Jharkhand govt to set up 2 football centres of excellence

Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das on Monday announced to set up two football centres of excellence in Ranchi and Deoghar, an official release said.

Talented footballers at panchayat, block and district levels will be given dress, shoes, sports kit and football by the state government.

"The Birsa Munda Football Centre of Excellence at Ranchi, and the Sidho-Kanhu Football Centre of Excellence at Deoghar will be set up by the Jharkhand Sports Authority," the release said quoting Das.

The government will also arrange coaches to train the footballers, he said.

The football playing children from tribal families will be given free dress and sports gear, the chief minister said while speaking on the concluding day of the Chief Minister's Invitational Football Tournament, 2018.

The state government has also taken decision to set up girls' football teams at the block and district level, Das said.

The chief minister also gave away Rs 20 lakh to international hockey player Salima Tete, Rs 10 lakh to another hockey player Niki Pradhan and archer Madhumita Kumari and Rs 5 lakh to archer Jayant Talukdar.