NMDC CMD Baijendra Kumar holds high-level sports panel meeting

In an earlier meeting held this year, Steel Minister had asked all PSUs to work together for development of sports in the country and avoid duplication and overlapping of efforts in this area.

The PSUs have Plants & Units spread across the country so they can contribute to promotion of sports in different regions of the country.

Local talent can be spotted through regular coaching camps and bright children can be trained by professionals for state and national level games, the Minister had stated.

The Sports Committee consists CMDs of all CPSEs under Ministry of Steel and various eminent sports personalities of Hockey, Archery, Wrestling, Athletics, etc and sport coaches.

The main objective of the Committee is to prepare a detailed action Plan to have an effective impact on sports activities and to draw a Roadmap for Promotion of Sports by CPSEs and make its recommendations. The said meeting was attended by the CMDs and representatives from member CPSEs and sports personalities.

Discussions were held on the issues such as identification of States where specific sports may be taken up, apart from affiliation/association of CPSEs with sports federations/apex sports bodies such as Indian Olympic Association. The committee in it's maiden meeting also discussed about the possibility of support by CPSEs under MoS to various Sports Leagues such as Hockey, Football, Kabaddi, Badminton, Wrestling leagues etc, either individually or in collaboration.

Chairman of the Committee N Baijendra Kumar, CMD NMDC suggested the members to prepare detailed proposals for setting up of sports leagues by CPSEs under MoS and to examine various schemes of Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports related to Promotion of sports and to examine the possibility of sponsoring major sporting events in the country so that Ministry of Steel will have its presence in all important national and international level sports events.