Hunar Haat: Government’s Programme Supports 176% More Craftsmen, Small Artisans In FY20 So Far

Skilling, Labour, Talent for MSMEs: Government’s programme to showcase products from artisans and craftsmen and encourage them — Hunar Haat has so far benefitted 5,152 artisans, craftsmen and culinary experts.

Skilling, Labour, Talent for MSMEs: Government’s programme to showcase products from artisans and craftsmen and encourage them — Hunar Haat has benefitted 5,152 artisans, craftsmen and culinary experts by “enabling artisans/entrepreneurs to carry out exhibitions/melas/food-courts/skill training,” between Fy17 and FY20, according to Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi. The Haats have also generated “employment and employment opportunities for over 3 lakh artisans, craftspersons and culinary experts,” the ministry said in a statement quoting Naqvi’s reply to the Lok Sabha on Thursday. Out of the benefitted artisans, 4,000 are male artisans and craftsmen while 1,152 are female artisans.

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The number of artisans supported, however, took a massive jump only in the current financial year by 176 per cent to 2,700 artisans from 976 artisans in FY19. In FY17, the number stood at 604 which grew by 44 per cent to 872 in FY18 and further 11 per cent to 976 in the following FY, according to the data shared in the statement by the minister.

Source: Financial Express

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