Union Minister for Minority Affairs, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, on Saturday, said here that “Hunar Haat”, being organised across the country by Minority Affairs Ministry, have proved to be a “Mega Mission” of economic empowerment of needy master artisans and craftsmen.
Governor of Madhya Pradesh, Lalji Tandon, and Naqvi on Sunday inaugurated “Hunar Haat” at Vijay Nagar in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. It will run from 8th to 16th February, 2020.
On the occasion, Governor Lalji Tandon said that India is a country of diversity with every region having different art, culture, language, costumes. This “Unity in Diversity” is the identity of India. Every corner of the country has its own legacy of arts/crafts.
Tandon congratulated Naqvi for providing employment opportunities to artisans through ‘Hunar Haat’ on a large scale. His Excellency Governor said that the Ministry of Minority Affairs, under the leadership of Naqvi, is strengthening Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Dream Project’ to provide opportunity and market to the country's rich heritage of arts/ crafts.
The Governor said that the Ministry of Minority Affairs is doing a historic task of preserving and promoting the magnificent heritage of the skilled people of every corner of the country and providing them national and international market.
On the occasion, Naqvi said that Hunar Haat has become a Mega Mission of indigenous Craft, Cuisine & Culture and economic empowerment of master artisans, craftsmen. The success of Hunar Haat can be gauged from the fact that about 3 lakh needy master artisans, craftsmen & culinary experts have been provided employment and employment opportunities through “Hunar Haat” in the last about 3 years. These beneficiaries include a large number of women artisans.
Naqvi said that in the next 5 years, about 100 Hunar Haat will be organised across the country which will result into employment opportunities to lakhs of artisans and craftsmen and people associated with them.
Naqvi said that the Modi Government is not only providing employment opportunities to master artisans and craftsmen, it is also preserving and promoting India’s indigenous traditional legacy of master artisans and craftsmen which was on the verge of extinction.
Naqvi further said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Government has sanctioned 100 Hunar Hubs in different parts of the country. Training is being provided to master artisans, craftsmen and traditional culinary experts according to modern needs in these “Hunar Hubs” and they are also being provided national-international markets.
Naqvi said that the “Hunar Haat”, being organised at Indore, is the 19th “Hunar Haat” of the Minority Affairs Ministry. So far, “Hunar Haat” have been organised at various places in the country such as Delhi, Mumbai, Allahabad, Lucknow, Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad & Puducherry. The next “Hunar Haat” will be organised at India Gate Lawns, Rajpath, New Delhi (from February 13 to 23, 2020); Ranchi from February 29 to March 8 and in Chandigarh from March 13 to 22, 2020.