Chief Secretary RS Sharma on Tuesday directed the officials of the State Art, Culture, Sports and Youth Affairs to construct high level cultural centres with Kalidas play theatre type auditorium at State capital and other big cities of the State in order to boost up the Jharkhand culture during a review meeting on Tuesday.
He said the concerned officials to hand over the management of such centres to the independent cultural bodies. State Art, Culture, Sports and Youth Affairs Secretary Vandana Dadel informed that 26 heritage sites across the state have been identified for preservation. On this, Sharma instructed Dadel to prepare a project management unit wherein professionals for the preservation purpose must be appointed so that the work can be done effectively.
He also directed the officials to maintain the Sports Complex regularly. To uplift the state’s reputation in sports Chief Secretary stressed on conducting national level tournaments. According to Dadel, 28 Residential and 104 Day Schools have been identified wherein sports equipments and other facilities would be provided. Sharma asked Dadel to recruit Coaches at these schools at the earliest.
The State Art, Culture, Sports and Youth Affairs staffs were instructed by Sharma to hold a monthly meeting with National Cadet Corps (NCC) so that the government can support NCC.