Ludhiana, February 23
To promote sports in rural areas and make the state a sporting powerhouse, sports kits were distributed among 100 youth clubs under the mission ‘Youth of Punjab’ in Ludhiana today.
Lt Gen TS Shergill, senior advisor to CM Capt Amarinder Singh, launched the first phase of the mission. The aim of this mission is to engage the youths of the rural areas in the sports by channelizing the unbounded energy in the right direction.
Addressing the representatives of youth clubs in Guru Nanak Bhawan, Shergill said these kits would play a pivotal role in the promotion of sports and other social activities in the rural areas.
Sukhwinder Singh Bindra, chairman, Punjab Youth Development Board said that the sports would keep the youth away from the drugs and they would be able to contribute for the society.
He said sports kits would be provided to all 13,000 registered youths’ clubs in the coming phases.— TNS
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