Nitish: 33.3% quota for girls in the proposed sports university | Patna News
PATNA: At least 33.3% of the seats in the state’s premier sports university would be reserved for girls.
CM Nitish Kumar on Wednesday called on the heads of the arts, culture and youth department to make the necessary statutory arrangements in the rules of the proposed sports university in this regard.
“The reservation of places will motivate more girls towards sports and their numbers will automatically increase in the field of sports,” Nitish said during a review of the main features of the Bihar Sports University bill-2021, during a meeting.
Once launched, Bihar Sports University would be the first of its kind in the state and the eighth such university in the country. States like Punjab, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Assam, and Tamil Nadu already have sports universities while Manipur has the country’s first central sports university, named the National Sports University.
After reviewing the bill, Nitish said further discussion was needed on some points of the proposed legislation for the establishment of the sports university. He asked ministry officials to resubmit the bill in the next few days after having held an in-depth discussion of the points raised in today’s review meeting and after conducting an on-site visit to the proposed site. .
“Since we had the opportunity to work for the people of the state, we have taken several steps to promote the sport in addition to carrying out a lot of development work in Bihar. An international standard cricket stadium is being built in Rajgir in the Nalanda district. A sports academy is also under construction in Rajgir. Students with an interest in sports would be trained at the academy. Once the university is operational, it will foster a culture of sports in the state and students could benefit from better on-the-job training, ”Nitish said.
Reached by telephone, the Minister of Arts, Culture and Youth, Alok Ranjan, told TOI: “The proposed sports university would most likely have its seat in Rajgir. But this is not final. We will bring the highlights of the bill back to the CM in the next 10 to 15 days for further discussion. ”
To a question, the minister said that the university would have all sports-related institutions, training centers and physical education colleges located in Bihar under its jurisdiction.
Earlier, the additional chief secretary of the department, Vandana Kini, made a detailed presentation on the main characteristics of the sports university to the CM.
CM Nitish Kumar on Wednesday called on the heads of the arts, culture and youth department to make the necessary statutory arrangements in the rules of the proposed sports university in this regard.
“The reservation of places will motivate more girls towards sports and their numbers will automatically increase in the field of sports,” Nitish said during a review of the main features of the Bihar Sports University bill-2021, during a meeting.
Once launched, Bihar Sports University would be the first of its kind in the state and the eighth such university in the country. States like Punjab, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Assam, and Tamil Nadu already have sports universities while Manipur has the country’s first central sports university, named the National Sports University.
After reviewing the bill, Nitish said further discussion was needed on some points of the proposed legislation for the establishment of the sports university. He asked ministry officials to resubmit the bill in the next few days after having held an in-depth discussion of the points raised in today’s review meeting and after conducting an on-site visit to the proposed site. .
“Since we had the opportunity to work for the people of the state, we have taken several steps to promote the sport in addition to carrying out a lot of development work in Bihar. An international standard cricket stadium is being built in Rajgir in the Nalanda district. A sports academy is also under construction in Rajgir. Students with an interest in sports would be trained at the academy. Once the university is operational, it will foster a culture of sports in the state and students could benefit from better on-the-job training, ”Nitish said.
Reached by telephone, the Minister of Arts, Culture and Youth, Alok Ranjan, told TOI: “The proposed sports university would most likely have its seat in Rajgir. But this is not final. We will bring the highlights of the bill back to the CM in the next 10 to 15 days for further discussion. ”
To a question, the minister said that the university would have all sports-related institutions, training centers and physical education colleges located in Bihar under its jurisdiction.
Earlier, the additional chief secretary of the department, Vandana Kini, made a detailed presentation on the main characteristics of the sports university to the CM.