Minister for Textiles and Women and Child Development Smriti Zubin Irani  on Friday said, the field of technical textiles, which involves production and design of textiles for use in industries other than apparel and decoration, is going to be the next big thing. Addressing the first convocation of the National Institute of Fashion Technology, NIFT in Srinagar today, she said, The Institute will work towards introducing technical textiles as an academic subject in the near future. Mrs. Irani said, Jammu and Kashmir government has recently announced a package of 30,000 crores rupees as part of the J&K Industrial Policy and urged upon the students to put in their best efforts to reap benefits from it.<br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju urged the students to make best use of the opportunities available to them as the apparel and fashion industry has a lot of potential. He said that the youth of India has an important role to play in defining and portraying the soft image and soft power of the country and that the alumni of NIFT Srinagar will play a pioneering role in this direction.</span><br />