Hunar Haat provides employment to 6 lakh artisans in six years

By

Maverick Martins

Published
Nov 9, 2021

The 'Hunar Haat' festival, organised by the Ministry of Minority Affairs (MoMA), will kick off in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh on November 10. The ministry claims that the festival has provided employment opportunities to over 6 lakh artisans across India.
 

Around 400 artisans and craftspersons from more than 30 states and union territories will be participating in the Hunar Haat event in Uttar Pradesh.
 
“Hunar Haat, a platform to provide market and opportunities to centuries-old traditional and ancestral arts and crafts of India, is strengthening the ‘swadeshi’ and the ‘vocal for local’ campaign. It has also ensured economic empowerment of indigenous artisans and craftpersons,” Union minister for minority affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said in a statement.

“More than 6 lakh artisans, craftspersons, and people associated with us have been provided employment and employment opportunities through ‘Hunar Haat’ in the last about six years,” he added.
 
Hunar Haat has become a flagship event of MoMA where handicraft and handloom products made by artisans from across the country are showcased under one roof. It has been providing employment and revenue-generating opportunities to artisans and others across India.
 
The Hunar Haat event will also be organised in the cities of Lucknow, Hyderabad, Surat, and New Delhi over the next two months.