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Bihar Minister Shreyasi Singh’s Vision for Sports and IT
Shreyasi Singh, a famous shooter and now a minister in Bihar, is working hard to make sports and IT better in her state.
She has already built a big sports university and plans to open more sports centers.
She wants to help find and train young athletes, especially from small villages.
She also wants to create more jobs in the IT sector by building new tech parks and AI centers.
Her goal is to have at least 10 athletes from Bihar in the 2036 Olympics.
She believes that with good training and support, Bihar can become a strong state in sports and technology.
Shreyasi Singh, a two-time Commonwealth medalist, is Bihar's youngest minister handling Sports and IT.
Bihar has built an international sports stadium and a Sports University in Rajgir, with plans for more Centres of Excellence.
The sports budget has increased by 600% since 2020, with a focus on grassroots talent identification and training.
Singh aims to have at least 10 Bihar athletes represent India in the 2036 Olympics.
Bihar is planning to decentralize the IT sector by establishing IT parks and AI Centres of Excellence in tier-2 cities.
- Who
- Shreyasi Singh, Bihar's Minister for Sports and IT
- What
- Plans to enhance sports infrastructure and IT sector in Bihar
- Where
- Bihar, India
- When
- Current and future plans discussed
- Why
- To improve sports representation and bridge the urban-rural divide in the IT sector
Key facts
- Minister
- Shreyasi Singh
- Portfolio
- Sports and IT
- Sports University
- Sports University of Bihar in Rajgir
- Centres of Excellence
- Nine planned across Bihar
- Budget Increase
- 600% increase in sports budget since 2020
- AI Centres
- Three planned in Bihar
- Olympic Goal
- 10 Bihar athletes by 2036
- Medal Lao, Naukri Pao Yojna
- Government jobs for medal-winning athletes
Quotes
Shreyasi Singh
Bihar Minister for Sports and IT, and two-time BJP MLA from Jamui
“We are looking at opening several academies where children can be nurtured through skill training. Their accommodation and lodging will be taken care of, and their education will also be managed so that no child is left behind because they are into sports. Alongside these academies and Centres of Excellence, we want to enhance sports science. It is a field that is very new to the world and to India. Since the sports department is only one and a half years old, we want to get on with this trend early and introduce sports science so that it is not a new concept when an athlete goes outside Bihar. Sports science includes recovery, rehabilitation, nutrition, mental fitness, strength and power training.”
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“There is a weekly review of all schemes. Since the department is new and has only been functioning for one and a half years, the policies are recent. We have schemes to identify grassroots talent, provide scholarships to national and international athletes, and route athletes to Centres of Excellence for performance enhancement. We also have the Medal Lao, Naukri Pao Yojna through which medal-winning athletes can avail government jobs. Within one and a half years, 84 athletes are now working with the Sports Department. That itself is a win. Other than the Youth Panchayat Club that is going to be developed, there is no new policy immediately upcoming, but regular review is essential.”
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