INO AND SISTER SECTIONS IN INDIA
The INDIAN NATIONAL ORGANISATION (INO) is the coordinating body of the four formal TI ordained sections in India, NISTI, WISTI, EISTI and SISTI, respectively representing geographical jurisdictions in North, West, East and South India, jurisdictions being framed by Textile Institute.
The live Sectional membership, as in current TI records, is in table below.
| SECTION | INDIVIDUAL | CORPORATE | TOTAL |
| EISTI (Eastern India) | 13 | – | 13 |
| NISTI (Northern India) | 56 | 3 | 59 |
| SISTI (Southern India) | 30 | 1 | 31 |
| WISTI (Western India) | 46 | 1 | 48 |
| ALL INDIA | 145 | 5 | 150 |
Currently, INO functions under a system of rules framed by Textile Institute. It is chaired by Dr S K Chaudhuri , Vice-Chairman, World Council of TI and has Mr T B Roy, retired textile executive of NTC for Honorary Secretary. The Executive Council is composed of the Chairmen and Hon. Secretaries of the four sections.
Current chairmen of the other sections in the Executive Council of INO are:
WISTI Mr Rajnikant Bachkaniwala, Chairman, Himson Group, Surat
SISTI Dr P Vasudevan, Director, SITRA, Coimbatore
EISTI Mr Aloke Roy, Vice-President, Jayashree Textiles, Kolkata,
An SIG of Textile Institute on Technical Textiles is established under INO and is operated by WISTI in its behalf.
CURRENT DISTRIBUTION OF PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS AMONG SECTONS
| SECTION | CTEXT FTI AWARDEES
(nos) |
CTEXT ATI AWARDEES
(nos) |
TOTAL AWARDEES
(nos) |
| EISTI | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| NISTI | 14 | 12 | 26 |
| SISTI | 15 | 24 | 39 |
| WIST | 16 | 11 | 27 |
| INDIA | 48 | 54 | 102 |