Lok Sabha Question No. 1642 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-11
Subject: Establishment of Hunar Hubs
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: M.K. Vishnu Prasad

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1642 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.02.2021 Establishment of Hunar Hubs

## 1642. DR. VISHNU PRASAD M.K.:

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 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 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  would  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 would be established in near future, State/ location-wise?

## A N S W E R

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

(a) to (e):  The Ministry is implementing Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram (PMJVK) in identified  Minority  Concentration  Areas  (MCAs)  of  the  country  with  the  objective  of developing socio-economic assets and basic amenities in these areas for improving quality of life of the people in these areas. The coverage of the scheme has been extended to 1300 MCAs  of  the  country  including  870  Minority  Concentration  Blocks,  321  Minority Concentration Towns and 109 Minority Concentration District Hqrs. of 308 districts, in the year  2018.  Under  PMJVK,  education  is  one  of  the  priority  sectors  besides  health,  skill development and women centric projects.  Proposals  under PMJVK are submitted by the States/UTs as per the need of the MCA.  Construction of Hunar Hubs is one of the projects under PMJVK implemented in the identified MCAs.  Hunar Hubs are sanctioned by the Ministry for enabling artisans/entrepreneurs to carry out exhibitions/melas/food-courts/skill training  etc.      The  assets  are  maintained  and  managed  on  self-sustaining  basis  by  the Minority Welfare Department/District Administration of the State/UT concerned.  Till date 08 Hunar Hubs have been sanctioned under PMJVK on the basis of proposals received and their details are as given below:-

| State          | District        | Minority Concentration Area   |   Total Cost of the Project |
|----------------|-----------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
| Meghalaya      | West Garo Hills | Tura Town                     |                         531 |
| Kerala         | Kottayam        | Erattupetta Town              |                         210 |
| Kerala         | Kottayam        | Erattupetta Town              |                          82 |
| Maharashtra    | Ahmednagar      | Shrirampur Town               |                          57 |
| Andhra Pradesh | Chittoror       | Madanpalle                    |                         120 |
|                |                 | Gurramkonda                   |                         120 |
|                |                 | Kalikiri                      |                         120 |
|                | Anantapur       | Hindupur                      |                         420 |

Further,  Hunar  Haats  are  organized  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 products. Ministry has  engaged  institutions  of  national  repute  namely,  National  Institute  of  Fashion Technology  (NIFT),  National  Institute  of Design  (NID)  and  Indian  Institute of Packaging (IIP) to work in various craft clusters for design intervention, product range development, packaging, exhibitions and brand building etc.  So far, 25  Hunar Haats have been organized at the following venues:-

1. India International Trade Fair, New Delhi, November, 2016.
2. Baba Kharak Singh Marg, New Delhi, February, 2017.
3. Puducherry, September, 2017.
4. India International Trade Fair, New Delhi, November, 2017.
5. Mumbai, January, 2018.
6. Baba Kharak Singh Marg, New Delhi, February, 2018.
7. Prayagraj, September, 2018.
8. Puducherry, October, 2018.
9. India International Trade Fair, New Delhi, November, 2018.
10. Mumbai, December, 2018.
11. Baba Kharak Singh Marg, New Delhi, January, 2019.
12. Mumbai, December, 2019.
13. Jaipur, August & September, 2019.
14. Prayagraj, November, 2019.
15. India International Trade Fair, New Delhi, November, 2019.
16. Ahmedabad, December 2019.
17. Hyderabad, January 2020.
18. Lucknow, January, 2020,
19. Indore, February, 2020.
20. India Gate Lawns, February, 2020.
21. Ranchi, February & March, 2020.
22. Dilli Haat, Pitampura, New Delhi, November, 2020.
23. Rampur Uttar Pradesh, December, 2020.
24. Lucknow, January & February, 2021.
25. Mysuru, Karnataka, February, 2021.

Due to  the  above  mentioned  efforts,  more  than  five  lakh  artisans  and  people  associated  with them, have been provided employment and employment opportunities, out of which more than 50% beneficiaries are women.