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NEW DELHI: Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Molvi Imran Raza Ansari attended launch of national sports programme “Khelo India,” here at the national conference of the State Ministers and Secretaries for Youth Affairs and Sports.
During the conference, Imran Raza Ansari said the youth in J and K are great assets as they have huge potential. “We need to come out of decades’ old mess. For this we want our country people to help us in restoring pride of youth, especially in State of Jammu and Kashmir,” Ansari said. “It is high time to bestow the State’s youth with sports and celebrate their energy and sportsmanship.”
While talking about various sports schemes functional in the State of Jammu and Kashmir, Ansari said that these schemes need to be revisited, and also modified according to emerging demands of international market and competition.
The minister also put a proposal before Union Government for providing enough support for the development of football in particular, besides, winter sports and water sports in Jammu and Kashmir. In addition, he also demanded Sports Authority of India (SAI) centres to be opened in the State of Jammu and Kashmir and also training camps in each State for our players.