Priyanka Poojary
On December 15, 2021 Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren launched a sports scheme named Sports Action toward Harnessing Aspiration of Youth (SAHAY) for the naxal hit areas in the state. This scheme intends to provide right opportunities to the youth in the naxal hit areas. It aims at engaging the youth in such areas to sports activities in order to prevent them from indulging in violence and rebel activities. Under this scheme the youngsters in such areas will be provided with a platform for participating in sporting activities like football, hockey, volleyball and athletics. The state government will provide will provide funds to the players who will be participating in the events. Sports nurseries will also be set up by the state government in maoist districts in the state. This scheme will thereby tend to indulge the youth in sports thus preventing them from the influence of naxalites.
Scheme Overview:
| Scheme Name | Sports Action toward Harnessing Aspiration of Youth (SAHAY) Scheme |
| Scheme Under | Jharkhand Government |
| Launched By | Chief Minister Hemant Soren |
| Launch Date | December 15, 2021 |
| Currently Covers | Naxal-hit districts in the state like West Singhbhum, Seraikela-Kharsawan, Khunti, Simdega and Gumla |
| Beneficiaries | Youth in the naxal-hit districts |
| Major Objective | To provide a platform to the youth in the naxal hit areas to indulge in sports thus preventing them from indulging in violence and rebel activities under the influence of naxalites. |
Objectives and Benefits:
- The main objective of the scheme is to provide a sports platform to the youth in the naxal hit districts in the state.
- It aims to help the youth to get indulged in sports thus preventing them from the influence of naxalites.
- It aims to prevent the youth in such areas from indulging in violence and rebel activities.
- This scheme intends to shape the future of youth in naxal hit areas thereby giving them right opportunities.
- Under this scheme the state government will provide funds to the players who will be participating in the events.
- Sports nurseries will also be set up by the state government in naxal hit districts in the state under this scheme.
- It tends to ensure welfare of the youth in the such areas in the state.
Key Points:
- Chief Minister Hemant Soren launched Sports Action towards Harnessing Aspiration of Youth (SAHAY) scheme in the state on December 15, 2021.
- This scheme is launched for the youth in naxal-hit districts in the state.
- This scheme intends to provide right opportunities to the youth in the naxal hit areas.
- Under this scheme the youngsters in such areas will be provided with a platform for participating in sporting activities like football, hockey, volleyball and athletics.
- Currently this scheme covers naxal-hit districts like West Singhbhum, Seraikela-Kharsawan, Khunti, Simdega and Gumla.
- About 72000 interested candidates will participate in the sporting activities, events.
- The state government will provide will provide funds from Rs. 2000 to Rs. 10000 to the players who will be participating in the events.
- Sports nurseries will also be set up by the state government in naxal hit districts in the state.
- State government intends to make efforts to engage the youth in naxal hit areas to sports activities in order to prevent them from indulging in violence and rebel activities under the influence of naxalites.
- The state government aims at providing a platform to the youth in such areas thereby contributing to their development and social welfare.
