Source: dailypioneer.com
Chief Minister Hemant Soren today said that the State of Jharkhand has immense talent and potentials in the field of sports, especially among women players and the State will soon come in the international sports map.
He said that sports talents needs to be polished and trained, the efforts of the State for which will be soon visible in coming days.
The Chief Minister, while interacting with US Middlebury College Field Hockey team and Shakti Vahini organisation here on
Friday said that the focus of sports policy should be sportsperson and sports and the Government is committed to encourage sports in the State.
Soren asked Middlebury Field Hockey Trainer from Vermont, USA Catarine Parry DeLorenzo to think about giving training to the Jharkhand women players for a year rather than seven days.
The CM appreciated the efforts of the group for personality development of children and spreading awareness for curbing human trafficking apart from encouraging sports in tribal areas.
Notably, 107 tribal girls from the villages of Gumla, Simdega, Khunti and Lohardaga district of Jharkhand have been trained for seven days by a training group of Vermont Middlebury Field Hockey by Shaktivahini and US Consulate in Kolkata. The final programme of this training will be held on February 01.
OSD to CM Gopalji Tiwari, Chief Trainer Catarine Parry DeLorenzo, Rishi Kant of Shakti Vahini, former member of National Commission for Women Manju Hembrom, Sneha Harsh, Priyanka Kumari, Pyari Kumari, Pyari Ekka, Purnima Niti, Somrai Kumari, Gress Murfy, Irin Nicols, Kelly Koel alongwith others were present on the occasion.
Meanwhile, there was a huge crowd of visitors at CM’s residence at Kanke Road Ranchi on Friday. Soren came to know the problems of visitors from all sections of the State. People who arrived under the leadership of social activist Dr. Prabhat Minj from Latehar district presented their greetings to the CM by presenting the book “Swaved”. Social activist Dr. Prabhat Minj pleaded before the Chief Minister that the residential school is ready for Chetak’s building. It is necessary to have a school here so that the children around will have facilities for teaching work. Taking cognizance of this, the CM assured that soon this school teaching work will start.
Soren was sensitive to address problems of visitors. He also directed the officials concerned immediately to deal with public problems. The CM told the visitors that resolving their problems is the priority of the government. The present government is dedicated to protect their interest, development and progress.