The government has said that more than seven lakh artisans, craftsmen, and associated with them have been benefited through the 33 Hunar Haats, organized across the country since 2016. In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today, Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said, the ministry has tied up with the apex body of handicraft exporters in the country as a part of the Hunar Haat to promote exports of products and handicrafts of artisans and craft-persons at a wider international level. He said, Hunar Haat is available on a virtual platform in the form of E-Haat and Government-e-Marketplace platform wherein handicraft and indigenous products of artisans are displayed on the website and national & international buyers can buy directly from the artisans.<br />''