Directorate Sports and Youth Welfare
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| jurisdiction = Government of Madhya Pradesh
| headquarters = Tatya Tope Stadium, South TT Nagar, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh 462003
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| motto = Youth Welfare & Sports Development
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| minister1_name = Shri.Vishwas Kailash Sarang
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| chief1_name = Mr.Manu Shrivastava (IAS)
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Directorate Sports and Youth Welfare also known as Department of Sports & Youth Welfare is one of the department of state government of Madhya Pradesh,{{cite news|title=Sports and youth welfare department of Madhya Pradesh announced Vikram and Eklavya sports awards on Thursday|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/15621556.cms|accessdate=21 July 2014|agency=Times of India|date=Aug 23, 2012}} India, entitled for the development in the field of sports and youth welfare.
Objective & Functions of the Department
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- Directorate Sports and Youth Welfare functions as the vital Department for the development of Backward Classes of the society and minority communities in the state of Madhya Pradesh.
- One of the major function and objective of this department is to frame the policies and laws for the development of the sports as well as the welfare of the youth.
- It also aims to control the poverty while providing employment to the people and implementing various welfare programmes and schemes to achieve the above objective.
Sports
The department organizes various inter-state, national and even international sports events, these are-
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- Cricket{{cite news|title=Madhya Pradesh's sports and youth welfare minister, Tukojirao Puar congratulated India's under-19 cricket team for winning the world cu|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/15768913.cms|accessdate=21 July 2014|agency=Times of India|date=Aug 26, 2012}}
- Football
- Basketball
- Volleyball
- Cycling
- Swimming
- Trekking
- Badminton
- Table tennis
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Indian originated games like Kho kho, Gulli Danda, Pittu Garam (Sitoliya) and Langdi are popular in the rural areas.{{cite news|title=Kabaddi Academy to be set up in MP|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhopal/Kabaddi-Academy-to-be-set-up-in-MP/articleshow/18744105.cms|accessdate=21 July 2014|agency=Times of India|date=Mar 1, 2013}}
=Coaches & trainers=
- Cricket : Madan Lal was appointed as chief coach of the Madhya Pradesh Cricket Academy (MPCA) by the Directorate Sports and Youth Welfare.{{cite news|title=Madan Lal appointed chief coach of MP Cricket Academy|url=http://zeenews.india.com/cricket/print.aspx?nid=34618|accessdate=21 July 2014|agency=Zee News}}
References
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External links
- [http://dsywmp.gov.in/ Directorate Sports and Youth Welfare Madhya Pradesh]
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