The Ghaziabad based association – Northern India Textile Research Association (NITRA) in its 41st annual general meeting (AGM) of the organisation recently has re-elected Sanjay Jain as NITRA chairman, SK Kapoor, managing director of Surya Processors (P) Ltd and Dinesh Nolkha, managing director and a co-founder of Nitin Spinners Ltd as deputy chairman and vice chairman of NITRA respectively for the year 2017-18.

Sanjay Jain after being re-elected as chairman said the association will intensify its core activity of research and development to deliver enhanced support service to the textile and clothing industry. NITRA will also prioritize other services like technical training, training and testing, he added.

The AGM was followed by NITRA’s 14th convocation ceremony where a total of 150 students were awarded certificates and medals. They also inaugurated two useful instruments- Electronic drape meter and Fabric smoothness tester developed by the scientists of NITRA.

Arindam Basu, NITRA director general informed that the organisation has 2,600 pass outs working in more than 100 renowned apparel or textiles exports companies. He also mentioned that NITRA offers many industry oriented programmes on regular and distance learning modes, covering areas such as garment manufacturing, designing, merchandising and quality assurance.

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