The Government of India issued the following news release:

National Mission on Technical Textiles was launched in 2020 with a financial outlay of Rs. 1,480 Crore with major focus on Research, Innovation and Development; Promotion and Market Development; Export Promotion; and Education, Training & Skill Development. Under NTTM, 168 R&D projects on technical textiles, 20 startups and 41 proposals for upgrading lab, equipment, and training of faculty in educational institutions have been approved.

The Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Textiles was approved with an outlay of Rs. 10,683 crore in September, 2021, to promote production of MMF Apparel, MMF Fabrics and products of Technical Textiles in the country to en...