Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 20: The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Abhiyan, a scheme launched by Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, is all set to give sports infrastructure in the State a turnaround.
This was stated by the Minister for Medical Education, Youth Services & Sports, Taj Mohi-ud-Din while replying to the discussion on demand on grants for the Youth Services and Sports Department in the House today.
The Minister said under the scheme every Panchayat would have sports field and every block would have a sports complex comprising an indoor complex and every district would have sports academy. He said once executed on the ground the scheme would not only strengthen the sports infrastructure in the State but also expand it to the areas which were not having it till date.
Taj said since he took over, he has given the consolidation and upgradation of sports infrastructure a priority and many stadia have been upgraded, improved and provided with better facilities. He said the indoor stadium at Srinagar has been given a new look and similarly at the M.A. Stadium Jammu many new sports disciplines including swimming pool, skating rink, basketball court etc. are being added. He said similarly sports infrastructure is being upgraded at Udhampur, Baramulla, Akhnoor, Sopore, Tral, Kishtwar, Kupwara and other areas.
Mr. Taj announced that centre has agreed to his suggestion to host two mega football events in the State during the current summer this year.
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