Haat Bazaar: Tool for the Economic Revolution

Haat bazaars in the past have been the specialty of the rural sector, and a special market zone where several vendors would sit in a row and sell different types of products, articles and commodities. There are various functions of a HAAT Bazaar which are discussed in this book, the primary purpose remains to provide a marketplace for local communities. Nowadays permanent shops and markets are opening in many rural places, but historically the HAAT was a temporary market which allowed people to purchase goods they could not easily access. HAAT markets provide a benefit to customers because they provide lower rates for products. It also provides access to fruits, vegetables, clothing, and other products which may not be regularly available at the permanent markets in the region they live in. The main aim of the book are: to analyze the present situation of HAAT BAZAAR of the Chitrakoot region; to measure the potential of HAAT BAZAAR in the economic growth of the study area and to prepare the appropriate strategy to promote the local indigenous pattern of production and marketing.