Govt attention in volleyball sought

Shekhar Bose, the Secretary General of Jharkhand Volleyball Association (JVA) on Sunday informed that due to unavailability of funds from the State Government they are unable to promote the game among the youngsters of the State.

“Funding is the main chip for development. Since last three years, the State Government has not provided us financial support,” Bose  said. He added, “Everyone claims hockey is the most played sport in the State but in actual it is restricted only within the villages of Khunti, Gumla and Simdega. Infact, volleyball is practiced at every corner of the State.”

During the election of the new office bearers of this association here, the decision to motivate young volleyball players residing in the districts which cannot perform properly was taken. “A five committee member comprising senior vice president cum Jharkhand secretary general SM Hashmi and Shekhar Bose have been appointed for this youth motivation purpose,” said Bose.

This association is planning to approach the Government for organising residential camps in order get a better output in the field of volleyball. As of now, coaching centres at different districts will be carried out by this State level organisation.As many as 12 volleyball State tournaments would be held in this financial year comprising Under 14 (U14), U16, U19, U21 boys and girls along with senior men and women’s teams at Palamau, Ramgarh, Bokaro, Saraikela, Jamtara and Ranchi within a budget of `8.80 lakh.

According to the members, annual affiliation with this association has been reduced and marked at `1,000 for the sake of volleyball units actively performing in the districts of Jharkhand. In this rare to catch moment, JVA president RK Anand, Jharkhand Olympic Association Secretary General Madhukant Pathak and Volleyball Federation of India Observer RR Choudhary were also present.