Patna, Dec. 25 -- With an aim to promote sports at the grassroots level, Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary on Thursday announced to set up sports clubs in all 8,000 panchayats of the state.
Addressing the MP Sports Festival 2025 at Moin-ul-Haq Stadium in Patna, Choudhary said that sports equipment and facilities for various games would be provided soon to each sports club and added that the initiative will help identify and nurture talented players from rural and local areas.
The Deputy Chief Minister said the Bihar government has framed a policy under which players representing the state or country at national and international levels will be given direct government jobs.
He added that the state government is also constructin...