To instill a culture of sports and identify talent in the State, Chief Minister Hemant Soren has directed officials of the Sports Department to work on a special sports scheme named the Sahay scheme for the youth residing in Naxal-affected areas. The CM has directed the officials to work extensively to especially connect youth below the age of 19 with the scheme.

Under this scheme, potential Sports talent will be identified from the Panchayat level and taken to the Block level and District level where they will be prepared for national and international sports events. The scheme will be implemented in coordination with the sports and Police departments. The objective of the scheme is to reduce the gap between the people and the police through sports and by giving identity to the budding talent.

Under the Sahay scheme, the government plans to organize multiple sports tournaments in collaboration with national and state-level sports federations. Indian Women‘s national football camp being organized in Jamshedpur from 16 August 2021 is part of the governments plan to promote the state as a soft sports destination. The camp will prepare women players for the Asian Football Cup which is to be held from 20 January 2022 to 6 February 2022. This will encourage women football players from Jharkhand to play with national-level players and get insight into their past experiences.

The draft for the new sports policy of the state is almost ready. The policy lays emphasis on developing sports culture across the state. As per the draft sports policy, the government plans to develop free day boarding centres in each block along with equipping every district with modern state of the art residential training centres.