Raipur (thestates.news) State Government’s Sport and Youth Welfare Department has constituted Chhattisgarh Sports Development Authority, registered under Chhattisgarh Society Registration Act 1973. Chief Minister Mr. Bhupesh Baghel will be the Ex-Officio Chairman of the authority and Sports and Youth Welfare Minister Mr. Umesh Kumar Patel will be the Ex-Officio Vice-Chairman. All the ministers of the government have been appointed as the ex-officio members of the authority. Chief Secretary has been appointed as the Ex-Officio Coordinator and Additional Chief Secretary Finance for the Authority, Principal Secretary Home Department, Principal Secretary School Education, Secretary Sports and Youth Welfare, Secretary Higher Education, Secretary Urban Administration and Development Department, Commissioner/Director Sports and Youth Welfare have been appointed as the ex-officio members of the authority. The main office of this authority has been decided to be based at Directorate of Sports and Youth Welfare, International Hockey Stadium GE Road Raipur.
It is noteworthy that Chief Minister Mr. Bhupesh Baghel had announced formation of Sports Development Authority in the state to expand sports facilities in Chhattisgarh and to provide better sports infrastructure to the sportspersons. Main objective behind formation of the authority is to take policy-based decisions in spots sector, coordination between sports-related departments, decision-making for organizing national-international events and to get financial aid from Government of India under sports development schemes. Besides, the sports development authority also aims to ensure development of sports infrastructures, strike balance between education and sports, generate necessary resources for sports, to develop sports excellence centers and sports schools and sports institutions as well as sportspersons, through legally acquired support.
