‘They are building future, making J&K shine’
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 9: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha right now mentioned many youth who had been misled and given stones, right now have sports activities kits of their fingers and are constructing new future for themselves.
He was addressing a perform on concluding day of the LG’s Rolling Trophy at MA Stadium right here.
“Many youth who were misled and handed over stones in their hands, today have hockey sticks, cricket bats, tennis and badminton rackets in their hands,” Sinha mentioned.
He mentioned such youth are true champions of their lives and will not be solely constructing new future for themselves however are additionally making Jammu and Kashmir shine.
“Three years back under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Jammu and Kashmir took pledge to win over all crisis and problems,” the Lieutenant Governor mentioned.
Earlier, Sinha on concluding day of the LG’s Rolling Trophy congratulated the gamers and profitable group and urged them to proceed to do their greatest to carry glory to the sports activities fraternity.
He mentioned, the LG’s Rolling Trophy is a crucial initiative of the Mission Youth that goals to strengthen the roots of sports activities tradition. The event enabled our gamers to exhibit excellence on the sector and promoted pleasure, camaraderie and the spirit of sportsmanship, he added.
“More than 42,000 players competed with the spirit of peace, friendship, equality, and respect. The players with their skill and endurance on the playing field have inspired the young generation, renewed the essential spirit of sports and made this tournament truly memorable,” Sinha noticed.
He reiterated the Government’s dedication to offer trendy services and world class teaching to the sportspersons.
“Under the guidance of the Prime Minister, we have created new infrastructures for the players in far-flung areas. It is being ensured that the youth living in villages get modern facilities and mentoring,” mentioned the Lt Governor.
He noticed that the important thing to vibrant sports activities tradition lies within the efficient mixture of expertise hunt, mentoring and appropriate platform. Not solely we wish to feed our sports activities tradition with a gentle stream of younger abilities, however we additionally wish to inculcate sporting excellence and talent in our youth, he added.
“Sports build character, infuse values of team spirit and bring diverse communities together. We are resolute to extend all possible support, facilities and resources to the sportspersons to safeguard their future and make their dreams come true”, the Lt Governor noticed.
This 12 months, 104 initiatives underneath JKIDFC and 117 initiatives underneath CAPEX have been accomplished throughout the UT. More than 60 lakh kids and youth participated in sports activities actions within the final one 12 months. “In many disciplines like gymnastics, judo, football, cricket, we have set up academies to identify & nurture the talents, he noted.
“Youth should think big and act towards more ambitious goals in life. The administration is with them at every step”, mentioned the Lt Governor.
Mission Youth with its varied schemes is offering our youth a lifetime of hope, goal and alternative. Sports, self employment & different youth oriented programmes being run by the UT Administration have remodeled the lives of youth of J&Okay. As many as 17 schemes of Mission Youth have empowered the younger era to appreciate their true potential, the Lt Governor added.
“In just 10 days of Back to Village and My Town, My Pride, we have created 75,000 new entrepreneurs. In the last three years, 6 lakh youth have started their entrepreneurial journey”, he additional added.
On the event, Sinha inaugurated the Main Gate at MA Stadium and laid the muse stone for Artificial Rock Climbing Wall on the premises.
He interacted with the gamers and handed over trophies and money prizes to the profitable, and different prime performing groups and the gamers who excelled within the event.
Jammu emerged because the winner of the LG’s Rolling Trophy (Cricket) and was awarded with the money prize of Rs one lakh. The second & third positioned groups of the event, Anantnag and Ganderbal had been awarded with money prize of Rs 75,000 & Rs 50,000, respectively, whereas Doda grabbed the fourth spot.
Ankush Sharma was declared because the Man of the Tournament and was awarded with Rs 50,000 money prize for his excellent efficiency. Rishav received the Man of the Match within the finals.
Mukesh Singh, ADGP Jammu; Sarmad Hafeez, Secretary to the Government, Youth Services & Sports Department; Ramesh Kumar, Divisional Commissioner, Jammu and representatives of assorted sports activities organizations, outstanding sports activities personalities and sports-lovers had been current on the event.