Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) for design development and training to bring in quality control in fabric and ready-mades.
The MoU was inked in the august presence of Union Minister of Textiles Smriti Irani and KVIC Chairman V K Saxena on June 1 at three-day Textiles India 2017 Expo held in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
KVIC signed MoU with NIFT for design development & training to bring in quality control in fabric & ready- mades at #TextilesIndia2017 pic.twitter.com/9603pibNeM
— Chairman KVIC (@ChairmanKvic) July 2, 2017
As per the MoU, NIFT will work with Khadi institutions on design development and training. The fashion institute will also assist the latter in design inputs and process development at different SFURTI clusters.
On KVIC’s part under the MoU, the Commission will identify and provide NIFT with Khadi institutions to take up projects. KVIC will also involve NIFT students on paid summer internships under Khadi institutions and sales outlets for visual merchandising, design development and planning.
The MoU will ensure hand-holding of artisans. It is anticipated to create a grass-root technical support system and enhance the capacity of KVIC and its market accessibility.
