Lok Sabha Question No. 5316 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-06
Subject: Urban Haats
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: RAJENDRA AGRAWAL

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5316 TO BE ANSWERED ON  06.04.2017

## URBAN HAAT

## 5316.   SHRI RAJENDRA AGRAWAL

Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंरी be pleased to state:

- a) the number of Urban Haats operational in the country at present to enable artisans and Handloom weavers to sell their products directly,  state wise;
- b) whether  the  Government  intends  to  increase  the  number  of  such  Urban  Haats  and Mini-Haats and if so, the details thereof and the status of implementation, state-wise;
- c) whether the Government has received proposals from the various state Governments for the same; and
- d) if so, the details thereof ?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER

## वस्त्र मंरी ( श्री अज )

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES (SHRI AJAY TAMTA)

(a): At present, 31 Urban Haats are operational and 5 Urban Haats are under progress in the country, to enable artisans and handloom weavers to sell their products directly state wise, detail as per annexure-A.

- (b) to (d): Yes, Madam. Government intends to increase the number of Urban Haats & Mini Urban Haats.    Proposals  have  been  received  for  establishment  of  Urban  Haats  at Kardo village  and  Poma  village,  in  Arunachal  Pradesh,  Tuli  in  Nagaland,  Gaziabad  in Uttar  Pradesh  and  Amritsar  in  Punjab.  Two  proposals  for  Mini  Urban  Haats  have  also been received from Nagaland and Chhattisgarh.

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## Annexure-A

## Annexure referred to in reply to Part (a) of Lok Sabha  Unstarred Question No.5316 for answer on 06.04.2017.

## State-wise Urban Haats Sanctioned

|   SN | State           | Place                                                                | Year of Sanction                                            | Amount Released (In Lakhs)          | Status                                                                |
|------|-----------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    1 | Andhra Pradesh  | 1. Tirupati 2. Eluru                                                 | 1999-2000 2015-2016                                         | 58.45 78.60                         | Functional Under progress                                             |
|    2 | Chhattisgarh    | 3. Raipur                                                            | 2001-2002                                                   | 52.50                               | Functional                                                            |
|    3 | Delhi           | 4. INA, Dilli Haat 5. Pitampura Haat.                                | 1994-1995 2004-2005                                         | 70.00 70.00                         | Functional Functional                                                 |
|    4 | Gujarat         | 6. Bhuj 7. Ahmedabad 8. Surat                                        | 2002-2003 1998-1999 2011-2012                               | 49.70 44.62 52.50                   | Functional Functional Under Progress                                  |
|    5 | Haryana         | 9. Karnal                                                            | 1999-2000                                                   | 43.05                               | Functional                                                            |
|    6 | Jharkhand       | 10. Hazaribag                                                        | 2002-2003                                                   | 52.50                               | Functional                                                            |
|    7 | Jammu & Kashmir | 11. Srinagar 12. Jammu                                               | 2001-2002 1999-2000                                         | 52.50 47.95                         | Functional Functional                                                 |
|    8 | Karnataka       | 13. Mysore 14. Mangluru                                              | 2002-2003 2008-2009                                         | 68.60 78.75                         | Functional Functional                                                 |
|    9 | Madhya Pradesh  | 15. Bhopal 16. Indore                                                | 2001-2002 2004-2005                                         | 63.00 52.50                         | Functional Functional                                                 |
|   10 | Maharashtra     | 17. Navi Mumbai                                                      | 2004-2005                                                   | 78.75                               | Functional                                                            |
|   11 | Manipur         | 18. Imphal                                                           | 2010-2011                                                   | 52.50                               | Under progress                                                        |
|   12 | Nagaland        | 19. Dimapur                                                          | 2003-2004                                                   | 34.76                               | Functional                                                            |
|   13 | Orissa          | 20. Bhubaneswar 21. Konark 22. Puri                                  | 1998-1999 2003-2004 2003-2004                               | 61.03 35.00 70.00                   | Functional Functional Functional                                      |
|   14 | Rajasthan       | 23. Ajmer 24. Jodhpur 25. Jaipur                                     | 2005-2006 2000-2001 2001-2002                               | 52.50 70.00 52.50                   | Functional Functional Functional                                      |
|   15 | Tamilnadu       | 26. Kanyakumari 27. Mamallapuram                                     | 2006-2007 2015-2016                                         | 52.50 83.80                         | Functional Under progress                                             |
|   16 | Tripura         | 28. Agartala                                                         | 2000-2001                                                   | 23.62                               | Functional                                                            |
|   17 | Uttar Pradesh   | 29. Varanasi 30. Agra 31. Bareilly 32. Rampur 33. Ayodhya 34. Jhansi | 2002-2003 2001-2002 2005-2006 2005-2006 2010-2011 2006-2007 | 51.19 23.80 70.00 70.00 51.34 26.50 | Functional Functional Functional Functional Under Progress Functional |
|   18 | West Bengal     | 35. Durgapur 36. Shantiniketan 37. Biswa Bangla Haat Kolkata         | 2007-2008 2010-2011 2014-2015                               | 52.50 52.50 105.00                  | Functional Functional Functional                                      |

## *SUMMARY:-

-  Functional :

32

-  Under Progress :

05

-  Total :

37