Archive · 3 Jan 2026
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
- When
- Current and future plans discussed
- Where
- Bihar, India
- Why
- To improve sports representation and bridge the urban-rural divide in the IT sector
- 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