Administrative Council approves J&K Sports Policy 2022
Administrative Council approves J&K Sports Policy 2022
Policy incorporates provisions for cash awards for winners, employment to outstanding sportspersons and lays special focus on differently-abled athletes
Jammu, Feb 05 : To promote sporting culture and harness the energy of youth in Jammu and Kashmir, the Administrative Council (AC), which met here under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, approved the rollout of the J&K Sports Policy 2022.
Farooq Khan and Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, Advisors to the Lieutenant Governor, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta, Chief Secretary, J&K, and Nitishwar Kumar, Principal Secretary to the Lieutenant Governor attended the meeting.
The new Sports Policy is aimed at promoting sports in the Union territory by developing sports infrastructure and incentivizing sportspersons to excel in their respective games/sport.
The Policy strives to achieve excellence by involving all the stakeholders and establishing inter-departmental synergies for composite development of sports.(GNS)
