NITRA located at Mumbai, Ahmadabad, Coimbatore and Ghaziabad respectively, are registered under the societies registered act, 1860.The main objective of these associations is to carry research and render consultancy services like quality management service –ISO9000, so as to enable the industry.
To improve the quality and durability of fabric
To reduce the cost of production
Reducing pollution
Conserving energy and utilizing waste ;and
Adopting new technology and improving the technologies in the decentralized handloom sector.
These associations are functioning under the control of ministry of textiles, government of India. Their main sources of earnings include Government grants, subscriptions from member-mills, fees from the services etc. Since these have renowned industrialists as their elected Chairmen in overall in-charge of their functions, Government provides full autonomy in their functioning.