Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said on the conclusion day of 'Hunar haat' here on Saturday that it registered sale of indigenous products worth crores of rupees and enormously encouraged artisans and craftsmen from across the country for whom more such 'Haats' will be organised across the States on a "continuous basis".
Over 550 artisans and craftsmen from more than 30 States/UTs participated in the 33rd “Hunar Haat”, organised at India International Trade Fair at Pragati Maidan from 14th to 27th November 2021.
Talking to newspersons Naqvi said that while people purchased indigenous exquisite handmade products worth crores of rupees at the “Hunar Haat”, the artisans and craftsmen have also received orders worth crores of rupees from national as well as international buyers.
“Hunar Haat” received IITF2021 Silver Medal for strengthening commitment to “Vocal for Local” and its strong presence at Trade Fair.
Naqvi said that Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s “mantra” of “Vocal for Local” and “Swadeshi to Swavlamban” has encouraged and promoted India's traditional and ancestral legacy of handloom-handicraft.
With 300 stalls, this was the largest participation by the Union Ministry of Minority Affairs in India International Trade Fair this year. Canara Bank had set up a stall in the “Hunar Haat” to provide easy loans to artisans and craftsmen for employment and self-employment.
Renowned artists such as Annu Kapoor, Vinod Rathore, Sudesh Bhosale, Roop Kumar Rathore and Sonali Rathore, Suresh Wadekar and Padma Wadekar, Amit Kumar, Mohit Khanna, Prem Bhatia, Osman Mir, Rekha Raaj, Vivek Mishra, Ankita Pathak, Priya Mallick, Bhupendra Singh Bhuppi, Mirza Sisters, Posh James and others made memorable spectacular performances every evening at “Hunar Haat”.
The next "Hunar Haat" will be organised at Surat (11 to 20 December) and JLN Stadium, New Delhi (22 December 2021 to 2 January 2022).
“Hunar Haats” will also be organised in Mysuru, Guwahati, Pune, Ahmedabad, Bhopal, Patna, Puducherry, Mumbai, Jammu, Chennai, Chandigarh, Agra, Prayagraj, Goa, Jaipur, Bengaluru, Kota, Sikkim, Srinagar, Leh, Shillong, Ranchi, Agartala and other places in the coming days, the ministry said.
