The MoU is initially for a period eight years and could be
extended on mutual agreement of the parties concerned and it was signed by
Roque Dias, Executive Director (Special Project Cell), S.N. Singh, General
Manager CIL and Dushyant Chautala, MP and president of TTFI at Shastri
Bhavan on Tuesday in the presence of Injeti Srinivas, Secretary
Sports and SAI Director General, Suthirtha Bhattacharya, CIL
Chairman-cum-Managing Director and M.P. Singh, Secretary General of TTFI.
Named Coal India-SAI National Table Tennis Academy, it will
start functioning from Kolkata’s Salt Lake Stadium premises of SAI, with Coal India pumping
in over Rs. 7 crore towards constructing a training centre that can accommodate
24 tables and house 48 residential trainees, all in the age group of 10-14
years. But come August, the academy will be able to induct 24 residential
trainees before gradually increasing its capacity to 48, according to the MoU.
SAI, on its part, will provide adequate space within its
Netaji Subhas Eastern Centre at Salt Lake to construct the training centre with
all modern facilities, besides appointing support staff, coaches, making
available a complete scientific support, flooring, etc.
Under the MoU, SAI is
expected to meet the obligation of appointing two officials, seven coaches, a
two-member staff and eight sparring partners, including some from abroad. The
space provided for hostel at its premises will be large enough to comfortably accommodate
50 trainees with separate floors for boys and girls.
CIL, on the other hand, will support the cause financially
under CSR and take care of all capital expenditure and sports equipment and
other operating costs for the initial period of three years which is
extendable.
“We have been funding various other sports projects under
CSR. We are happy to be associated in this academy, which is will be one of its
kind in India ,”
said CIL’s Singh after signing the MoU.
It will be TTFI’s duty to provide all technical assistances,
including helping in talent scouting, establishing periodical tie-ups with
international coaches and granting affiliation to the academy in order to help
its trainees participate in all national ranking championships under the Academy
banner.
This, in turn, will mean that the academy boys are eligible for
international exposure as and when selected.
“All parameters to check the quality of coaches and experts
and periodical review of trainees will be in place,” said TTFI president Dushyant
Chautala.
Since the academy is residential in nature, it will provide
for schooling of all its trainees, possibly adopting the open school method
with provisions to monitor and supervise the academic progress of trainees on a
regular basis.
“As per SAI policy, our idea is to promote all Olympic
disciplines because we want a steady stream of international quality players.
So table tennis has very good potential and this academy will be one such hub
to produce quality players, We also arrange national and international
workshops, seminars for trainees, coaches and technical officials to update
their knowledge,” said the SAI Executive Director.
Picture caption:
Sports Secretary Injeti Srinivas, TTFI President Dushyant
Chautala and S.N. Singh of CIL afer signing the MoU at Shastri Bhavan as TTFI
Secretary General M.P. Singh and CIL chairman Suthirtha Bhattacharyna
look on.
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