9 February 2020: PIB Summary & Analysis

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Update on Novel Coronavirus
2. Hunar Haat

1. Update on Novel Coronavirus

More than 9400 persons in India are under surveillance.

• Universal screening is being done for all flights from China, Hong Kong, Thailand and Singapore.
• Passengers are being screened in 21 airports, international seaports and border crossings.
• Almost 2 lakh passengers have been screened for the Wuhan Coronavirus till date.
• The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare is extending all possible support to States/UTs in order to combat the situation arisen due to the Wuhan/Novel Coronavirus.
• 9452 persons are presently under community surveillance in 32 States/UTs.
• The containment and prevention activities are being taken up on the utmost priority.
• No new case has been reported. So far, three cases have been confirmed positive in India, all from the state of Kerala.

2. Hunar Haat

Context:

The Union Minister for Minority Affairs inaugurates the Hunar Haat at Indore.

About Hunar Haats:

• Hunar Haats have become a “Mega Mission” of indigenous craft, cuisine & culture and economic empowerment of master artisans and craftsmen.
• Through these Haats, in the last 3 years, about 3 lakh needy master artisans, craftsmen & culinary experts have been provided employment and employment opportunities.
• The beneficiaries include a large number of women artisans too.
• The government plans to organise about 100 Hunar Haats across the country in the next 5 years.
• Hunar Haats provide a platform to the artisans/craftsmen from the minority communities for marketing their products.
• Organised by the Minority Affairs Ministry, these Haats encourage the artisans practicing indigenous talent or crafts.
• Apart from providing employment opportunities, they also give these artisans new businesses.
• These Haats are organised under the USTTAD (Upgrading the Skills and Training in Traditional Arts / Crafts for Development) scheme of the central government.
  • USTTAD scheme aims to preserve the heritage of traditional arts and crafts of minority communities and build capacity of traditional crafts-persons and artisans and establish linkages of traditional skills with the global market.
  • It was launched in 2015.

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