Directorate Sports and Youth Welfare also known as Department of Sports & Youth Welfare is one of the department of state government of

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, entitled for the development in the field of sports and youth welfare.

Objective & Functions of the Department

* Directorate Sports and Youth Welfare functions as the vital Department for the development of Backward Classes of the society and minority communities in the state of

. * One of the major function and objective of this department is to frame the policies and laws for the development of the sports as well as the welfare of the youth. * It also aims to control the poverty while providing employment to the people and implementing various welfare programmes and schemes to achieve the above objective.

Sports

The department organizes various inter-state, national and even international sports events, these are- Indian originated games like

Kho kho Kho kho or kho-kho is a traditional Indian sport that dates back to ancient India. It is the second most popular traditional tag game in the Indian subcontinent after kabaddi. Kho kho is played on a rectangular court with a central lane connec ...

, Gulli Danda, Pittu Garam (Sitoliya) and Langdi are popular in the rural areas.

Coaches & trainers

* Cricket :

Madan Lal Madan Lal Udhouram Sharma (; born 20 March 1951) is a former Indian cricketer (1974–1987) and Indian national cricket coach. He was a member of the 1983 Cricket World Cup winning India squad. Playing career Madan Lal enjoyed outstanding all ...

was appointed as chief coach of the Madhya Pradesh Cricket Academy (MPCA) by the Directorate Sports and Youth Welfare.

References

External links

Directorate Sports and Youth Welfare Madhya Pradesh

Youth Youth is the time of life when one is young. The word, youth, can also mean the time between childhood and adulthood ( maturity), but it can also refer to one's peak, in terms of health or the period of life known as being a young adult. Yo ...

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