New Delhi: Minister of Minority Affairs, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Tuesday said the Narendra Modi Government will provide employment opportunities to lakhs of artisans, craftsmen and traditional culinary experts through the ‘Hunar Haat’ initiative in the next five years.
The next ‘Hunar Haat’ will be held in Prayagraj of Uttar Pradesh from November 1-10. Over 300 master artisans and culinary experts, including a large number of women artisans, will participate, the minister said.
'Ek Bharat, Shresth Bharat' (One India, best India) will be the theme of the 'Hunar Haats' to be organised in 2019 and 2020.
‘Hunar Haat’ has proved to be an effective programme to provide employment and employment opportunities to master artisans, Naqvi said, adding that over 2,50,000 master artisans, craftsmen and culinary experts, have been provided employment and employment opportunities in the past three years.
The Ministry of Minority Affairs has decided to organise about 100 ‘Hunar Haats’ in the next five years across the country to provide market, employment and employment opportunities to master artisans and culinary experts, a statement from the ministry said.
In the coming days, ‘Hunar Haat’ will be organised in Delhi, Gurugram, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, Kolkata, Lucknow, Ahmedabad, Dehradun, Patna, Indore, Bhopal, Nagpur, Raipur, Hyderabad, Puducherry, Chandigarh, Amritsar, Jammu, Shimla, Goa, Kochi, Guwahati, Ranchi, Bhubneshwar, Ajmer among other places, it said.
The artisans get national and international markets for their indigenous handmade products through ‘Hunar Haat’, the minister said.
The minister said these ‘Haats’ have proved to be an ‘Empowerment and Employment Exchange’ for master artisans and craftsmen.
‘Hunar Haat’ has become a ‘credible brand’ to fulfil Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s commitment to ‘Make in India’, ‘Stand up India’, and ‘Startup India’, he said.
Artisans will be bringing indigenous handmade exquisite products of cane and bamboo, jute from Assam, Varanasi silk, Luckhnawi Chikankari, ceramic, glassware, leather and marble products from Uttar Pradesh, traditional handicrafts from North Eastern Region among other fine craft.
