Arrangements made to provide budget in 171 local units for sports development

Kathmandu, June 14 (RSS): Minister for Education, Science and Technology, Devendra Paudel, has said an arrangement has been made to provide a budget for 171 units in the coming fiscal year for the construction of sports infrastructures.     

Responding to queries raised by lawmakers over the Appropriation Bill in today's meeting of the House of Representatives, Minister Paudel shared a proposal has been presented to provide a budget to 171 local units in the coming fiscal year by giving continuity to the sports infrastructures as per the government's policy of constructing one sports infrastructure in one local-level.  

He further said the concept of sports insurance has been developed in the coming fiscal year for the protection and development of players as well an arrangement of the budget has been made to make the medical centre systematic in order to carry out treatment of injured players.     

Arrangement of budget on various issues including player life insurance, player and training health insurance, player incentive award and allowance to Olympic players has been made this year to encourage players.     

Minister Paudel on the behalf of the Minister for Youth and Sports, Maheshwar Jung Gahatraj, responded to the queries of lawmakers on the issues related to Youth and Sports as Minister Gahatraj is on a foreign trip.     

On the occasion, the Education Minister opined that one school, one sport would be developed from the school level for the development of the sports sector.