Next Hunar Haat to be held in Delhi from Thursday: Naqvi

 'Hunar Haat', organised by Ministry of Mirity Affairs, will be held at India Gate lawns here from Thursday where master artisans and culinary experts from across country will showcase ir talents.

Union Ministers Piyush Goyal and Hardeep Puri along with Mirity Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi will inaugurate 20th 'Hunar Haat' that will be held from February 13-23.

Naqvi said 'Hunar Haat' has proved to be a mega mission of empowerment of indigeus legacy of artisans.

Ministry of Mirity Affairs is strengning Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "dream project" to provide opportunity and market to country's rich herit of arts and crafts, he said.

ministry is doing a historic task of preserving and promoting magnificent herit of skilled people of every corner of country and providing m national and international market, Naqvi said.

success of 'Hunar Haat' can be gauged from fact that about 3 lakh master artisans, craftsmen and culinary experts have been provided employment and employment opportunities through initiative in last about three years, Naqvi said.

se beneficiaries include a large number of women artisans, he said.

Modi government is t only providing employment opportunities to master artisans and craftsmen, it is also preserving and promoting India's indigeus tritional legacy which was on verge of extinction, Naqvi said.

Modi government has sanctioned 100 'Hunar Hubs' in different parts of country.

Naqvi said in coming days, 'Hunar Haat' will be organised in Gurugram, Bengaluru, Chennai, Kolkata, Dehrun, Patna, Bhopal, Nagpur, Raipur, Puducherry, Amritsar, Jammu, Shimla, Goa, Kochi, Guwahati, Bhubneshwar, Ajmer, among or places.