Sports and Youth Welfare Department

The schemes of the Government of India and the State Government are being duly edited by the Department of Sports and Youth Welfare. With the available financial and administrative resources, Sports and Youth Welfare Department is running all the activities in the entire state of Chhattisgarh smoothly.

It will be the endeavor of the department to provide more opportunities and facilities to all the talented sportspersons and youth of the state in various activities related to them by making proper use of available financial and administrative resources. For this purpose, the Non-Hostel Sports Academy Raipur of Hockey and Archery is being operated. The hostel sports academy of hockey and archery will also be launched in Raipur, the capital of Chhattisgarh state.

The Rural Area Sports Practice Scheme has been launched with an aim to enhance the talent of rural sportspersons and to make them aware of sports as well as providing them adequate opportunities. Under this, sports practice centers are being set up in three gram panchayats of each development block. State-of-the-art sports infrastructure has been built in the state. Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium Parsada Naya Raipur is an excellent example of world-class infrastructure. This cricket stadium is the second largest stadium in India, which has an audience capacity of 60 thousand. In this stadium, 04 IPL And 08 Champions League T20 matches have been successful. B.C.C.I. The pitch of Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium has been awarded the best pitch (ground). The International Hockey Stadium has been constructed at Rajnandgaon and Raipur. Polyglass and blue hockey synthetic surfaces have been installed in it. These grounds have been certified for world class competition by the International Hockey Federation. Hockey World League Men's Final Round has been organized in International Hockey Stadium Raipur in November-December 2015. A large sports training center of the state is being constructed at Bilaspur. This massive sports infrastructure includes outdoor stadium, indoor stadium, athletic track, Synthetic surface hockey ground and indoor hall are being constructed for indoor games. Separate world-class hockey practice pitch (synthetic surface) has been constructed near International Hockey Stadium in Raipur. A new hockey turf ground has also been constructed at the state training center Bahtarai Bilaspur. The state government has declared 181 outstanding sportspersons of various sports, out of which a total of 64 players have been given government jobs by the year 2015-16. Under Mukhyamantri Yuva Bharat Darshan Yojana, youths of Bastar division and Rajnandgaon have been visited various historical and philosophical sites of India. State Government players receiving medals on the auspicious occasion of National Sports Day on 29 August, Sports Investor Award and cash prize is given to the coaches and judges. The state of Chhattisgarh ranks first in terms of prize money given to sportspersons by the state government. For the purpose of promoting sports activities in the state, the department provides financial assistance (grants) to various state sports associations, district sports associations and non-government sports organizations operating in the state. The Recognition and Financial Assistance Rules 2018 has been released keeping in mind the current requirements of the players and sports association, In which the amount of grant and other financial assistance has been increased. The youth of the state have been trained through a special trainer to encourage the youth in various adventure destinations and inaccessible adventure destinations of the state through adventure activities, to encourage the youth in adventure activities of the state and to get out of the odd situations. In the 35th National Games Kerala 2015, the state players have won 10 medals. Efforts are being made to get maximum number of medals for the upcoming 36th National Sports Goa. The 37th National Games have been hosted by Chhattisgarh. The event is proposed to be held in the near future. Based on the criteria of the Government of India and the Indian Olympic Association, the development of various world-class sports infrastructure is being done in the state for organizing the 37th National Games. Such an effort is being made. The 37th National Games have been hosted by Chhattisgarh. The event is proposed to be held in the near future. Based on the criteria of the Government of India and the Indian Olympic Association, the development of various world-class sports infrastructure is being done in the state for organizing the 37th National Games. Such an effort is being made. The 37th National Games have been hosted by Chhattisgarh. The event is proposed to be held in the near future. Based on the criteria of the Government of India and the Indian Olympic Association, the development of various world-class sports infrastructure is being done in the state for organizing the 37th National Games. Such an effort is being made. The 37th National Games have been hosted by Chhattisgarh. The event is proposed to be held in the near future. Based on the criteria of the Government of India and the Indian Olympic Association, the development of various world-class sports infrastructure is being done in the state for organizing the 37th National Games. Such an effort is being made. The 37th National Games have been hosted by Chhattisgarh. The event is proposed to be held in the near future. Based on the criteria of the Government of India and the Indian Olympic Association, the development of various world-class sports infrastructure is being done in the state for organizing the 37th National Games. Such an effort is being made. The 37th National Games have been hosted by Chhattisgarh. The event is proposed to be held in the near future. Based on the criteria of the Government of India and the Indian Olympic Association, the development of various world-class sports infrastructure is being done in the state for organizing the 37th National Games. Such an effort is being made. The 37th National Games have been hosted by Chhattisgarh. The event is proposed to be held in the near future. Based on the criteria of the Government of India and the Indian Olympic Association, the development of various world-class sports infrastructure is being done in the state for organizing the 37th National Games.