SITRA as an organisation, as well as its scientists, have been the recipients of numerous national awards by various institutions and some of the more important ones are listed below:
Barbed bi-directional surgical sutures
Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers, Govt. of India, New Delhi – 2013
Development of various organic high performance polymer narrow width fabrics and polymer braided cables for reinforcement in sonar cable applications
Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers, Govt. of India, New Delhi – 2012
Manufacture of different jute blended yarn fabrics for home textiles and other jute diversified products
Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers, Govt. of India, New Delhi – 2012
Monograph on “50 Years of Research at SITRA”.
Century Textiles & Industries, Mumbai - 2007
Design & Fabrication of fibre extraction plants from pineapple and banana fibres
Design & Fabrication of fibre extraction plants (from pineapple leaves and banana stems) and paper manufacturing plants (using banana fibres). Assam Rifles Award, Tripura – 2006
Monograph on “Science and Technology in the Manufacture of Jute Products”.
Century Textiles & Industries, Mumbai – 2006
Resaearch paper on “Achievable Levels of Yarn Elonagtion and Hairiness Based on Fibre properties & process variables
Shri Kanaiylal Motilal Award, Ahmedabad – 2006
On-line Monitoring of Yarn Contamination of Weft Knitting and Winding Machine
Dr.Triguna Charan Sen Award Committee, Kolkata – 2005
Research paper on “Application of Artificial Neural Network for predicting Ring Yarn Properties and Process Variables
Shri Kanaiylal Motilal Award, Ahmedabad – 2004
Outstanding Fellow Corporate Member for the Year 2004
The Institution of Engineers (India) Coimbatore – 2004
Outstanding Fellow Corporate Member for the Year 2003
The Institution of Engineers (India) Coimbatore – 2003
Energy Efficient Pneumafil Fans for Textile Machines –SITRA Excel Fans
Hari-om Ashram Award in Textile Sciences, Ahmedabad – 2003
Reactive Power Management in Textile Mills
Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), Ministry of Power, New Delhi – 2003
Application of Neural Network to predict the properties of Air-jet Spun Yarns
Dr.Triguna Charan Sen Award Committee, Kolkata – 2003
Monograph on “Jute and Jute Blended Yarn Spinning”.
Century Textiles & Industries, Mumbai – 2003
Monograph on “Textile Testing – Fibre, Yarn & Fabric”.
Century Textiles & Industries, Mumbai – 2002
SITRA Enerspin Drive System for Ring spinning and Doubling Machines)
World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), Geneva, Switzerland – 2002
Research paper on “Yarn Engineering in Air-jet Spinning – Application of Neural Network
Shri Kanaiylal Motilal Award, Ahmedabad – 2001
Monograph on “SITRA’s research During the Nineties”
Century Textiles & Industries, Mumbai – 2001
Monograph on “Yarns and Technical Textiles”
Century Textiles & Industries, Mumbai – 2000
SITRA Enerconer
Petroleum Conservation Research Association (PCRA), New Delhi – 2000
SITRA Enerspin Drive System for Ring spinning and Doubling Machines
Technology Day Invention Award Committee, New Delhi – 1999
Manufacture of Jute blended yarns
World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), Geneva, Switzerland – 1998
Monograph on “Productivity in Spinning”
Century Textiles & Industries, Mumbai – 1997
Development of Process and machinery for Spinning Jute/Cotton blends in Short Staple Spinning System
National Research Development Corporation of India (NRDC), New Delhi – 1997
Design and Development of Sandwich Blending Draw Frame
C.D. Foundation Trust, Mumbai – 1997
Norms for Spinning Mills
Century Textiles & Industries, Mumbai – 1996
Fault Control Bar for Spinning Frame
Century Textiles & Industries, Mumbai – 1996
Monograph on “Quality Control in Spinning”
Textile Association (India), Mumbai – 1995
High Speed Knitting Cams
Vividhlaxi Audyogik Samshodhan Vikas Kendra (VASVIK), Mumbai – 1995
Process for Extraction of Yarns from Pineapple leaves
National Research Development Corporation of India (NRDC), New Delhi – 1994
Pineapple Fibre Products
Institution of Engineers (India), Kolkata – 1994
Contributions for the Development of knitting Industry in India
Knit India Centenary Celebrations Committee, New Delhi – 1992
Double Hank Plain reel
National Research Development Corporation of India (NRDC), New Delhi – 1987
Services to Textile Industry
Companionship Award by Textile Institute , Manchester, England. – 1985
Electronic Stiffness Meter for Fabrics
Carrington Vyella prize by textile Institute (UK) – 1983
Contributions towards Import Substitution through R & D
The Associated Chambers of commerce and Industry (ASSOCHAM), New Delhi – 1981
Improvement in Wear Life of Cellulosic Materials
Indian Merchants Chamber, Mumbai – 1980
Two-for-one Twisting Machine
National Research Development Corporation of India (NRDC), New Delhii – 1978
Outstanding Achievements in Technological Research
Indian Merchants Chamber , Mumbai – 1977
Structure of High Strength Cottons
Dept. of Agriculture, USA – 1975
Study on Taper of Cotton Fibres
Dept. of Agriculture, USA – 1975
Trash Analyser
National Research Development Corporation of India (NRDC), New Delhi – 1974
Super Drafting System
Invention Promotion Board, New Delhi – 1967
