REASI, AUGUST 30: Deputy
Commissioner Prasanna Ramaswamy G today called for massive youth mobilization
under Khelo India campaign.
Chairing a
meeting, he sought inputs from expert sportspersons regarding enlisting of
talented youth from every corner of the district.
He said the
potential talent will be further trained under the centrally sponsored Khelo
India scheme.
In the meeting, a
tentative list of sports was also prepared under which the talent would be
spotted. The list includes Athletics, Wrestling, Kabaddi, Volleyball and
Football among other sports.
A detailed
discussion was held on spreading awareness about the talent spotting activities
to be held at various block levels in the district. The DC emphasized on use of
both traditional as well as latest modes of information dissemination to reach
out the masses.
Those present at
the meeting included Commandant Ravi Kala from CRPF, Asstt. Commandant Birbal
Mahey from CISF, ACD Reasi, MY Malik, District Youth Services and Sports
Officer, Dr SS Chib and others.
The Khelo India
programme has been introduced by the central government to revive sports
culture at the grass-roots level.
Under the initiative, Rs 40 lakh has been sanctioned for the district,
with each tehsil- Reasi, Pouni, Mahore and Arnas, getting an equal share of Rs
10 lakhs each.
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