Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Come and play scheme launched nationwide

New Delhi, October 9, 2011: Union Minister for Social Justices and Empowerment, Mukul Wasnik today launched the nationwide “Come & Play Scheme”. Aimed at opening the SAI sporting infrastructure for sports loving citizen apart from dedicated sportspersons, the scheme would ensure access to more than 80 SAI facilities, spread across the length and breadth of the country. The function held at MDC National Stadium was presided over by the Union Minister of State for Youth Affairs & Sports Ajay Maken.

As a part of the legacy utilization plan of the newly created sports infrastructure in the capital, the ‘COME AND PLAY’ Scheme was initiated by Ajay Maken at various Sports Authority of India (SAI) stadium complexes in New Delhi, on April 15, 2011. The scheme envisages opening up of the SAI stadiums in the city for use by school children, students, sports person as also the common people. The response to the scheme has been encouraging and has attracted around 12,000 of sports enthusiasts.

The objective of the scheme is essentially to impart coaching, primarily to beginners, not only to broad base sports but for optimum utilization of the facilities available.

Considering the success of the scheme in Delhi, Maken directed SAI authorities to replicate in all the SAI regional centres / sub-centres / institutions, STCs & SAG centres. It was in this background that the scheme was launched nationwide by Mukul Wasnik, Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment and Maken here today. On the occasion, the theme song and a booklet on “Come & Play Scheme” was also released.

Press release

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