Lok Sabha Question No. 3968 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-12
Subject: Exhibitions Organised by NMDFC
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Naranbhai Bhikhabhai Kachhadiya, Parbatbhai Savabhai Patel, Jaswantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor, Gitaben Vajesingbhai Rathva, Pradeep Kumar Singh, Shantanu Thakur

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.3968

## ANSWERED ON 12.12.2019

## Exhibitions Organised by NMDFC

## 3968.   SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA:

SHRI PARBATBHAI SAVABHAI PATEL:

SHRI JASWANT SINGH BHABHOR:

SHRIMATI RATHVA GITABEN VAJESINGBHAI:

SHRI PRADEEP KUMAR SINGH:

SHRI SHANTANU THAKUR

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state?

- (a) the  number  of  exhibitions  organized  by  the  National  Minorities  Development  and  Finance Corporation (NMDFC) across the country;
- (b) the criteria laid down to participate in the exhibition conducted by NMDFC;
- (c)   the  States  from  which  most  people  have  participated  in  the  said  exhibitions  along  with  the State-wise and district-wise details thereof;
- (d) the number of exhibitions and the locations of the exhibitions organized during the last three years along with the number of stalls;
- (e) the exhibition-wise details of the participants; and
- (f)  the benefits and other expenditure made by the Government during each exhibition organized along with the stall-wise/participant-wise details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) NMDFC  has  Marketing  Assistance  Scheme  (MAS)  for  craftspersons.  Exhibitions  are organized  under  this  scheme  through  the  State  Channelizing  Agencies  (SCAs).  SCAs  have organized  15  exhibitions  under  this  scheme  during  the  last  3  years.  Besides,  11  Hunar  Haat exhibitions under Upgrading the Skills and Training in Traditional Arts/ Crafts for Development (USTTAD) Scheme of Ministry of Minority Affairs were also  organized during the last 3 years .
- (b) An  artisan/  culinary  expert  belonging  to  any  of  the  six  centrally  notified  minority communitiesviz.  Muslim,  Christian,  Sikh,  Buddhist,  Parsi&  Jain  is  eligible  to  participate  in  the exhibition conducted by NMDFC. Application forms and other details are made available on the website www.nmdfc.org.
- (c) A  statement  showing  the  number  of  participating  artisans,  state-wise  &year-wise  in exhibitions  organised  under  MAS  and  Hunar  Haats  during  the  last  three  years  is  given  in Annexure-I  and  Annexure-II  respectively.  District-wise  figures  are  not  maintained  centrally  by NMDFC.
- (d) to (f) A  statement  showing  number  of  exhibitions,  venues,  number  of  participating  artisans/ culinary experts and the expenditure incurred in the last three years under MAS and Hunar Haats is given in Annexure-III and Annexure-IV respectively.

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## Annexure-I referred to reply to part (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3968 for answer on 12.12.2019

| State-wise &year-wise artisans& culinary experts who participated in Marketing Assistance Scheme of NMDFC during the last three years.   | State-wise &year-wise artisans& culinary experts who participated in Marketing Assistance Scheme of NMDFC during the last three years.   | State-wise &year-wise artisans& culinary experts who participated in Marketing Assistance Scheme of NMDFC during the last three years.   | State-wise &year-wise artisans& culinary experts who participated in Marketing Assistance Scheme of NMDFC during the last three years.   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Name of the State/UT and SCA                                                                                                             | 2016-17                                                                                                                                  | 2017-18                                                                                                                                  | 2018-19                                                                                                                                  |
| Gujarat (GMFDC)                                                                                                                          | -                                                                                                                                        | -                                                                                                                                        | 40                                                                                                                                       |
| Jammu & Kashmir (JKSCSTBCDC)                                                                                                             | -                                                                                                                                        | -                                                                                                                                        | 80                                                                                                                                       |
| Jammu & Kashmir (JKWDC)                                                                                                                  | 80                                                                                                                                       | 80                                                                                                                                       | 80                                                                                                                                       |
| Jammu & Kashmir (JKWDC)                                                                                                                  | 80                                                                                                                                       | 80                                                                                                                                       | 80                                                                                                                                       |
| Kerala (KSBCDC)                                                                                                                          | 80                                                                                                                                       | -                                                                                                                                        | -                                                                                                                                        |
| Kerala (KSBCDC)                                                                                                                          | -                                                                                                                                        | 80                                                                                                                                       | -                                                                                                                                        |
| Nagaland (NSSWB)                                                                                                                         | -                                                                                                                                        | 40                                                                                                                                       | 40                                                                                                                                       |
| West Bengal (WBMDFC)                                                                                                                     | 160                                                                                                                                      | 80                                                                                                                                       | 80                                                                                                                                       |

