Secretary Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Muhammad Ali has presided over an important meeting of Departmental Development Sub-Committee (DDSC) at the Punjab Stadium on Thursday.
Director General Sports Punjab Muhammad Tariq Qureshi, Additional Secretary Sports Shabbir Hussain Cheema, Deputy Director Planning Mirza Nadeem, Project Director PMU, officers from Finance, Planning and Development Departments also participated in the meeting. More than 60 schemes of sports and youth affairs were presented for approval in the meeting.
Addressing the meeting, Secretary Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Muhammad Ali said that four sports schemes (two each in Rahimyar Khan and Rajanpur) will be constructed in Kacha area. “Nine synthetic hockey grounds will also be constructed in various parts of Punjab province”.
Secretary Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Muhammad Ali informed that a total of 40 padel tennis courts will be constructed in Punjab. “Under Youth Wing schemes, capacity building and youth engagement programmes will be launched”.
Secretary Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Muhammad Ali said that Punjab Sports and Youth Affairs Department is taking effective measure for the development of sports culture among the younger generation of the province.
Director General Sports Punjab Muhammad Tariq Qureshi on this occasion said that e-sports is a modern game and it is getting rapid popularity among the youth and that’s why we are planning to organize a big e-sports event in near future. “Our country has plenty of e-sports potential and our players have the ability to participate in the leading e-sports events of the world”.
Meanwhile, Secretary Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Muhammad Ali also presided over an important meeting regarding Sports Endowment Fund. The development regarding enhancing the amount of Sports Endowment Fund and holding of Pak-China Friendship Games in May were also reviewed in the meeting. Secretary Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Muhammad Ali gas directed the officials concerned to make best arrangements upcoming Pak-China Friendship Games.