nagpur the nagpur municipal corporation nmc has planned to launch a sports policy major proposal in the policy is to start holding interschool sports tournaments now being conducted by the district sports office dsostanding committee chairman ramesh shingare has prepared a preliminary draft of the proposed sports policy and tabled it before the general body along with his maiden budget the nmc house will discuss and approve it in the meeting organized on june 26 to give exposure to budding players and promote sporting activities the state government had raised the status of municipal corporations from tehsil to district through a notification dated november 14 2003 the nmc was supposed to hold interschool competitions and send city teams directly to divisionallevel from 200405 the dso was entrusted with running sports activities in rural areas only total 47 types of interschool sports competitions were to be conducted every year unfortunately the nmc did not initiate any steps in this regard now the proposed sports policy covers interschool competitions that can be termed as good news for city schools and budding players the city is known for sports in the entire nation the aim is to produce more talented players nmc will provide scholarship to budding players felicitate successful sportsmen and hold state and nationallevel sports tournaments we also plan to launch kheladu dattak yojana or sportsperson adoption scheme under which budding players will be adopted they will be provided all kind of facilities to excel in sports and education shingare said under the sports policy the nmc also plans to develop two sports centres in each of the citys ten zones sports stadiums including indoor and outdoor will be constructed grounds will be made available in many areas followed by laying of reservation in localities lacking playgrounds existing swimming pools skating rinks badminton courts etc will be rented out for special camps especially during summer a minipolicy will be launched for nmcrun gymnasiums weightlifting centres boxing centres etc the civic body also plans to begin recruitment of sports players into its establishment various camps and workshops will be organized for sports teachers coaches etc best schools and sporting clubs will be honoured once in a year for outstanding performances along with all these the nmc will also continue to hold kabaddi khokho cricket volleyball etc tournaments in the name of mayors cup shingare said a committee will be formed to work our a detailed and final sports policy mayor pravin datke will form the committee and direct it to submit the final draft within 15 days then the mayor will approve the policy to bring it into effect he saidother policy highlights awareness activities related to sports to be also organized special concentration to be given to promote yoga and suryanamaskar special tournament to be organized to mark the nmcs foundation day sports activities to be held for nmc officials and staffers sports material will be procured and supplied to sports bodies