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FOR A BRIGHT FUTURE: A puja being performed to mark the beginning of the construction of academic block of the NIFT-TEA Knitwear Fashion Institute in Tirupur on Saturday. TIRUPUR: With the contribution of lakhs of rupees from the exporting community amid the crisis following the appreciation of rupee, construction of the academic block at the NIFT-TEA Knitwear Fashion Institute, at a cost of over Rs.6 crore, began on Saturday. Resource centreThe non-profit educational institute was started by the Tirupur Exporters’ Association a decade ago and now seeking to attain the status of ‘Global Knowledge Resource Centre for the Knitwear Industry.’ The institute was functioning from industrial sheds of Tirupur Export Knitwear Industrial Complex. The management has recently constructed two hostel blocks at a cost of Rs.3.5 crore. Now the proposed academic block with over 1 lakh sq ft built up area will come up in a sprawling 18 acre site, with 40 classrooms, administrative block, laboratories and other amenities. Its chairman Raja M. Shanmugam said the construction works would be over before the commencement of next academic year. Exporting community has so far contributed Rs.3.5 crore. “We are not thinking of availing bank loans as it would impact on fee structure that could affect the students. We hope we would achieve our goal with the active support of industry,” he noted. N. Palanisamy and N. Chandran of Eastman Exports Global Clothing have donated Rs.20 lakh while TEA contributed Rs.20 lakh for the cause. Knit Cloth Manufacturers Association president Ahill S. Rathinasamy assured the management to sponsor the knitting laboratory through the association. All the classrooms and laboratories would be named after the sponsors, Mr. Shanmugam added. Cost of a classroom is worked out at Rs.5 lakh while the laboratories at Rs.20 lakh. “We are overwhelmed by the response from the industry. The business community is contributing generously as the industry would help them raising quality and productivity by producing technocrats,” Mr. Shanmugam said. Good profitMembership for the institute rose to 106 from 45 and now heading to reach 175. “We collect Rs.2 lakh as membership fee. We are also planning to approach bankers, who make good profit here and buyers for sponsorship as the institute for the industry and by the industry,” he added. Nearly 1,000 students are studying at the institute, which offer special courses on fashion designing, knitted garment making, processing, quality assurance, merchandising, and management.
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