Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Monday that the government would provide Sports kits to every village panchayat by next year.
Speaking at the sports kits distribution ceremony, Yogi also appealed to Yuvak Mangal Dal and Mahila Mangal Dal to lead the mission to keep the villages clean and beautiful and develop them as centres of harmony and cohesion.
The chief minister also distributed sports kits to a dozen youth and Women Mangal Dals from different districts of Lucknow division on the occasion.
He said that the opening of village secretariats would not only enable people to get caste, birth and other certificates, but also avail benefits of Ayushman Bharat scheme.
Chief Minister Yogi said that work was going on at a war footing to build playgrounds in 30,000 villages, along with separate open gyms for men and women, mini stadiums in blocks and stadiums in districts.
The chief minister urged members of Yuva Mangal Dal and Mahila Mangal Dal to take on the Leadership role and organise contests in folk arts, music and sports for a healthy in villages, devoid of animosity among people.
Yogi remarked further that youth and women’s Mangal Dals were the basis of India’s prosperity, which could realise Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of self-reliant India.