South India Textile Research Association

The South India Textile Research Association
AbbreviationSITRA
Formation25 December 1955
TypeNon-governmental organization
PurposeTextile Research
HeadquartersCoimbatore, India
Region served
Asia, Africa
Official languages
English
Chairman
Sanjay Jayavarthanavelu
Websitewww.sitra.org.in

The South India Textile Research Association, often known by acronym SITRA, is a textile research association established in 1956 at Coimbatore, India. SITRA is an Industry sponsored research institute supported by the Ministry of Textiles, Government of India. It is considered to be one of the best equipped textile research organisations in the world and its members apart from India include Indonesia, Iran, Nigeria, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bangladesh.