{"id":15814,"date":"2026-01-10T16:40:36","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T11:10:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/?p=15814"},"modified":"2026-01-10T16:40:36","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T11:10:36","slug":"pm-narendra-modi-turned-sports-into-a-mass-movement-says-sarbananda-sonowal-at-dibrugarh-khel-mahotsav","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/?p=15814","title":{"rendered":"\u2018PM Narendra Modi Turned Sports into a Mass Movement\u2019, says Sarbananda Sonowal at Dibrugarh Khel Mahotsav"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u2018PM Narendra Modi Turned Sports into a Mass Movement\u2019, says Sarbananda Sonowal at Dibrugarh Khel Mahotsav<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n


\n\u201cTargeted Incentives for Emerging Sportspersons in Dibrugarh soon:\u201d Sarbananda\u00a0 Sonowal<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
Posted On: 25 DEC 2025 8:40PM by PIB Delhi<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
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The\u00a0Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways (MoPSW),\u00a0Sarbananda Sonowal\u00a0credited Prime Minister\u00a0Narendra Modi\u00a0for transforming sports from a niche pursuit into a nationwide mass movement, following his participation in the Sansad Khel Mahotsav in Dibrugarh.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Addressing athletes, students and local residents, the Dibrugarh LSC MP Sarbananda Sonowal said the initiative reflects the Prime Minister\u2019s larger vision of linking fitness, discipline and youth empowerment with nation-building.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cPrime Minister Narendra Modi ji has given sports a central place in India\u2019s development journey by turning fitness and athletic excellence into a people\u2019s movement,\u201d\u00a0Sarbananda Sonowal\u00a0said. \u201cI call upon our youth and citizens to participate in building a healthy, fit and sports-oriented India, guided by the spirit of Khelo India \u2013 Khelo Desh,\u201d he further added.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Sarbananda Sonowal said the \u2018Sansad Khel Mahotsav\u2019 has strengthened grassroots sports by identifying young talent early and fostering community participation. \u201cThis initiative is nurturing talent at the grassroots, strengthening community bonds and instilling discipline, confidence and character among our youth,\u201d he said.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Announcing constituency-level support, Sonowal said promising sportspersons from Dibrugarh would receive targeted assistance to improve training and performance.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cTalented athletes from Dibrugarh will be given special incentives and institutional support so they can compete at higher levels and bring recognition to Assam and the nation,\u201d Sonowal said.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Referring to Good Governance Day, observed on the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Sonowal highlighted the sports reforms introduced since 2014.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cSince 2014, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji, India has seen unprecedented expansion of sports infrastructure, wider participation and systematic identification of talent from every corner of the country,\u201d Sonowal said.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Citing national flagship programmes, Sonowal said Khelo India, Fit India and the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) have created structured pathways for athletes.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThese initiatives have ensured world-class facilities and professional training, enabling young Indians to pursue sports as a serious career,\u201d he said. Sonowal added that Assam has aligned its efforts with the national vision through initiatives such as Khel Mahotsav.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThrough Khel Mahotsav, we are identifying talent from villages, tea garden areas and remote regions, and preparing them for national and international competitions,\u201d Sonowal said, noting that improved indoor and outdoor stadium infrastructure in Dibrugarh has increased parental confidence in sports as a career option.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Prominent dignitaries present at the event included Assam Minister Prashanta Phukan, Dibrugarh Municipal Corporation (DMC), Mayor, Deputy Mayor Ujjal Phukan, Chairman of Assam Petrochemicals Limited (APL), Bikul Deka, BJP District President Dulal Bora, Chairman of Dibrugarh Development Authority (DDA), Asim Hazarika, Managing Director of BVFCL Pranjal Barman, Vice Chancellor of Sri Sri Aniruddhadeva University Prof. Narendra Nath Sarma, President of Dibrugarh District Sports Association (DDSA) Niranjan Saikia, Secretary Kamakhya Saikia, District Commissioner of Dibrugarh, Bikram Kairi, and other distinguished guests and citizens.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u2018PM Narendra Modi Turned Sports into a Mass Movement\u2019, says Sarbananda Sonowal at Dibrugarh Khel Mahotsav \u201cTargeted Incentives for Emerging Sportspersons in Dibrugarh soon:\u201d Sarbananda\u00a0 Sonowal Posted On: 25 DEC 2025 8:40PM by PIB Delhi The\u00a0Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways (MoPSW),\u00a0Sarbananda Sonowal\u00a0credited Prime Minister\u00a0Narendra Modi\u00a0for transforming sports from a niche pursuit into a …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":15815,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15814","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-education-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15814","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15814"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15814\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15816,"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15814\/revisions\/15816"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/15815"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15814"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15814"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15814"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}