July 09, 2025 07:30 am (IST)
Follow us:
facebook-white sharing button
twitter-white sharing button
instagram-white sharing button
youtube-white sharing button
Indian nurse Nimisha Priya, on death row for murder in Yemen, to be executed on July 16 | Fatal Air India plane crash preliminary report submitted to government | MNS workers out to oppose protests against slapgate incident detained | Social media influencer files complaint against MNS leader's son for ramming car into her vehicle in drunken state | Bihar businessman Gopal Khemka murder accused killed in police encounter in Patna | PM Modi meets Uruguay President on sidelines of 17th BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro | PM Modi meets Bolivian President on the sidelines of BRICS in Rio de Janeiro | Supreme Court refuses interim stay on Election Commission's voter list revision drive in Bihar, hearing on Thursday | Khalistani terrorist Harpreet Singh alias Happy Passia, responsible for terror attacks in Punjab, brought to India from US: Report | Calcutta HC dismisses medical council's order suspending TMC leader Dr. Santanu Sen
Jammu University
Pixabay

Rs 5 cr in Capex budget to transform Jammu University into sports hub

| @indiablooms | Jan 31, 2023, at 09:50 pm

Jammu: Already excelling in the field of academics, the University of Jammu with international standard infrastructure in the making, with an upcoming Rs 5 crore in the Capex budget for the year 2023-24 is all set to transform the institution into a hub of sports.

Moreover maiden ‘sports policy’ is also in the offing to introduce sports as a one of the supreme disciplines for the aspirants desirous to adopt this field as a profession.

Sharing about upcoming projects and facilities for sports persons in the University Campus, Director, Department of Physical Education Daud Iqbal revealed to UNI that University’s exclusive sports policy is already in offing and will be announced very soon.

The Director stated that Rs 5 crore has been kept in the Capex budget for the year 2023-24 focusing on facilities, infrastructure and introducing more disciplines as sports academies.

“In months to come, we will be focussing on combat sports for which the complex will be readied besides an exclusive shooting range, " said Dr Iqbal.

“Our own Sports Policy is in the final shape and very soon will be in public domain,” Dr Iqbal said, stating that the policy has been framed with a motive to promote sports and benefit everyone connected to this sector.

“Jammu University is the first institution in Jammu and Kashmir to have synthetic athletic track and, it has resulted into first ever qualification by one Hritik Singh of Trikuta College in decathlon for the national championship,” adds Daud.

He further disclosed that a 200-bedded Sports Hostel is ready to cater teams coming from other districts for the participation in different tournaments and special training camps.

“An international standard infrastructure with “world class” facilities will be visible in the sports centre of the University besides additional recruitment of coaches also on deputation from the J&K Sports Council and the Department of Youth Services and Sports,” disclosed Daud.

At present the Jammu University has active academies in Fencing, Boxing, Football, Table Tennis and Cricket and more will be introduced with augmentation of infrastructure.

“Idea behind bringing sports academies is to identify talent at young age and once they will be groomed in the Nursery of Sports, results are completely different,” he said and added that though exercise is time consuming but gradually, Jammu University will be transformed into a hub of Sports.

“The Jammu and Kashmir Government is supported a lot, funds are being enhanced every year with swelling participation of athletes,” said Daud Iqbal stating that special funds are kept in the Capex budget for the sports sector for the year 2023-24.

“Sports development is a continuous process and will further be strengthened,” he narrated.

Notably, Prof. Umesh Rai, Vice Chancellor, University of Jammu on National Sports Day in 2022, had ensured the Directorate for infrastructure development including synthetic Kho-Kho ground, Synthetic Basketball Court, Shooting Range and Multipurpose Hall for all indoor games.

 

Support Our Journalism

We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism

IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.

Support objective journalism for a small contribution.
Related Videos
RBI announces repo rate cut Jun 06, 2025, at 10:51 am
FM Nirmala Sitharaman presents Budget 2025 Feb 01, 2025, at 03:45 pm
Nirmala Sitharaman on Budget 2024 Jul 23, 2024, at 09:30 pm
Close menu