Hunar Haat at India International Trade Fair 2016

The exhibition was inaugurated on Tuesday by Minister of State Coal and Power, Piyush Goyal and Minister of State External Affairs MJ Akbar.

New Delhi, Nov 15 The Minister of State for Power and Coal (Independent Charge) Shri Piyush Goyal, the Minister of State for Minority Affairs (Independent Charge) and Parliamentary Affairs, Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi along with the Minister of State for External Affairs Shri M J Akbar today inaugurated "Hunar Haat", which is being organised for the first time at India International Trade Fair (2016) at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi by the Ministry of Minority Affairs.

About 184 master artisans from all corners of the country are showcasing their traditional art and skills at about 100 stalls in "Hunar Haat" at India International Trade Fair.

प्रगति मैदान में "हुनर के उस्तादों" द्वारा लगाई गई "हुनर हाट" का आज केन्द्रीय मंत्री श्री @PiyushGoyal एवं श्री @mjakbar ने उद्घाटन किया। pic.twitter.com/usqUUJwven

— Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi (@naqvimukhtar) November 15, 2016

Inaugurated Hunar Haat, an exhibition by master artisans, at IITF 2016, Pragati Maidan with @naqvimukhtar ji and @mjakbar ji pic.twitter.com/yCEEvzmpLX

— Piyush Goyal (@PiyushGoyal) November 15, 2016

The exhibition at "Hunar Haat" also displays other arts/crafts like marble work from Rajasthan; beautiful handicrafts from Gujarat; Pashmina and bronze work from Kashmir. Besides, centuries old Ayurvedic, Unani health care; glass artefacts; Indian silk-cotton work is also a part of the exhibition. The artisans also display their skills of making products live before the people at the Trade Fair.

Naqvi had written to Chief Ministers of all the states requesting them to direct the concerned Department of their respective states to make aware talented artisans and craft persons about this exhibition and encourage them to send their applications to National Minority Development & Finance Corporation (NMDFC) latest by 25th October, 2016.

NMDFC on behalf of the Ministry of Minority Affairs is participating in the India International Trade Fair under the banner of USTTAD (Upgrading the Skills and Training in Traditional Arts Crafts for Development) scheme.

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