new delhi with less than a year to go for the u17 fifa world cup sports minister vijay goel says the mission 11 million aims to train 11 million children in football by next yeargoel who inaugurated the uflex stairs school football leagues third edition shared his vision for sports development in india and outlined the governments missionthe mission 11 million aims to train 11 million children in india on football in the next one year he saidgoel highlighted the personal interest shown by prime minister narendra modi in promoting and developing sportsappreciating uflex stairs school football leagues contribution to the development of football in india through such league across delhi and gujarat goel thanked siddhartha upadhyay founder and secretary general of stairs for his role in promoting football talent in indiagoel said i used to play khokho basketball tennis and was in ncc i advice all of you to play sports with interest and passion football teaches sportsmen spirit and brings the country together we have to develop ourselves strongly as the fifa under17 is all set to take place next yearrajiv yadav secretary ministry of youth affairs and sports said our honble prime minister has a vision of football being played in every indian village in line with this vision the mission 11 million program has been planned by the sports ministry to train 11 million schools students in football from all corners of the countrythe government will work organise football clinics in schools and support in providing football training and coaching methodologies to strengthen the students on fundamentals of the game