‘Hunar Haat’ taking part in key function in making ‘Vocal for Local’ marketing campaign a mass motion: Naqvi

‘Hunar Haat’, the Minority Affairs Ministry’s flagship initiative to encourage grasp artisans, is taking part in a “phenomenal” function in making “Vocal for Local” marketing campaign a mass motion, Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi mentioned on Saturday.
Addressing media individuals on the ‘Hunar Haat’ being held on the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium right here, the Minority Affairs Minister mentioned greater than 12 lakh individuals have visited the ‘Hunar Haat’ which opened on February 20.
The variety of guests is prone to go over 16 lakh within the subsequent two days. The ‘Hunar Haat’ will probably be concluding on March 1, 2021.
The 10-day ‘Hunar Haat’ was inaugurated by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.
Several ministers, MPs, senior authorities officers, numerous diplomats, industrialists have come right here to encourage the artisans and craftsmen, Naqvi mentioned.
He mentioned the ministry’s flagship initiative has turn out to be a “proud promoter” of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “Vocal for Local” marketing campaign with individuals buying handmade merchandise of indigenous artisans and craftsmen value crores of rupees.
More than 600 artisans and craftsmen from greater than 31 States and UTs are collaborating within the ‘Hunar Haat’ in New Delhi.
Artisans and craftsmen from states and UTs corresponding to Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Ladakh, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, are collaborating within the ‘Hunar Haat’ right here for the show and sale of their merchandise.
Naqvi mentioned beautiful indigenous handmade merchandise corresponding to Applique work, jute-cane, brass merchandise, picket and clay toys, Ajrakh block print, blue artwork pottery, pashmina scarf, Khadi merchandise, Banarasi Silk, Lac bangles, Rajasthani jewelry, Phulkari, Khurja pottery can be found on the market and show on the ‘Haat’.
The guests additionally loved conventional delicacies from each area of the nation at ‘Bawarchikhana’ part, Naqvi mentioned.
Different cultural and musical programmes had been carried out at he ‘Haat’ right here by famend artists of the nation corresponding to Shri Vinod Rathore, Nizami Brothers and Sudesh Bhonsle.
The ‘Hunar Haat’ has offered employment and employment alternatives to greater than 5,30,000 artisans, craftsmen and artists, Naqvi mentioned.
The Union Ministry of Minority Affairs will present employment and employment alternatives to 7,50,000 artisans and craftsmen by way of 75 ‘Hunar Haat’ which will probably be organised by completion of 75 years of the nation’s independence in 2022.

The subsequent ‘Hunar Haat’ will probably be organised in Bhopal (March 12-21); Goa (March 25-April 4); Kota (April 9-18). ‘Hunar Haat’ may even be organised in Hyderabad, Mumbai, Jaipur, Patna, Prayagraj, Ranchi, Jammu and Kashmir, amongst different locations, this 12 months.
Naqvi mentioned ‘Hunar Haat’ is accessible on digital and on-line platform http://hunarhaat.org and on the Government e-Marketplace (GeM) Portal the place the individuals can purchase merchandise of indigenous artisans and craftsmen.