Now Rajasthan will also become a state to bring medals in Olympics like Haryana. The state government has already started preparations for Olympics 2028. For this, ‘Mission Olympics-2028’ has been started. World class facilities will be made available to 50 most talented players of the state for Olympic Games. For this, Centre of Excellence for Sports will be built in Jaipur at a cost of Rs 100 crore. Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma says that the youth of Rajasthan is very talented, and the sports talents here have the ability to perform better at the national and international level. He said that the state government is developing world class facilities in the sports sector, so that the players make the state proud. Making the state a leader in sports is the priority of the state government.
In fact, this was said by Sharma during the review meeting of the Youth and Sports Department on Monday. He instructed the officials to complete the construction of the centre soon. The Chief Minister also reviewed various topics including the functioning of Rajasthan State Sports Council and Rajasthan Youth Board, setting up of Yuva Sathi Centre in each division, setting up of Maharana Pratap Sports University, Target Olympic Podium (TOP), State Youth Festival, out of turn appointment to medal winners.
‘Khelo Rajasthan› will provide a platform to local level talents
Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma said that ‘Khelo Rajasthan’ Youth Games will be organised on the lines of ‘Khelo India’ Youth Games, through which local level talents will be honed. He said that with a view to preparing rural youth for sports competitions, 163 Gram Panchayats with a population of 10 thousand have been selected in the first phase. Open gyms and playgrounds will be built here. The Chief Minister instructed that along with their construction, proper maintenance should also be ensured.
He directed the officials to coordinate with other states and study the various schemes, policies, innovations being run there in the field of sports so that Rajasthan can get maximum benefit from them.
Youth and sports policies to promote holistic development
The Chief Minister said that the state government will soon bring a youth policy for the all-round development of the youth, to encourage them and to quickly resolve their problems. He said that sports also play an important role in the personality development of the youth. A proper environment is being created for the promotion of sports at every level in the state.
Sports Policy-2024 is also being prepared by incorporating science, analysis, counselling and nutrition along with sports infrastructure. The Chief Minister directed the officials to finalise both these policies and complete the necessary action soon.
Officials directed to ensure timely implementation of budget announcements
He directed the officials to ensure timely and effective implementation of all the budgetary announcements made for the all-round development of the youth and promotion of sports. So that the benefits of these announcements and schemes reach the youth and players of our state as soon as possible. In the meeting, Secretary to Government Sports and Youth Affairs Dr Neeraj K. Pawan gave detailed information about the progress of the department’s budgetary announcements through a presentation. During this, Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Colonel Rajyavardhan Rathore, Chief Secretary Sudhansh Pant, Additional Chief Secretary Chief Minister’s Office Shikhar Aggarwal, Principal Secretary Chief Minister’s Office Alok Gupta and other senior officials were present.
