JAMMU: Minister for Youth Services and Sports, Satish Sharma, today said that the department has taken up several sports related schemes and initiatives for promotion of sports infrastructure in Marh Constituency.
He was replying to a question raised by Legislator Arvind Gupta on behalf of Surinder Kumar in the Legislative Assembly.
The Minster said that in Marh constituency, the department has undertaken renovation of playfield Marh for Rs. 1 crore and presently the work is in progress with 50 percent completion. He further said that the work on construction of synthetic volleyball court at High School Suriyachak with an allotted cost of Rs. 15.50 Lakh and development of playfield at Sant Hare Ram Dass Public School Phallian Mandal with an estimated cost of Rs. 31.65 Lakh has also been completed.
The Minister further said that the government degree college Marh has been allotted 51 Kanal and 11 Marla of land at village Dhateryal Marh, where construction of the college building is presently in progress. “As the college is currently functioning in pre-fabricated structures, sports infrastructure such as indoor sports hall, gymnasiums and athletic track will be taken up after completion of the first phase of completion of the college building”, he added.
“About 9233 activities related to coaching camps, talent hunt initiatives, scholarships and other activities have been taken up in Jammu district. Besides, 143 sports activities including tournaments of different sports have been conducted in the district from November 2024 to February 2026”, informed the Minister.
The Minister also informed about several sports related schemes and initiatives for development of sports infrastructure, organizing district and state level tournaments, providing sports uniform to the students and supporting training programs for young athletes are also been undertaken in the constituency.
The Minister said that awareness and participation programs are also being conducted in school and villages in Marh constituency. He said the constituency is also being benefited from J&K Sport Policy 2022 which emphasizes talent identification, mass participation, structured coaching and incentives for sportspersons. “Regular coaching camps, training Programmes and sports competitions are being organized in collaboration with the recognized sports association, enabling youth to participate in the district, UT and national level events. These sustained efforts have significantly enhanced Youth engagement, encouraged a sports culture and provided a strong platform for the aspiring athletes in the constituency”, he added.