1,000 to be imparted training in adventure sports yearly: Manohar Lal Khattar

Panchkula, January 23

Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Sunday announced that 1,000 youth of the state would be imparted training in adventure sports every year by the state government to make them employment-ready.

Apart from Panchkula’s Morni, adventure sports will be started in the hills of Kalesar, Dhosi, Aravallis and Mewat where 3-5 adventure sports camps will be organised every year. An amount of Rs 2 crore will be spent every year on training in these camps.

Khattar was addressing the closing ceremony of ‘Youthprenuer’ training programme organised at PWD rest house in Sector 1 under the ‘Milkha Singh Adventure Sports Club’.

The training programme that coincided with the 125th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose was organised by the Sports and Youth Affairs Department of Haryana.

Youth in the 16-29 age group of Morni area were trained about entrepreneurship related to ‘adventure sports and home stay’ in the training programme.

Minister of State for Sports and Youth Affairs Sandeep Singh and MP Rattan Lal Kataria were also present in the event.

Later in the day, Khattar laid the foundation stone of the State Information Commission building to be constructed at an estimated cost of Rs 36.49 crore in Sector 3. The construction of the six-storey building is expected to be completed in two years. Khattar announced to name the building after Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. — TNS

Budget of Rs 2 crore

Apart from Panchkula’s Morni, adventure sports will be started in the hills of Kalesar, Dhosi, Aravallis and Mewat where three-five annual camps will be organised. An amount of Rs2 crore will be spent every year on training in these camps