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Five lakh job opportunities in 5 years for artisans created via Hunar Haat: Naqvi New Delhi, Nov 11 (KNN) Government’s craft fair Hunar Haat has provided employment opportunities to over 5 lakh artisans, craftsmen, culinary experts and other people associated with them in the last 5 years, said Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi.

He said this on Tuesday as the fair is set to resume after a gap of seven-month due to the Corona pandemic. He will also inaugurate the Hunar Haat at Delhi Haat at Pitampura.

The theme of this event is Vocal for Local where indigenous exquisite products made from Maati (clay), Metal and Machiya (wooden and jute products) will be the major attraction. The Hunar Haat will continue till 22nd of November.

Naqvi said that rare exquisite products made from clay, different metals and wooden products, products made from cane-bamboo and mesmerising pottery work will be available for display.

The Minister said that every corner of the country has a traditional and ancestral legacy of indigenous products adding this legacy, which was on the verge of extinction, has got a boon after Prime Minister Narendra Modi pitched for Swadeshi.

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday had urged people to buy local products this Diwali towards supporting the government’s Vocal for Local campaign to promote Indian small businesses.

“Celebrating Diwali with local products will give a new boost to the economy,” Modi had said while inaugurating various projects in his Lok Sabha constituency Varanasi.

The Minority Affairs Ministry, which had launched Hunar Haat in 2017 as a component of the Upgrading the Skills and Training in Traditional Arts/ Crafts for Development (USTTAD) scheme launched on May 15, 2015, to focus on preserving the heritage of traditional arts of minorities, has organised over 2 dozen such fairs across India.