On his method to Bhandara, Thakur met the click in Nagpur and spoke about more than a few govt schemes for the promotion of sports activities. When requested about India’s participation in September’s Asia Cup scheduled in Pakistan, Thakur stated, “Let the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) take a choice on Indian crew’s participation in Asia Cup first, then best the sports activities ministry and residential ministry will make a decision.
Thakur additionally stated that the central govt is making plans to open 1,000 Khelo India facilities by way of August 15. “As of now we have sanctioned 945 Khelo India centers and before August 15 the government will achieve the target of 1,000 such centers across the country. Our goal is to start at least one Khelo India center in each district.”
He added, “The central government is focused on the promotion of sports. In 2014, the 900 crore sports budget rose to 3,397 crores. Even the five-year plan of Khelo India Youth Games (KIYG) has been extended to another five years.”
On the promotion of sports at the grassroots level, Thakur said, “The government is providing everything to elite athletes of the country through the TOPS scheme. At the Khelo India accredited academies, the government is spending a lot for selected sportspersons, who are mostly from villages and the result is visible.”
“In the recently held KIYG, many national records were broken. Some of the Khelo India participants are now representing India at the Commonwealth Games and Olympics, and are winning medals for the country,” he stated.
Thakur additional added that the promotion of sports activities on the grassroots stage is a elementary accountability of state governments. “We have plans to soon conduct a meeting of sports ministers of various state governments. By the end of this month, we are planning an all-state sports ministers meeting where every state will get a chance to share knowledge.”
“The Khasdar Krida Mahotsav in Nagpur is an excellent initiative by way of Nitin Gadkari and lots of extra contributors of parliaments around the nation are making plans to arrange an identical grassroots occasions. All those tasks are giving a platform to native gamers, which in the end lend a hand tribal gamers get a possibility to show off their ability and inspire them to convey laurels for India,” he stated.