Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy unveiled the Telangana Sports Policy throughout the first version of the Telangana Sports Conclave right here on Saturday.
The coverage outlines a complete imaginative and prescient for sports activities growth throughout the state and can give attention to strengthening governance, increasing infrastructure, creating profession pathways and nurturing a vibrant sports activities ecosystem.
“We finished in 71st position in the Paris Olympics. We have declared that we are ready to host the Olympics but what if we do not win a single gold medal there? This policy is not just a piece of paper but a valuable document to guide us in our endeavour to win medals at the Olympics,” he stated throughout the day-long occasion, the place the state authorities additionally introduced a number of MoUs with key nationwide and worldwide organisations.
The coverage additionally asks for the formation of a 14-member Board of Governors to supervise the Telangana Sports Development Fund (TSDF). Featuring a few of India’s most revered stakeholders in sports activities like Kapil Dev, Abhinav Bindra, Pullela Gopichand, Bhaichung Bhutia and Sanjeev Goenka, this board will guarantee clear and accountable utilisation of assets.
Olympic medallist Gagan Narang stated that the profitable implementation of the coverage may make Telangana a ‘game-changer’ within the Indian sports activities ecosystem.
“PPP (Public-Private Partnership) is the buzzword, but we forget the original PPP — Policy, Programme and Performance. Buy into this PPP, and the other PPP is not a problem. Telangana could be the first state to implement this,” he stated throughout a panel dialogue.
Former Olympic capturing champion Bindra underlined the nation’s ‘transactional’ relationship with sport whereas hailing the goals of the newly-launched framework.
“This is not for elite sport. There will be an increase in the playing numbers with this policy. It is important to develop sports from the grassroots level and not focus on medals alone,” he acknowledged.
