Thursday, December 31, 2009
Fillip to sportspersons : Appt forms handedover
IMPHAL, Dec 30: Inau-gurating the newly cons-
tructed school building and administrative block
of the National Sports Academy here today, Chief
Minister O Ibobi Singh has expressed hope that
many National and International level players
would come out from the Sports Academy.
As announced by the State Government earlier,
offer forms/appointment forms were also
presented by the Chief Minister to the gold medal
winners in various National Games starting from
the event held at Imphal in 1999 at the occasion.
The appointment orders include induction of 40
players in Youth Affairs and Sports Department,
50 players in Home Department and 19 players in
the Education Department.
The Chief Minister explained that induction of the
players in different departments of the State
Government is based not only on their sporting
talent but also on their educational qualification.
However, there are two more cases of overaged
players, seven others who do not fulfil the
prescribed height in the efficiency test and two
other absentee players, which would be
considered in accordance to their minimum
qualification in general education, the Chief
Minister said, while emphasising on general
education along with pursuing sports.
With the inauguration of the school and the
administrative block, the sports academy would
be able to take care of the physical, mental and
educational development of the players as well,
the Chief Minister hoped.
Taking note of the fact that the number of
women players was more than their male
counterparts in the distribution of the
appointment orders, the Chief Minister observed
that more attention should be paid on improving
the performance of the women players from
whom much can be expected for the future of
sports in Manipur.
Presiding over the ianugural function of the
administrative block and the school building,
which have been reported constructed at an
estimated cost of Rs 92 lakhs and Rs 5.38 crores
respectively with funding from DONER Ministry,
Youth Affairs and Sports Minister N Biren
maintained that the present Government has kept
its promise of providing jobs to the meritorious
players unlike the Governments in the past which
never kept their words.
Earlier giving the key note address, Director of
Youth Affairs and Sports Boby Waikhom
informed the gathering that proposal had already
made for construction of an indoor hall and an
auditorium of the Sports Academy in the 12th
Finance Commission. So far, eight staff from
Youth Affairs and Sports Department, four from
Education Department and five other contract
staff are running the Academy.
Along with development of the infrastructure of
the Sports Academy fully, there would the need
for appointing more staff, the Director noted.
He also expressed happiness that the Sports
Academy which is not even three years old has
been able to produce National level medal winner
players in Archery and Judo.
Construction of the school building,
administrative block, staff quarters, laboratory
and the hostel of the Sports Academy reportedly
began in October last year at a total estimated
cost of Rs 22 crores with funding from the
Ministry of DONER and Manipur Development
Society as the implementing agency.
The National Sports Academy at Imphal was
established in 2007 with special focus of
grooming players in five disciplines namely
Archery, Boxing, Judo, Taekwondo and
Wrestling.
DGP Y Joykumar, Chief Secretary DS Poonia,
Education Manipur L Jayentakumar, etc were
among other dignitaries who were present at the
function.
tructed school building and administrative block
of the National Sports Academy here today, Chief
Minister O Ibobi Singh has expressed hope that
many National and International level players
would come out from the Sports Academy.
As announced by the State Government earlier,
offer forms/appointment forms were also
presented by the Chief Minister to the gold medal
winners in various National Games starting from
the event held at Imphal in 1999 at the occasion.
The appointment orders include induction of 40
players in Youth Affairs and Sports Department,
50 players in Home Department and 19 players in
the Education Department.
The Chief Minister explained that induction of the
players in different departments of the State
Government is based not only on their sporting
talent but also on their educational qualification.
However, there are two more cases of overaged
players, seven others who do not fulfil the
prescribed height in the efficiency test and two
other absentee players, which would be
considered in accordance to their minimum
qualification in general education, the Chief
Minister said, while emphasising on general
education along with pursuing sports.
With the inauguration of the school and the
administrative block, the sports academy would
be able to take care of the physical, mental and
educational development of the players as well,
the Chief Minister hoped.
Taking note of the fact that the number of
women players was more than their male
counterparts in the distribution of the
appointment orders, the Chief Minister observed
that more attention should be paid on improving
the performance of the women players from
whom much can be expected for the future of
sports in Manipur.
Presiding over the ianugural function of the
administrative block and the school building,
which have been reported constructed at an
estimated cost of Rs 92 lakhs and Rs 5.38 crores
respectively with funding from DONER Ministry,
Youth Affairs and Sports Minister N Biren
maintained that the present Government has kept
its promise of providing jobs to the meritorious
players unlike the Governments in the past which
never kept their words.
Earlier giving the key note address, Director of
Youth Affairs and Sports Boby Waikhom
informed the gathering that proposal had already
made for construction of an indoor hall and an
auditorium of the Sports Academy in the 12th
Finance Commission. So far, eight staff from
Youth Affairs and Sports Department, four from
Education Department and five other contract
staff are running the Academy.
Along with development of the infrastructure of
the Sports Academy fully, there would the need
for appointing more staff, the Director noted.
He also expressed happiness that the Sports
Academy which is not even three years old has
been able to produce National level medal winner
players in Archery and Judo.
Construction of the school building,
administrative block, staff quarters, laboratory
and the hostel of the Sports Academy reportedly
began in October last year at a total estimated
cost of Rs 22 crores with funding from the
Ministry of DONER and Manipur Development
Society as the implementing agency.
The National Sports Academy at Imphal was
established in 2007 with special focus of
grooming players in five disciplines namely
Archery, Boxing, Judo, Taekwondo and
Wrestling.
DGP Y Joykumar, Chief Secretary DS Poonia,
Education Manipur L Jayentakumar, etc were
among other dignitaries who were present at the
function.
