Which state launched the SAHAY scheme aimed at nurturing young sporting talents in Maoist-hit districts, in December 2021?

  1. Madhya Pradesh
  2. Chhattisgarh
  3. Jharkhand
  4. West Bengal

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Option 3 : Jharkhand
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The correct answer is Jharkhand.

Key Points

  • Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren launched a scheme aimed at nurturing young sporting talents in Maoist-hit districts, in December 2021.
  • The scheme is called Sports Action toward Harnessing Aspiration of Youth (SAHAY).
  • Boys and girls in the 14-19 age group from villages to ward level will be registered under the scheme and given opportunities to display their skills in basketball, volleyball, etc.

Important Points

  • In the first phase, a target of enrolling 72,000 youths has been set up by the sports department in the age group of 14 to 19 years in the Maoist-hit areas of West Singhbhum, Seraikela, Kharsawan, Khunti, Gumla, and Simdega.
  • Based on the feedback of the first phase, the scheme would be rolled out in other districts of Jharkhand.
  • A Skill University will also come up.

Additional Information

  • Jharkhand:
    • Governor:  C. P. Radhakrishnan
    • Chief Minister: Hemant Soren 
    • Lok Sabha seats - 14.
    • Rajya Sabha seats - 6.
    • Number of Districts - 24.
    • Registered GI - Sohrai-Khovar Painting.
    • National Parks - Hazaribagh National Park, Palamau National Park and Betla National Park.
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