NEW DELHI: Union Youth Minister and Sport Minister Kiren Rijiju said fitness is the solution to all physical and mental problems, adding that we get better bodies to feel great.
On Twitter, Rijiju shared a video of him walking uphill and the post “#FitIndiaMovement this morning in Srinagar walking uphill at an altitude of 500 meters. Anywhere, anytime, we can have a better body to look great to feel! Fitness is the solution for everyone. ” physical and mental problems. ‘Fitness Ka Dose Aadha Ghanta Roz’ #NewIndiaFitIndia. “
On Saturday, Rijiju opened the Khelo India State Center of Excellence for Rowing Discipline at the Jammu and Kashmir Sports Council’s Water Sports Academy in Srinagar.
He was led by Manoj Sinha, Lt. Governor, J&K, Farooq Khan, adviser to LG of J&K, and Alok Kumar, Secretary, Youth Services, J&K, accompanied for the ceremony at Nehru Park in Dal Lake, Srinagar.
Rijiju announced earlier this year during the Winter Games in Khelo India that the Union Sports Ministry would open a state-of-the-art water sports facility in Srinagar. All the procedures are now in place and the money has been allocated.
“It is a pleasure to come to Dal Lake to change the lives of the young athletes here. There is a lot of potential and we at the Ministry of Sports and the J&K Council are doing our best to help the young people here “Our Prime Minister Narendra Modi has many plans for Jammu & Kashmir. This will be a great opportunity for our future champions,” Rijiju said.
Currently, the Khelo India State Center of Excellence of the J & K Sports Council’s Water Sports Academy in Srinagar will focus on the sport of rowing. You will receive an initial grant of 145.16 lakhs and an annual recurring grant of 96.17 lakhs.
This is one of the two KISCEs from Jammu & Kashmir itself, the other is the Maulana Azad Stadium for fencing discipline in Jammu. A consolidated amount of Rs. 5.08 crores has been approved for the two centers in Jammu & Kashmir.
There are currently 24 KISCEs in 23 states and Union Territories, each of which is focused on the Olympic sport discipline. This is an ongoing effort to bring existing centers from the states and territories of the Union up to standard worldwide levels, taking into account the overall picture of how India can excel at the Olympics.
