Govt plans to set up playgrounds in panchayats

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Govt plans to set up playgrounds in panchayats

Friday, 06 September 2019 | PNS | Ranchi

The State Government is going to set up playgrounds at every panchayat so as to promote sports activities at rural areas. The decision to this affect was taken at a Kamal Club meeting, which was chaired by Chief Minister Raghubar Das in the presence of sports Minister Amar Bauri and others.  In 2016, the State Government set up Kamal Clubs across 24 districts to "tap sporting talents" at the grassroots level.

Das said, “The real sporting talents are at villages. To explore these talents the constitution of Kamal Clubs has been done at panchayats level. These clubs have been registered so that these clubs gets benefits of state government projects.” Das said that it is Government’s aim to have its own football team at national level for this it requires good sportspersons and coach.

To train sportspersons the State Government plans to set playgrounds at panchayats level. In the first phase playground will be set up at two panchayats in a block and later such playgrounds will be set up at entire panchayats across the State.

The playground will have its boundary wall and will have changing rooms for players and urinals. Directives have been issued to all Kamal Club block president to provide the names of the panchayats and location of ground by September 15. To provide better diet to sportspersons at the meeting it was also decided that the government will provide Rs 1,000 each to sportsperson for their diet. Around 19,000 sportsperson will be benefitted from the scheme.

The CM, on the occasion, also asked the Kamal Clubs, which have not been registered to get registration so that the benefits of government scheme can reach to sportspersons at these Clubs immediately.

The CM said that the entire country has acknowledged the potential of sportsperson in hockey and archery. The government aim is to develop football in same way so that footballers from State bring laurels to State. He also asked the sportsperson to remain fit and participate at Fit India Mission as conceptualized by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

State Sports and Youths Affairs Minister Amar Bauri present on the occasion said that in entire country Jharkhand is only state which has taken a lead in setting up Kamal Clubs at Panchyats level. The minister asked sportsperson to become members of Kamal clubs. On the occasion, sports secretary Rahul Sharma, sports director Anil Kumar Singh and others were present.

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