NEW DELHI, Feb 27: ‘Hunar Haat’, the Minority Affairs Ministry’s flagship initiative to encourage master artisans, is playing a “phenomenal” role in making “Vocal for Local” campaign a mass movement, Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said on Saturday.
Addressing media persons at the ‘Hunar Haat’ being held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here, the Minority Affairs Minister said more than 12 lakh people have visited the ‘Hunar Haat’ which opened on February 20.
The number of visitors is likely to go over 16 lakh in the next two days. The ‘Hunar Haat’ will be concluding on March 1, 2021.
The 10-day ‘Hunar Haat’ was inaugurated by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.
Hunar Haat playing key role in making Vocal for Local campaign a mass movement: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi indiatimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from indiatimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
NEW DELHI: ”Hunar Haat”, the Minority Affairs Ministry”s flagship initiative to encourage master artisans, is playing a “phenomenal” role in making “Vocal for Local” campaign a mass movement, Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said on Saturday.
Addressing media persons at the ”Hunar Haat” being held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here, the Minority Affairs Minister said more than 12 lakh people have visited the ”Hunar Haat” which opened on February 20.
The number of visitors is likely to go over 16 lakh in the next two days. The ”Hunar Haat” will be concluding on March 1, 2021.
The 10-day ”Hunar Haat” was inaugurated by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.
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Last Updated: Feb 21, 2021, 12:18 PM IST
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Artisans and craftsmen from states such as Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal, are participating in Hunar Haat to display and sell their products.
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Master artisans and craftsmen can contribute big time to the country s economy and the central government s aim is to take the rural industries annual turnover of about Rs 80,000 crore to Rs 5 lakh crore within the next two to three years, Union minister Rajnath Singh said on Sunday while inaugurating the 26th editio