Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha announced setting up a panel of 25 eminent sportspersons, each for Kashmir and Jammu divisions, who would hold interactions with young sports talents in educational institutions and sports academies.
The announcement was made by the LG while addressing the people of J&K through the 19th edition of the ‘Awaaz Ki Awaaz’ radio programme.
Pratibha Sharma from Jammu had suggested setting up an institutional mechanism to involve sportspersons of national or international repute for direct regular interaction with aspiring and young sports talents in educational institutions.
Replying to her, the LG announced the decision of setting up a panel of 25 eminent sportspersons each for both the divisions of Kashmir and Jammu.
“The School and Higher Education Department would together prepare a calendar of interactions with the children which would motivate the future generation to perform better,” he said.
