New Delhi, July 22 -- The Ministry of Textiles has approved 31 start-ups under the Grant for Research and Entrepreneurship across Aspiring Innovators in Technical Textiles (GREAT) scheme, with total project costs of Rs 15.40 crore, including Rs 13.65 crore as the Government of India's share.

The information was provided by Minister of State for Textiles Pabitra Margherita in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha. The start-ups have been approved across Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.

Maharashtra has the highest number of approved start-up projects with seven, followed by Tamil Nadu with six, Delhi with five, Gujarat with four and Uttar Pradesh...