Related Keywords: ATUFS, development of handicraft sector, eligible benchmarked machinery, Government of India, initiated proposal, provision for one time capital subsidy, research work, setting up Hastkala Academy, technical textiles and garmenting, Textile Industry, Textiles Minister Smriti Irani
The government of India has initiated a proposal for setting up a Hastkala Academy at New Delhi under which research work on development of the handicraft sector will be taken up, Parliament was informed today by Textiles Minister Smriti Irani in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha.
Smriti Irani said that an amended technology upgradation fund scheme (ATUFS) is in place for the textiles industry, which as become effective from January.
