The proposals were entered into at a sports-focussed session titled “Harnessing opportunities in the sports sector in Uttar Pradesh” at the UP Global Investors Summit. The summit has received a total of Rs 33.50 lakh crore worth of investment proposals across sectors in all the 75 districts of the state.
HCL Foundation has shown interest in working with 5,000 underprivileged children and youth and persons with disability to identify and nurture sporting talent. The proposed project will be implemented in Lucknow, Gautambuddh Nagar and Hardoi districts of the state.
Sporta Technologies (Dream Sports) has proposed to work with the state government for grassroots sports development, elite athletes’ development and technology and streaming partnerships.
Abhinav Futuristics, a sports science and healthcare technology organisation started by Olympic gold medalist and retired sports shooter Abhinav Bindra plans to establish high-performance sports training and rehabilitation centres in UP and also operate the centre for 5 years to cater to the needs of around 5000 athletes across the state ranging from grassroots sports to elite levels.
Rugby India has inked a MoU with the state wherein through the ‘Get Into Rugby’ (UP Grassroots Development) Program, the Indian Rugby Football Union plans to reach out to 3-4 target locations within the state and conduct training and education orientation workshops, activities and events in schools, local tournaments and competitions and coaching camps to support the preparation of the UP state teams.
MotoGP Bharat is organising the Race world championship in BIC Lucknow with a proposed investment of 473 crores and will employ 500 people.Inspire Institute of Sport, a high-performance training centre for athletes founded by the JSW Group will work on various initiatives with the department of Sports. Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association was also handed over the letter of approval for an international cricket stadium in Varanasi.
“Today marks a new vision for Uttar Pradesh as this is the first time ever that a sports investment session is being organised which spotlights how important the sector is to the government…Yogi Adityanath is implementing the vision of our Hon’ble PM efficiently and effectively at both grassroots and elite level. UP was the only state to felicitate all the Olympic medallists which speaks volume,” union minister for sports Anurag Thakur said.
“Uttar Pradesh has helped push sports in an organized manner and we are preparing grounds in every gram panchayat, making open gyms, mini stadiums, stadiums in every district, and promoting sports colleges, alongside private academies,” Girish Chandra Yadav, minister of state (independent charge) for sports and youth welfare in the state said.
“Uttar Pradesh has been proactive in developing its own sports development strategies while promoting and implementing central government initiatives for the athletes’ benefit. Moving forward, the department of sports envisions putting UP at the forefront of the national sporting movement by setting the benchmark for good governance and efficient implementation of large-scale sports and fitness programs while inviting investments from various corporates and organisations,” additional chief secretary of department of sports, Navneet Sehgal said.
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