Aiming to identify budding talents, theJharkhand governmentis preparing to organise a mega sporting event for more than 50 lakh school students, an official said.
The best-performing students from the primary to the higher secondary level will then be provided the opportunity to hone their skills.
The event, named ‘Khelo Jharkhand’, will kick off on November 5 and will continue till December 15.
As many as 19,446 primary schools, 13,660 middle schools, 1,826 secondary and 510 higher secondary schools will participate in the event.
A total of 50,05,638 students from primary to higher secondary schools are expected to participate in the sporting event.