GRANTS TO STARTUPS IN TECHNICAL TEXTILES

Ministry of Textiles GRANTS TO STARTUPS IN TECHNICAL TEXTILES प्रव तथ: 04 AUG 2026 1:42PM by PIB Delhi Under the the Ministry of Textile's National Technical Textiles Mission (NTTM), the scheme of "Grant for Research and Entrepreneurship across Aspiring Innovators in Technical Textiles (GREAT)" aims to support the start-up ecosystem in the technical textiles sector by providing assistance to young innovators, scientists, technologists, and start-up ventures in translating their ideas into commercial technologies and products. The total budget allocated to the NTTM for the current financial year (2026-27) is Rs. 256 crore, which includes the provision for releasing grants to start-ups under the GREAT scheme.

An Evaluation and Monitoring Committee (EMC) has been constituted under NTTM to evaluate, monitor, and review the technical and financial parameters of the start-up proposals. Based on the criteria laid out in the GREAT guidelines, the EMC submits its recommendations to the Empowered Programme Committee (EPC) under NTTM for approval of start-up proposals. GREAT guidelines are available at

https://nttm.texmin.gov.in/.

The grants provided to start-ups under NTTM are aimed at promoting innovation, commercialization of indigenous technologies, and the development of value-added technical textile products. The anticipated economic impact of these grants is fundamentally driven by robust collaborations between the supported start-ups and established industry partners. By fostering strong synergies between innovators and industry stakeholders for prototype development, field trials, and market launches, the scheme ensures market- ready commercialization. This active industry engagement is anticipated to successfully scale these start- ups, significantly strengthen the overall technical textiles ecosystem in the country, and thereby catalyze broader sustainable industry growth and employment generation.

Under NTTM, a total of 31 start-ups have been approved at a total cost of Rs 15.40 crore, of which Rs

13.65 crore is the Government of India share, details of which are given below.

A Review and Monitoring Committee has been constituted to assess and oversee the progress of the approved start-ups, with the authority to recommend for release of subsequent instalments of grant and closure of projects to the Empowered Programme Committee under NTTM. Further, various public events, workshops, seminars and outreach activities are being organized nationwide to disseminate information about the scheme and facilitate industry engagement for scaling up the potential start-up projects.

Details of Start-up projects under GREAT scheme of NTTM S. Title of start-up project Approved cost of No. Project1 Warming and Cooling High Performance Textiles 55,00,000 2 Surgical simulation models based on textile materials for training of 50,00,000 doctors 3 Development and commercialization of Industrial hemp pultrusion cord 66,16,500 & composites 4 Smart Fabrics of Tomorrow: Nanofibers-Infused Textiles for Energy 50,00,000 Generation and Sensing 5 High-performance tyre-yarns : green product by green process 50,00,000 6 Radome Integrated IFF Antenna 50,00,000 7 Development of Braided composites for use in Defense and 49,86,875 Automobile application 8 Sustainable Processing of Technical Textiles with Emerging 50,00,000 Technologies 9 Manufacturing of Nanomaterial based Smart Textiles 50,00,000 10 Development of Node Locked Three Dimensional (3D) material based 50,00,000 advanced composite 11 Algae-Based coated textile as an alternative to leather/synthetic 56,00,000 materials.

12 Production &Scaleup of UniClenz- A zero waste, next generation, 46,80,000 SMART, Self-Sanitizing Personal Protective Medical Apparel 13 Natural Anti Microbial Coated Textiles for Hospitals Wears 49,76,000 14 Bioengineered Textiles & Materials Manufacturing 50,00,000 15 Novel E-Textiles Woven with Shape Memory Materials to Design 50,00,000 Intelligent Wearables for Healthcare and Wellness Applications 16 Development of shrink-resistant, detergent washable, camouflage dyed, 50,00,000 far infra-red wool clothing for protection in extreme cold conditions through plasma technology with enhanced mechanical, comfort and thermal properties17 Novel composite material based space deployable communication 56,50,000 antenna 18 Design and Development of pilot scale innovative zero solid discharge 47,82,250

(ZSD) system for resource recovery from final residue in textile and industrial ZLD plants (Circularity and Sustainability) 19 Smart Textile Wearable: Enhancing Mental Wellbeing Through 50,00,000 Innovative Stress Management 20 Flushable Sanitary Pads as a Sustainable and Innovative Solution for 56,00,000 Menstrual Hygeine 21 Development of anti-bacterial, anti-oxidant and UV-protective 50,00,000 pineapple fabric as a sustainable and multi-functional protective clothing with enhanced mechanical and comfort properties.

22 Revolutionizing High-Performance Sustainable fibers with the Spider 50,00,000 Silk Technology 23 Development of advanced medical textile products based on 32,50,000 biomaterials 24 High-performance Sports gears for high-altitude Adventure sport 50,00,000 &defense applications 25 Smart Textiles for Winter Thermal Comfort 50,00,000 26 Development of Cosmeto textiles/ Wellness textiles utilizing Indian 50,00,000 unconventional natural fibres and eco-friendly finishes 27 Smart Vest with Continuous Heart Rhythm Monitoring for Arrhythmia 50,00,000 Detection 28 Development of Lightweight, Thermal, and Radiation Shielding 23,98,000 Composite Tiles Using Technical Textiles for Space Applications 29 Textile waste composite panels for Building applications 50,00,000 30 Indigenous production of fine-count hemp yarn and it's blends for the 50,00,000 development of inherently antimicrobial Wound Dressing Material and Coveralls.

31 Neosense: Comfyhug Vital Monitoring 50,00,000This information was provided by THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES SHRI PABITRA MARGHERITA in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today. **** MAM/VN (Lok Sabha US Q2605) (रलीज़ आईडी: 2294193) आगंतुक पटल : 589 इस वज्ञ को इन भाषाओ ंम पढ़: Urdu , ही , Tamil , Telugu