bhagalpur in efforts to support the development and physical education of adolescents and youth the ministry of youth affairs and sports has decided to establish sports complexes throughout the state under the rajiv gandhi khel abhiyan rgka programme an implementation in the creation of sports infrastructure the project is said to be conducted over the next five years district sports officer shamim ansaari revealed that four blocks out of the total sixteen blocks in the bhagalpur district will have modern sports complexes under rgka each complex will include both an indoor and outdoor stadium providing amenities for various sports in the first phase of construction a total of rs 160 crores will be spent on all blocks the major objective of rgka is to ensure the promotion of sporting activities as an integral part of youth development through a grassroots approach the programme follows the national sports policy that emphasizes on the broad basing of sports to promote excellence in sports at the national and international levels sources said that the youth constitute about 70 percent of the indian population but only 25 percent avail sporting facilities mostly concentrated in urban areas a majority of the remaining 75 percent that live in rural or suburban areas are deprived of even rudimentary sporting facilities