New Delhi, Feb. 5 -- The Ministry of Textiles held its 10th Empowered Programme Committee meeting under the National Technical Textiles Mission today at Udyog Bhawan, New Delhi.

The Secretary of the Ministry of Textiles presided over the proceedings, which resulted in several key decisions aimed at bolstering innovation and education in the field.

The committee sanctioned funding for four promising start-ups, each receiving approximately INR 50 lakhs under the 'Grant for Research & Entrepreneurship across Aspiring Innovators in Technical Textiles (GREAT)' scheme.

These start-ups will focus their projects on critical domains including medical textiles, industrial textiles, and protective textiles, marking a substantial investment in the...