Arrangements made to provide budget in 171 local units for sports development

KATHMANDU: Minister for Education, Science and Technology Devendra Paudel has said an arrangement has been made to provide budget to 171 local units in the coming fiscal year for the construction of sports infrastructures. Responding to queries raised by lawmakers over the Appropriation Bill in today's meeting of the House of Representatives, Minister Paudel shared a proposal has been presented to provide budget to 171 local units in the coming fiscal year by giving continuity to the sports infrastructures as per the government's policy of constructing one sports infrastructure in each local level. He further said concept of sports insurance has been developed in the next fiscal year for the protection and development of players as well an arrangement of budget has been made to make the medical centre systematic in order to carry out treatment of injured players. Arrangement of budget on various issues including player’s life insurance, player and training health insurance, player incentive award and allowance to Olympic players has been made this year to encourage players. Minister Paudel on the behalf of the Minister for Youth and Sports, Maheshwor Jung Gahatraj, responded to queries of lawmakers on the issues related to youth and sports as Minister Gahatraj is on foreign trip. On the occasion, Minister Paudel opined that one school, one sports infrastructure will be developed from the school level for the development of sports sector. By RSS READ ALSO:

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