Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha on Saturday inaugurated the second phase of ‘Energy — CAPF Youth Under 19 Footbal Talent Hunt Competition - 2017’ at Mega Sports Complex, Hotwar, Sports Gate, Ranchi.
The event is being organised keeping in view the proposed FIFA Under-17 football World Cup in India in October 2017, on the initiative of the Prime Minister, prior to the World Cup, in order to create passion and attraction towards football in the youths of the country.
The responsibility of hosting the second phase of the competition after the successful completion of the first phase of the contest, which ran from June 5 to 14, has also been entrusted to Jharkhand Sector, CRPF.
BB Pradhan , DG (Home Guard and Fire Services), Rahul Sharma, Secretary, Art, Culture, Sports and Youth Affairs, including International Cricket Player Saurabh Tiwari , along with the officers of the State, Central Armed Forces and over 5,000 people were present on the occasion.
This second phase of the competition will provide a golden opportunity for the Central Zone of six states to showcase their talents and skills from the teams of both young men and women from Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal and Jharkhand.
The best performing team in both the categories will be provided with the cash prize of one lakh rupees along with the Banerjee Cup. The runners-up and third-place teams will get Rs 60,000 and 40,000 cash prizes respectively. Moreover, along with the trophies the best players of both the categories of the competition will be awarded with the cash prize of 10 lakh rupees.
“On the basis of competitions, the talented youth will be given the opportunity to represent the country at the national and international level as a part of the Government's planned policy,” said Sinha.