## Annexure-II referred to reply to part (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3968 for answer on 12.12.2019

| State-wise &year-wise number of artisans &culinary experts who participated in Hunar Haat   | State-wise &year-wise number of artisans &culinary experts who participated in Hunar Haat   | State-wise &year-wise number of artisans &culinary experts who participated in Hunar Haat   | State-wise &year-wise number of artisans &culinary experts who participated in Hunar Haat   | State-wise &year-wise number of artisans &culinary experts who participated in Hunar Haat   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                                                                      | Name of the State                                                                           | 2016-17                                                                                     | 2017-18                                                                                     | 2018-19                                                                                     |
| 1                                                                                           | Andhra Pradesh                                                                              | 8                                                                                           | 9                                                                                           | 8                                                                                           |
| 2                                                                                           | Assam                                                                                       | 5                                                                                           | 9                                                                                           | 11                                                                                          |
| 3                                                                                           | Bihar                                                                                       | 9                                                                                           | 11                                                                                          | 13                                                                                          |
| 4                                                                                           | Chandigarh                                                                                  | 1                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           |
| 5                                                                                           | Chhattisgarh                                                                                | 0                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           | 3                                                                                           |
| 6                                                                                           | Delhi                                                                                       | 46                                                                                          | 84                                                                                          | 93                                                                                          |
| 7                                                                                           | Gujarat                                                                                     | 20                                                                                          | 32                                                                                          | 39                                                                                          |
| 8                                                                                           | Haryana                                                                                     | 1                                                                                           | 1                                                                                           | 3                                                                                           |
| 9                                                                                           | Himachal Pradesh                                                                            | 2                                                                                           | 2                                                                                           | 2                                                                                           |
| 10                                                                                          | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                             | 31                                                                                          | 19                                                                                          | 21                                                                                          |
| 11                                                                                          | Jharkhand                                                                                   | 3                                                                                           | 7                                                                                           | 11                                                                                          |
| 12                                                                                          | Karnataka                                                                                   | 7                                                                                           | 9                                                                                           | 5                                                                                           |
| 13                                                                                          | Kerala                                                                                      | 7                                                                                           | 5                                                                                           | 4                                                                                           |
| 14                                                                                          | Madhya Pradesh                                                                              | 14                                                                                          | 19                                                                                          | 27                                                                                          |
| 15                                                                                          | Maharashtra                                                                                 | 6                                                                                           | 18                                                                                          | 13                                                                                          |
| 16                                                                                          | Manipur                                                                                     | 6                                                                                           | 7                                                                                           | 6                                                                                           |
| 17                                                                                          | Meghalaya                                                                                   | -                                                                                           | 1                                                                                           | -                                                                                           |
| 18                                                                                          | Mizoram                                                                                     | 1                                                                                           | 2                                                                                           | -                                                                                           |
| 19                                                                                          | Nagaland                                                                                    | 8                                                                                           | 9                                                                                           | 8                                                                                           |
| 20                                                                                          | Odisha                                                                                      | 4                                                                                           | 3                                                                                           | 6                                                                                           |
| 21                                                                                          | Puducherry                                                                                  | 2                                                                                           | 8                                                                                           | 5                                                                                           |
| 22                                                                                          | Punjab                                                                                      | 6                                                                                           | 5                                                                                           | 12                                                                                          |
| 23                                                                                          | Rajasthan                                                                                   | 21                                                                                          | 28                                                                                          | 38                                                                                          |
| 24                                                                                          | Tamil Nadu                                                                                  | 1                                                                                           | 1                                                                                           | 4                                                                                           |
| 25                                                                                          | Telangana                                                                                   | 2                                                                                           | 3                                                                                           | 5                                                                                           |
| 26                                                                                          | Uttar Pradesh                                                                               | 72                                                                                          | 122                                                                                         | 125                                                                                         |
| 27                                                                                          | Uttrakhand                                                                                  | 4                                                                                           | 3                                                                                           | 7                                                                                           |
| 28                                                                                          | West Bengal                                                                                 | 15                                                                                          | 20                                                                                          | 19                                                                                          |

## Annexure-III referred to reply to part (d),(e) & (f) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3968 for answer on 12.12.2019

