Sports Minister Jitendra Singh launches the Community Connect Scheme to include sports and recreational facilities in Stadia

Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Shri Jitendra Singh here today launched the Community Connect Scheme at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Indira Gandhi Sports Complex and the Syama Prasad Mukherjee Swimming Complex. The Community Connect Scheme has been launched with the objective of making various Sports Authority of India (SAI) Stadia multidisciplinary to include sports as well as recreational facilities, so that the local communities can utilize them for recreation as well as overall health and fitness.

SAI has been utilizing the stadia for hosting District, State, National and International Sports events. It is also implementing the ‘Come & Play Scheme’ encouraging the youth to utilize the stadia facilities to hone their skills in the Sports disciplines of their choice. This highly subsidised endeavour provides world class facilities along with training under the tutelage of qualified Coaches.

To further exploit the underutilized spaces available in stadia, the Community Connect Scheme visualizes increased participation of the community thereby increasing the footfalls in the stadia to make it a hub of sports and fitness activities. In addition to the existing sports facilities available, facilities like Walking/Jogging Track, Cycling Track, Volleyball Courts, Cricket Nets, Billiards & Snooker, Fitness Centres, Aerobics, Yoga, Skating, Swimming Pools, Squash Courts, Chess Rooms, Bridge Rooms, Carrom etc. are being launched. There will be multiple choices of both indoor and outdoor recreational and sports facilities on offer.