J&K Police keen to develop Sports in the State

Jammu,03 December 2014(CNS):-On the directions of Additional Director General of Police Armed J&K, Mr. S.M Sahai, a joint meeting of J&K State sports associations and coaches of jammu and Kashmir Police teams was today convened by IGP Armed APHQ, Mr. Mukesh Singh, here at Armed Police Headquarters. The meeting was convened to improve coordination between Police and sports associations of the State, speed up developments, improve performance of players and promote different Sports across the State.

The members of different sports associations put forth their agendas and suggestions to improve the sports culture in the State. The associations favored the implementation of Sports policy and suggested that separate quota should be reserved for the sports personnel in recruitment drives. In order to improve the performance of Police teams, the associations suggested that they be co-opted as members of J&K Police Sports board for technical suggestions.

The IGP Mukesh Singh urged that on the analogy of State associations of Football, Hand Ball, Hockey, other associations shall also provide affiliation to J&K Police as it has amply contributed in promoting sports in every nook and corner of the State and has the credit being the organisation where sportsmen have excelled and brought laurels not only to the State but for the Nation too.

The IGP Mr Mukesh Singh said, “The Jammu and Kashmir Police are already providing training to youth of the State for better results in the National and International Championships”. “The organistaion is on the mission to explore and search the talent in far-off areas to produce Olympians and Arjun awardees from the State, this mission can only be fulfilled with support of the associations”, he added.

Among others the meeting was attended by Z A Thakur President J&K Football Association), Dr S M Bali President J&K Handball Association, Kuldeep Magotra General Secretary Volleyball Association, Yudhvir Singh Joint Sec. J&K Weightlifting Association, K K Gupta General Secretary J&K Kabaddi Association, Sudhir Kumar General Secretay J&K Shooting Association, Raju Sharma (wrestling association), Virendar Pal singh( Basket Ball Association), S S Gill ( Boxing Association of J&K), , Kuldeep Handoo Sports officer J&K Police and Imran Iqbal coordinator Sports.