National Handicrafts Development Programme: Infrastructure and Technology Support: Urban Haat

Ministry of Textiles

The scheme aims to set up permanent marketing infrastructure in towns and metropolitan cities to provide direct marketing facilities to handicrafts artisans and handloom weavers. The Urban Haat will be constructed in an area of not less than 8,000 sq. m. with a display gallery, food court, and 50-80 stalls allotted to artisans on a rotational basis for nominal rent. The scheme enables artisans to sell products year-round to a wider target audience.