The governing body of SITRA is called ‘Council of Administration’ which initially consisted of seven elected representatives from the textile industry among others. Subsequently, in 1996-97, the strength of elected members was increased to ten members with a view to giving wider representation to the member mills.
Council of Administration consists of members elected from among member mills; representatives from Government of India, co-opted scientists and permanent members; Directors of the four cotton textile research associations; representative each from CSIR, Government of Tamil Nadu, Tamil Nadu Handloom Weavers’ Co-operative Society and Southern India Mills’ Association. The last retiring Chairman of the Council of Administration and last retiring Director are ex-officio members. The inclusion of the directors of other textile laboratories ensures co-operation among them, avoids unnecessary duplication of work and at the same time provides an opportunity for discussions on common problems and exchange of information. At present the Council of Administration consists of 25 members.
Chairman of SITRA Council of Administration
Elected Members
Mr. Ravi Sam,
Managing Director,
Adwaith Textiles Ltd.,
Coimbatore
(Chairman)
Mr. T.Rajkumar,
Managing Director,
Mahasakthi Mills Ltd.,
Coimbatore. (Vice-Chairman)
Dr. K.V.Srinivasan,
Managing Director,
Premier Mills Pvt. Ltd.,
Coimbatore.
Mr. Sanjay Jayavarthanavelu,
CMD,
Lakshmi Machine Works Ltd.,
Coimbatore.
Dr. S.K. Sundararaman,
Executive Director,
Siva Texyarn Ltd.,
Coimbatore.
Mr. S.Dinakaran,
Joint Managing Director,
Sambandam Spinning Mills Ltd.,
Salem.
Mr. Durai Palanisamy,
Managing Director,
Shri Cheran Synthetic India Ltd.,
Pallipalayam
Mr. Gopinath Bala,
Managing Director,
Sri Venkatalakshmi Spinners (P) Ltd.,
Udumalpet.
Mr. Prashanth Chandran,
Managing Director,
Precot Meridian Ltd.,
Coimbatore.
Mr.Sri Hari Prasadh Balasundharam,
President,
Kadri Wovens,
Coimbatore.
Permanent Members
The Managing Director,
National Textile Corporation,
Southern Regional Office,
Coimbatore.
The President,
Madura Coats Pvt. Limited,
Bangalore.
Shri Aditya Krishna Pathy,
Deputy Managing Director,
The Lakshmi Mills Co Ltd.,
Coimbatore.
Directors of the
Textile Research Associations of India
Dr. T.V.Sreekumar,
Director,
The Bombay Textile Research Association,
Mumbai.
Dr. Arindam Basu,
Director General,
Northern India Textile Research Association,
Ghaziabad.
Mr. Pragnesh Shaw,
Director,
The Ahmedabad Textile Industry’s Research Association,
Ahmedabad.
Dr. Prakash Vasudevan,
Director,
The South India Textile Research Association,
Coimbatore.
Scientific / Technical Members
Dr. J.Srinivasan,
Prof. & Head, Dept. of Fashion Technology,
Kumaraguru College of Technology,
Coimbatore.
Representative of the
Government of Tamil Nadu
The Commissioner of Handlooms,
Govt. of Tamil Nadu,
Chennai.
The Commissioner of Textile,
Govt. of Tamil Nadu,
Chennai.
Representative of the Textile Associations
The Chairman, The Southern India Mills' Association
Coimbatore.
The President, Tirupur Exporters' Association
Tirupur.
The President, Dyers Association of Tirupur
Tirupur.
The President, Tamil Nadu Spinning Mills Association
Dindigul.
The President, South India Spinners Association
Coimbatore.
The Chairman, Confederation of Indian Textile Industry,
New Delhi.
Karur Textile Manufacturer Export Association (KTMEA)
Karur.
Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC),
Tirupur.
SIPCOT
Perundurai.
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Representative of the Tamil Nadu Handloom Weavers’ Co-operative Society Ltd., Chennai.
The Managing Director,
The Tamil Nadu Handloom Weavers’
Co-operative Society Ltd.,
Chennai.
Special invitees
The Director,
Central Leather Research Institute,
Chennai (CSIR representative).
Mr.Rohit Rajendran,
Executive Director,
Premier Spg & Wvg Mills Pvt Ltd.
Coimbatore.
