Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Youth Affairs and Sports Vijay Goel on Wednesday inaugurated Special Certificate Course in Sports Coaching for Jammu and Kashmir sportspersons at Netaji Subhash National Institute of Sports (NSNIS) Patiala.
Goel emphasized the need for promotion of all type of sports throughout the country with the help of all stakeholders at all levels having a well knit sports infrastructure. For this, a meeting of Sports Ministers of all the States will soon be held, he said.
Addressing the inaugural function of the first batch of the three batch programme, of the eight-week Special Certificate Course in Sports Coaching, for sportspersons under Prime Minister’s Special Package for J&K, Goel said that the Govt. of India is fully committed to promote sports culture and integrating it with Health and Education. This , he said, would channelise the youth energy for constructive purposes and divert their attention from disruptive activities, bringing them in the main stream.
Each batch consists of 60 sportspersons, coaches and physical education teachers. The Minister said that a package of Rs 200 crore has been prepared for promotion of sports in Jammu and Kashmir. Goel said that a National Sports University is being planned in Manipur and a Paraolympics Centre at Hyderabad. The Minister distributed sports kit to all the participants of the course. He also released the copies of Syllabus in Hindi in 26 sports disciplines.
Goel took a round of Weightlifting, Boxing and Table Tennis Halls and Squash, Sauna & Steam Bath Centre. The Minister also flagged off Symbolic Race as part of Rashtriya Ekta Diwas and Rashtriya Ekta Saptah on the occasion of Birth Anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
S.S.Roy, Executive Director (Academics), SAI NSNIS, Patiala briefed him on the NIS sports academic activities.