| State/UT wise venue, number of stalls and participating artisans in the exhibitions organized under the Marketing Assistance Scheme of NMDFC & expenditure incurred during the last three years   | State/UT wise venue, number of stalls and participating artisans in the exhibitions organized under the Marketing Assistance Scheme of NMDFC & expenditure incurred during the last three years   | State/UT wise venue, number of stalls and participating artisans in the exhibitions organized under the Marketing Assistance Scheme of NMDFC & expenditure incurred during the last three years   | State/UT wise venue, number of stalls and participating artisans in the exhibitions organized under the Marketing Assistance Scheme of NMDFC & expenditure incurred during the last three years   | State/UT wise venue, number of stalls and participating artisans in the exhibitions organized under the Marketing Assistance Scheme of NMDFC & expenditure incurred during the last three years   | State/UT wise venue, number of stalls and participating artisans in the exhibitions organized under the Marketing Assistance Scheme of NMDFC & expenditure incurred during the last three years   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| No.                                                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                                                                   | No. of                                                                                                                                                                                            | Total                                                                                                                                                                                             | Total                                                                                                                                                                                             | Total                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| Sr.                                                                                                                                                                                               | Name of the State/SCA/Venue                                                                                                                                                                       | Exhibition                                                                                                                                                                                        | Amount in Rs. Lakhs                                                                                                                                                                               | No. of Beneficiaries                                                                                                                                                                              | No. of stalls                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 1                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Gujarat (GMFDC) Vastrapur Ahmedabad                                                                                                                                                               | 1                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 7.25                                                                                                                                                                                              | 40                                                                                                                                                                                                | 40                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 2                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Jammu & Kashmir (JKSCSTBCDC) Kala Kendra Jammu                                                                                                                                                    | 1                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 10.40                                                                                                                                                                                             | 80                                                                                                                                                                                                | 40                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 3                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Jammu & Kashmir (JKWDC) - 3 exhibitions at Kala Kendra Jammu                                                                                                                                      | 3                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 31.20                                                                                                                                                                                             | 240                                                                                                                                                                                               | 120                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 4                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Jammu & Kashmir (JKWDC) - 3 exhibitions at Exhibition Ground Chandigarh                                                                                                                           | 3                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 31.20                                                                                                                                                                                             | 240                                                                                                                                                                                               | 120                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 5                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Kerala (KSBCDC) Pallakad, Kerala                                                                                                                                                                  | 1                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 6.98                                                                                                                                                                                              | 80                                                                                                                                                                                                | 40                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 6                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Kerala (KSBCDC) - Alapuzha, Kerala                                                                                                                                                                | 1                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 6.98                                                                                                                                                                                              | 80                                                                                                                                                                                                | 40                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 7                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Nagaland (NSSWB) - 2 exhibitions, Kisama Kohima                                                                                                                                                   | 2                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 10.40                                                                                                                                                                                             | 80                                                                                                                                                                                                | 40                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 8                                                                                                                                                                                                 | West Bengal (WBMDFC) - 3 exhibitions Park Circus Maidan, Kolkata                                                                                                                                  | 3                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 36.44                                                                                                                                                                                             | 320                                                                                                                                                                                               | 160                                                                                                                                                                                               |

| Statement showing venue of exhibition, number of stalls and participating artisans & culinary experts and expenditure incurred on the Hunar Haat exhibitions conducted during the last three years   | Statement showing venue of exhibition, number of stalls and participating artisans & culinary experts and expenditure incurred on the Hunar Haat exhibitions conducted during the last three years   | Statement showing venue of exhibition, number of stalls and participating artisans & culinary experts and expenditure incurred on the Hunar Haat exhibitions conducted during the last three years   | Statement showing venue of exhibition, number of stalls and participating artisans & culinary experts and expenditure incurred on the Hunar Haat exhibitions conducted during the last three years   | Statement showing venue of exhibition, number of stalls and participating artisans & culinary experts and expenditure incurred on the Hunar Haat exhibitions conducted during the last three years   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sr. No.                                                                                                                                                                                              | Venue of Exhibition & Place                                                                                                                                                                          | No. of Artisans & Culinary Experts                                                                                                                                                                   | No. of stalls                                                                                                                                                                                        | Expenditure incurred (Rs. In crores)                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 1                                                                                                                                                                                                    | India International Trade Fair 2016, Delhi                                                                                                                                                           | 172                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 92                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 2.12                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 2                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Baba Kharag Singh Marg-2017, Delhi                                                                                                                                                                   | 130                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 130                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 2.39                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 3                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Gandhi Thidal Beach, Goubert Avenue, Puducherry 2017                                                                                                                                                 | 68                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 44                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0.46                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 4                                                                                                                                                                                                    | India International Trade Fair 2017, Delhi                                                                                                                                                           | 132                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 65                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 1.74                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 5                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Islam Gymkhana, Mumbai, January, 2018                                                                                                                                                                | 110                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 120                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 1.23                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 6                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Baba Kharak Singh Marg-2018, Delhi                                                                                                                                                                   | 127                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 130                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 1.63                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 7                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Shilp Haat, North Central Zone Cultural Centre, Allahabad-2018                                                                                                                                       | 74                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 76                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 1.28                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 8                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Gandhi Thidal Beach, Goubert Avenue, Puducherry-2018                                                                                                                                                 | 64                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 42                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0.82                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 9                                                                                                                                                                                                    | India International Trade Fair, Delhi, 2018                                                                                                                                                          | 94                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 47                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 1.19                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 10                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai, December, 2018                                                                                                                                                         | 130                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 132                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 2.96                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 11                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Baba Kharag Singh Marg-2019, New Delhi                                                                                                                                                               | 126                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 128                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 1.78                                                                                                                                                                                                 |