Union Textiles Minister visits GNDU

Union Minister of State for Textiles, Pabitra Margherita, visited Guru Nanak Dev University here today. On reaching the university campus, the minister was received by Dr Palwinder Singh, Dean Academic Affairs and Dr Varinder Kaur, Head, Department of Apparel and Textile Technology (DATT), of the Guru Nanak Dev University.

The minister interacted with the faculty and emphasised on the importance of collaboration with other national institutes like NIFT in the area of fashion designing to give the students more exposure. The head of the department also shed light on the release of a grant of Rs 7.05 crore under the National Technical Textile Mission (NTTM) for the establishment of laboratories for technical textiles.

Dr Varinder Kaur highlighted the activities of the department (DATT). She informed about the academic courses being run in the department — B.Tech in Textile Processing Technology (four-year course) and Masters in Fashion Designing (Five Year Integrated Programme) under the New Education Policy.

Dr Palwinder Singh and Sanjay Charak, Director, Textile Commission, Amritsar proposed to the minister the establishment of a separate institute for textiles (specifically with reference to wool) in the university campus. “This will help boost local business and also give economic push to the industry in Amritsar. The minister welcomed the proposal and said that he would explore its possibility after holding discussions with the officials,” shared Dr Palvinder.