Indian parliament panel suggests expediting NIFT incubator project

24 Jul '21

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The Indian parliamentary standing committee on labour recently recommended to the textiles ministry to expedite the Design Innovation Incubator Project of the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) under the ministry and operationalise it within the scheduled timeline. The aim is to encourage entrepreneurship and generate employment.

Member of parliament (MP) Bhola Singh presented the report of the standing committee on the functioning of NIFT in the lower house (Lok Sabha) yesterday. The committee is chaired by MP Bhartruhari Mahtab.

The report urged NIFT to leverage and expand the courses and programmes that are in line with global standards to cater to high expectations of the nation and rise further on the global fashion map.

It will encourage more entrepreneurs and enhance employment generation in the fashion sector, the committee said.

However, it expressed concern that NIFT degrees are not recognised by the University Grants Commission (UGC), despite several communications from the ministry to the latter.

The same has not been done on the plea that any degree which is not specified under Section 22 of the UGC Act, 1956, shall render it invalid, added the report.

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