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Union Ministers Vijay Goel, Babul Supriyo flag off 8th Slum Daud in Delhi

| | Jul 15, 2017, at 11:39 pm
New Delhi, July 15 (IBNS): Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Vijay Goel here on Saturday flagged off the 8th Slum Yuva Daud with Babul Supriyo, MoS Heavy Industries and Public Enterprise, Ramesh Bidhuri MP and Basketball players Divya, Prashanti, Akanksha and Pratima .

The run started from Qutub Minar and ended at Govt. Boys & Girls School playground, Mehrauli.

More than 3000 youth from Delhi slums participated and cheered by Babul Supriyo with songs before the run.

Addressing the participants shri Goel said that this is not just any other run but we are running for a better tomorrow, a New India where each youngster utilizes his/her skills for nation building.

Babul Supriyo gave a thumbs up to the Sports Ministry’s initiative of Slum Yuva Daud and called it “innovative step” to tap young talent.

Ramesh Bidhuri appreciated the Sports Ministry’s initiative and encouraged the children to participate in run wholeheartedly.

The Singh Sisters urged the youth to participate in sporting activities and promote healthy living and cited sports and youth as two pillars of India’s strength.

The Slum Yuva Daud is part of the Adopt Slum Campaign initiated by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports and Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan which aims at highlighting the government’s pro-people schemes among masses.

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