Kashmir Magazine By : Kashmir Magazine | Srinagar, Publish Date: Monday, May 15, 2023 12:30:43 AM | Updated Date : Monday, May 15, 2023 12:30:43 AM
Sajad Lone
Secretary Youth Services and Sports J&K, Sarmad Hafeez said that the department is mulling to display wall of honors of reputed athletes and sports icons in and around the prominent sports stadium in every district of Jammu and Kashmir.
“The Department of Youth Services and Sports J&K will display wall of honors of reputed athletes and sports icons in and around the sports fields in every district of J&K,” Secretary Youth Services and Sports, Sarmad Hafeez told exclusively to The Kashmir Magazine.
He said the Department is working on to provide government jobs to sportspersons who have exhibited outstanding performance. “Jobs to the outstanding sportspersons under SO-12 are under active consideration in the General Administration Department,” he said.
“There should be an encouragement to outstanding sportsmen. It has been decided to provide some kind of inspiration to them,” he said.
He also said that the department has planned to engage 70 lac youth in different sports activities this year with an aim to keep them away from social evils, drugs etc. “Pictures of best sportspersons will be displayed in and outside sports stadiums to make their parents, well wishers and entire J&K proud,” he said and added, “The pictures of best athletes and sportspersons will be displayed in major sports fields in each district of J&K including MA Stadium and Bakhshi Stadium”.
He added it will be a matter of great pride and will inspire new generation to come forward and engage into sports activities.
Secretary YSS added “The department will bring reputed national and international sportsmen to Jammu and Kashmir in order to inspire youth towards sports activities”.
The officer held that the outstanding sportspersons will likely get government job in future and the proposal in under active consideration with the Government. “Hope some concrete result will come to fore for outstanding sportspersons. Apart from non-gazetted posts, 5 gazetted posts also will be reserved for outstanding sportspersons. Besides we are working on that admissions in different colleges and universities should be kept reserved for the category,” he added.