The Chhattisgarh Government has moved a proposal for opening of Sports Authority of India (SAI) Centre in Archery discipline at Shivtarai Village in Bilaspur district of Chhattisgarh, the Central Government has informed.
The proposal to start a SAI Extension Centre at Shivtarai Village, Kota Tehsil, Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh) is under consideration, it informed.
Sports being a State subject, promotion and development of Sports in the country is primarily the onus of the State Government.
In order to complement/supplement the efforts of the States in this regard, the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports has been implementing various schemes for promotion of sports in the entire country, including C’garh, through creation/development of sports infrastructure and conduct of annual sports competitions, the Govt informed.
Proposals, as and when received from States/UTs under these Schemes, if complete in all respects and technically feasible, are being sanctioned subject to availability of funds within a reasonable time-frame it informed.