Assam government inked an MoU with Abhinav Futuristics Pvt Limited, Oil India Limited and Numaligarh Refinery Limited for the establishment of two high-performance sports training and rehabilitation centres in Guwahati and Jorhat on March 30.
Director of sports and youth welfare Nibedan Das Patowary signed the MoU on behalf of the Assam government and Olympian Abhinav Bindra signed the same on behalf of Abhinav Futuristics Pvt Limited. Similarly, the chief general manager (HR), of OIL Ranjan Goswami signed the MoU for OIL and the CGM (HR) of NRL Kajal Saikia signed the MoU for NRL.
The MoU was signed between the Assam government and Abhinav Futuristics Pvt Ltd for the centre in Guwahati. While the MoU was signed between the Assam government and Oil India Limited and Numaligarh Refinery Limited for establishing the high-performance sports training and rehabilitation centre in Jorhat.
Each high-performance sports training centre will be established at a projected cost of Rs 23.78 crore with an additional operational maintenance cost of approximately Rs 2.49 crore. The state government will fund the expenses of the Guwahati centre while Oil India Ltd and Numaligarh Refinery Ltd will contribute their CSR towards the Jorhat centre.
In our continued thrust to build quality sports infrastructure in Assam, I had the pleasure to preside over an MoU signing ceremony to build High Performance Sports Training & Rehabilitation Centres in Guwahati and Jorhat.
Best wishes to @abhinavfuturis1, @NRL_MoPNG pic.twitter.com/gjQucIyWA9
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) March 30, 2023
Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the high-performance sports training and rehabilitation centres are the latest additions to building high-quality sports infrastructure in the state. He said the high-performance sports training centres will bring about qualitative improvement in the sporting landscape of the state.
The chief minister said operations of the centres are an important segment as the state government has involved Abhinav Futuristics Pvt Ltd in running the centres for five years. During this period, the state government will create its expertise for running these centres. Exuding confidence over the outcome of the sports training centres, Himanta Biswa Sarma said all the athletes of the state should come forward to take help from these centres to enhance their competence, set their standards and contribute to the excellence of sports.
Olympic gold medallist shooter Abhinav Bindra hailed the initiative of the government in setting up the training centres in Assam. He thanked chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for leading the state from the front in creating high-quality sports infrastructure in Assam.
He said that besides looking after the operations of the centres, his organization will also provide free medical facilities including surgery to any athlete who picks up an injury. His organization will help the athletes to imbibe Olympic values in them so that they can become a strong ambassador for the promotion of sports and their values in the state.
