Bhupender Yadav inaugurates Hunar Haat to bring talents of craftspeople from remote corners to mainstream
Hunar Haat brings talents of artisans and craftspeople from remote corners of India to the mainstream, taking forward PM Modi’s resolve of ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’, said Bhupender Yadav
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New Delhi, December 23: Hunar Haat brings the talents of artisans and craftspeople from the remote corners of India to the mainstream, taking forward Prime Minister Modi’s resolve of an ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’, said Union minister Bhupender Yadav, on Thursday.
Over 700 artisans and craftspeople from 30 states and UTs are participating in the ‘Hunar Haat’ being organised here from December 23, 2021, to January 5, 2022.
The Union minister for environment, forest and climate change, inaugurated the 35th edition of the ‘Hunar Haat’ at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here. Yadav said, “Hunar Haat is playing an important role in realising Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s resolve to promote the talent of every single artisan and craftsperson sitting in remote corners of the country and bringing him or her in the mainstream by providing him a platform here.”
Skill exists in every household in every part India, and Hunar Haat promotes this skill, Yadav said. Union Minorities Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, who was present at the occasion, said the Narendra Modi government has protected India’s legacy of art and craftsmanship while providing new energy, market and opportunities to indigenous products through initiatives like Hunar Haat. He said crores of rupees worth of business and orders are bagged by artisans and craftspeople through Hunar Haat.
Over 700 artisans and craftspeople from 30 states and UTs are participating in the ‘Hunar Haat’ being organised here from December 23, 2021, to January 5, 2022.
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Naqvi said Hunar Haat has proved to be a “powerful and perfect” platform of the “3Vs — Vishwakarma Virasat Ka Vikas (legacy of indigenous craftsmanship)”. Over 7,50,000 artisans, craftspeople have been provided employment and self-employment opportunities through ‘Hunar Haat’ in last 6 years, he said. He added that over 40% of them are women.
