Secretary Sports Punjab Fazal-ur-Rehman chaired an important meeting to review the administrative and revenue generation affairs of sports facilities across the province.
Additional Secretary Sports Shabbir Hussain Cheema, Director Admin Abid Shaukat, Director Youth Affairs M Fahad, Divisional Sports Officer Lahore Rauf Bajwa and officers of the Project Management Unit (PMU) attended the meeting in person while all divisional sports officers of Punjab participated in the meeting through video link.
The meeting reviewed the administrative affairs of sports stadiums and grounds in Faisalabad Division, along with measures for revenue generation. The participants also reviewed the games being conducted at sports gymnasiums and the standard of sports gyms in the division.
Addressing the meeting, Secretary Sports Punjab Fazal-ur-Rehman directed the officers to take effective steps to improve the condition of sports grounds and ensure better maintenance of sports facilities. “Faisalabad Division has 57 sports complexes, grounds and stadiums including 25 sports facilities in Faisalabad, 18 in Jhang, 13 in Toba Tek Singh and one in Chiniot”.
Secretary Sports Punjab Fazal-ur-Rehman further instructed the officers to take concrete steps to increase revenue from sports facilities and ensure their effective utilisation. He said that he can enquire from any divisional sports officer of the province about revenue details and fee criteria of different sports facilities.
Secretary Sports Punjab Fazal-ur-Rehman directed the officers to take the best possible measures to improve sports facilities and provide better opportunities to athletes. He directed the officers to update him about the popular sports of their respective area.