Minister of Sports and Youth Welfare and Higher Education Jitu Patwari on Tuesday took a systematic review of the implementation of departmental schemes at a meeting organised at Major Dhyanchand Hall in TT Nagar Stadium.
He also met the District Sports Officers who had come from various districts of the State and provided necessary guidance after getting information about the problems being faced in sports development at the grass root level. Director Sports and Youth Welfare SL Thausen apprised the Sports Minister with the sports activities and departmental achievements in the meeting.
Addressing the meeting, Sports Minister said the development of sports is on the priority of the Government and no stone will be unturned for this. He said that the departmental work should be carried out with sportsmanship and not by political interference. As per Chief Minister Kamal Nath, the state will be made the leading State in sports.
Laying stress on the need to work with coordinated efforts during the meeting, Patwari told the sports officials that success is assured in the work done with sportsmanship. He told all the officials to efficiently discharge all the assigned responsibilities and fulfill the promises made in the Government’s manifesto. The Sports Minister told the District Sports Officers to develop departmental schemes with promptness and seriousness.
A blue print should be made to ensure what can be done to give pace to sports so that we can prepare talented players and make opportunities for available to them at the national and international level. He assured the District Sports officers that every possible action will be taken to ensure that land will be allotted to the Sports Department as per requirement for development of sports.