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KOKRAJHAR: The Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) Government has made a landmark decision to introduce sports activities in primary schools, aiming to promote physical fitness and nurture young talents from an early age. The BTC Sports Department and the Education Department will jointly work on this initiative to enhance sports development at the grassroots level.
The announcement was made during the inauguration of the ‘Orientation-cum- Refresher Course’ for employees serving under the Directorate of Sports and Youth Welfare department, BTC. The event, organized by the concerned department, was held on Monday at Titaguri, Kokrajhar.
Speaking at the event, BTC EM of Sports and Youth Welfare Department Daobaisa Boro highlighted the significance of the initiative. He emphasized that introducing sports at the primary school level could be a game-changer for sports development in the Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR). “This initiative holds immense potential to nurture young talent and foster a culture of sports in the region. We have decided to include sports activities in primary schools, with training sessions to be conducted once a week across various sports disciplines,” Boro said.
The orientation programme saw participation from key officials, including Swmdwn Mushahary, CHD of the Sports and Youth Welfare Department, BTC, Dr Shailesh Kumar Singh, Assistant Professor at LNIPE Guwahati and Dr N Suhindar Singh, among others.
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