Union Government’s Rajiv Gandhi Khel Abhiyan (RGKA) was launched for five colleges of Ranchi University (RU) on Friday along with 298 universities of India. The programme basically is to promote 13 types of sports in villages specifically, was launched by Union Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Jitendra Singh officially at New Delhi on Friday following which senior representatives of the mentioned universities unveiled the programme at their institutions on the same time.
The one-year valid campaign involves the launching of National Youth Policy as well. Apart from these two central Government schemes, Nehru Yuva Kendra was formally inaugurated at 632 districts of India comprising some districts of this State. Vice-Chancellor (V-C) Dr lN Bhagat unveiled the sports for development programme in the state capital wherein 300 National Service Scheme (NSS) volunteers (60 students from each college) including Marwari College, Ranchi Women’s College, SS Memorial College, Nirmala College and Doranda College were present. Majority of these students were girls.
Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) officials who are presently carrying out a skill development programme in Ranchi Women’s College and Marwari College (for NSS students) under the aegis of Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports were also present here besides RU Pro-VC Dr M Raziuddin, Registrar AK Chaudhary, Senator Ashok Kumar Singh and NSS Programme incharge officials of the five colleges respectively.
The NSS volunteers conducted a rally from Aryabhatt Auditorium to RU’s administrative building at Shaheed Chowk in order to create awareness on this youth oriented programmes. “Youth Policy is need of the hour and it will definitely benefit the rural players in connecting themselves with ongoing youth schemes,” Chaudhary said.