Lok Sabha Question No. 260 (STARRED), answered on 2019-12-05
Subject: Hunar Hubs
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Sanjay Sadashivrao Mandlik, Khagen Murmu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS LOK SABHA STARRRED QUESTION NO. *260 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.12.2019

## Hunar Hubs

## *260. SHRI SANJAY SADASHIV RAO MANDLIK:

## SHRI KHAGEN MURMU:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has decided to establish 'Hunar Hubs' in every State of the country to train and encourage indigenous talent of master artisans, craftsmen as per the needs of the market;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  and  the  salient  features  thereof  along  with  the  time  by  which these are likely to be established;
- (c) the  number of such hubs sanctioned/established by the Government in different parts of the country so far and business done in these hubs;
- (d) the number of master artisans, craftsmen and culinary experts including women who have been provided employment and employment opportunities during each of the last three years; and
- (e) whether the Government will provide training to master artisans, craftsmen and traditional culinary experts as per the modern needs in these 'Hunar Hubs' and if so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  names  of  places  where  these  hubs  will  be established in the near future, State/ location-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF MINORITY AFFAIRS (SHRI MUKHTAR ABBAS NAQVI)

- (a) to (e):   A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## Statement referred to in reply to parts (a) to (e) of LokSabha Starred Question No. *260 by Shri Sanjay Sadashiv Rao Mandlikand Shri KhagenMurmu Members of Parliament regarding Hunar Hubs.

(a) to (e):  The Ministry of Minority Affairs has included construction of Hunar Hubs as one  of  the  activities  under  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Jan  Vikas  Karyakram  (PMJVK)  in identified Minority Concentration District Headquarters.  The Hunar Hubs are sanctioned by  this  Ministry  for  enabling  artisans/entrepreneurs  to  carry  out  exhibitions/melas/foodcourts/skill training etc.   The assets are to be maintained and managed on self-sustaining basis  by  the  Minority  Welfare  Department/District  Administration  of  the  State/UT concerned.    Proposals  for  construction  of  Hunar  Hubs  are  forwarded  by  the  State Government/UT  administration as per their requirement for consideration of the Empowered Committee on PMJVK.   Till date, 04 Hunar Hubs have been sanctioned on the basis of proposals received from the States of Kerala, Maharashtra and Meghalaya and their details are as given below:-

(Rs. in lakh)

| State       | District        | Minority Concentration Area   |   Total Cost of the Project |   1 st Installment of Central Share Released |
|-------------|-----------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| Meghalaya   | West Garo Hills | Tura Town                     |                         531 |                                       143.37 |
| Kerala      | Kottayam        | Erattupetta Town              |                         210 |                                        37.8  |
| Kerala      | Kottayam        | Erattupetta Town              |                          82 |                                        14.76 |
| Maharashtra | Ahmednagar      | Shrirampur Town               |                          57 |                                        10.26 |

Further,  Hunar  Haats  are  organised  by  this  Ministry  under  'Upgrading  the  Skill  and Training  in  Traditional  Arts/Crafts  for  Development'  (USTTAD)  scheme  to  give  an effective  platform  to  minority  artisans  and  culinary  experts  from  across  the  country  to showcase and market their finest handicraft and exquisitely crafted indigenous handmade products.    So  far,  14  Hunar  Haats  have  been  organized  since  November,  2016  at  the following venues:-

- (a) India International Trade Fair (IITF), New Delhi in 2016, 2017, 2018 & Nov. 2019,
- (b) Baba Kharak Singh Marg, New Delhi in Feb. 2017, Feb. 2018 & Jan. 2019,
- (c) Puducherry  in Sep. 2017 and Oct. 2018,
- (d) Mumbai in Jan. 2018 and Dec. 2018,
- (e) Prayagraj in Sep. 2018 and November 2019,
- (f) Jaipur in Aug-Sep. 2019.

The Hunar Haats going to be organised in the coming days are:-

|   S. No. | Duration of Hunar Haat   | Venue                                                                                 | City       |
|----------|--------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|
|        1 | 7-15 December, 2019      | Sabarmati River Front                                                                 | Ahmedabad  |
|        2 | 20-31 December, 2019     | MMRDA Grounds , Bandra Kurla Complex Rd, G Block BKC, MMRDA Area, Kalina, Bandra East | Mumbai     |
|        3 | 10-20 January, 2020      | Avadh Shilpgram , Near Sector 9, Amar Shaheed Path, Awadh Vihar Yojna                 | Lucknow    |
|        4 | 11-19 January, 2020      | People's Plaza, Necklace Road                                                         | Hyderabad  |
|        5 | 20 Jan - 1 Feb, 2020     | Parade Ground , 17G, 17E, Sector 17H                                                  | Chandigarh |
|        6 | 8-16 February, 2020      | Ground opposite Business Park, Vijay Nagar Circle                                     | Indore     |
|        7 | March, 2020              |                                                                                       | Jammu      |

Hunar Haats have provided artisans and persons associated with them, employment and significant employment-opportunities.

On an average, 100 Artisans, Craftsmen and Culinary Experts have participated with sales of  Rs.145.00  lakh  per  Hunar  Haat,  in  the  13  Hunar  Haats  organized  through  National Minorities  Development  &  Finance  Corporation  (NMDFC).    About  138  artisans  and craftsmen  participated  with  sales  of  around  Rs.329  lakh  in  the  Hunar  Haat  organized through Maulana Azad Education Foundation (MAEF) at Prayagraj in Nov. 2019.

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