Institute of Handloom and Textile Technology
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Institute of Handloom and Textile Tehnology (IHTT) an Institute set up by the Kerala
state Government (south India
) for the Development of Hand loom Industry. IHTT conducts programmes for modernized technical education in hand loom and textile
technology. It is also the agency for detailing Central/State Governments developmental programmes to the grass root level.
Institute of Handloom and Textile Technology is an autonomous body under the Ministry of Industries, Government of Kerala and the nodal agency in the State for giving input of Science and Technology to the traditional Handloom Textile Industry. The Institute was established and registered under the Societies Registration Act of 1860 in the year 1987.
The Governing body of the Institute consists of 13 members from different Government, Public sector and Private Organizations nominated by Government of Kerala.
The Institute has a premises of 4.13 acres (16,713.5 m²) of land and a building capacity of 3804 square meters on the National Highway 17 from Kannur to Thalassery
at Kizhunna, Thottada
, 8 km away from District Headquarters, Kannur
.
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
state Government (south India
South India
South India is the area encompassing India's states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu as well as the union territories of Lakshadweep and Pondicherry, occupying 19.31% of India's area...
) for the Development of Hand loom Industry. IHTT conducts programmes for modernized technical education in hand loom and textile
Textile
A textile or cloth is a flexible woven material consisting of a network of natural or artificial fibres often referred to as thread or yarn. Yarn is produced by spinning raw fibres of wool, flax, cotton, or other material to produce long strands...
technology. It is also the agency for detailing Central/State Governments developmental programmes to the grass root level.
Institute of Handloom and Textile Technology is an autonomous body under the Ministry of Industries, Government of Kerala and the nodal agency in the State for giving input of Science and Technology to the traditional Handloom Textile Industry. The Institute was established and registered under the Societies Registration Act of 1860 in the year 1987.
The Governing body of the Institute consists of 13 members from different Government, Public sector and Private Organizations nominated by Government of Kerala.
The Institute has a premises of 4.13 acres (16,713.5 m²) of land and a building capacity of 3804 square meters on the National Highway 17 from Kannur to Thalassery
Thalassery
Thalassery , also known as Tellicherry, is a city on the Malabar Coast of Kerala, India. This is the second largest city of North Malabar in terms of population. The name Tellicherry is the anglicized form of Thalassery. Thalassery municipality has a population just less than 100,000. Established...
at Kizhunna, Thottada
Thottada
Thottada is situated on Kannur-Tellichery highway 8 km away from Kannur Railway station in Kannur District between Kannur town and Thalassery in Kerala state, South India.The Sree Narayana College Thottada is situated on Kannur-Tellichery highway 8 km away from Kannur Railway station in...
, 8 km away from District Headquarters, Kannur
Kannur
Kannur , also known as Cannanore, is a city in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala. It is the administrative headquarters of the District of Kannur and 518km north of state capital Trivandrum. During British rule in India, Kannur was known by its old name Cannanore, which is still in...
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See also
- List of Kerala State Government Organizations
- ThottadaThottadaThottada is situated on Kannur-Tellichery highway 8 km away from Kannur Railway station in Kannur District between Kannur town and Thalassery in Kerala state, South India.The Sree Narayana College Thottada is situated on Kannur-Tellichery highway 8 km away from Kannur Railway station in...