Industry chamber FICCI has called for stronger industry-defence partnership to promote innovation in technical textiles in India.
FIICI in its report on Opportunities for Technical Textiles in Indian Defence, said that there is a need for faster testing and trial procedures for the approval of a product in Indian defence, especially for the textiles items.
Technical textiles refer to protective and special clothing used by defence forces. The government imports the clothings.
According to a study, Indian defence forces bear an amount of Rs. 2,000 crore for the uniforms of the personnel. The report added, "Besides uniform, the industry could also provide parachutes, bullet proof jackets, geo-textiles for border roads and tents, thus offering a new and large market for the Indian textile manufacturers."
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