Pravinsinh pardeshi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi: The Union Minister of State for Youth Affairs & Sports, Raksha Khadse, chaired a high-level meeting with senior officials of the Government of India and the Government of Maharashtra to deliberate on a comprehensive roadmap for strengthening the state's sports and youth development ecosystem.

Reinforcing the spirit of cooperative federalism, the discussions focused on institutional reforms, high-performance sport, athlete development and governance, to position Maharashtra as a leading sporting state while contributing to India's long-term sporting ambitions.

The meeting was attended by Pravinsinh Pardeshi, Chief Executive Officer, MITRA; Hari Ranjan Rao, Secretary (Sports), Government of India & Director General, Sports Authority of India; Ram Singh, Secretary, Sports Authority of India; Ranjit Singh Deol, Principal Secretary (Sports), Government of Maharashtra; and R. Vineel Krishna, Joint Secretary (Khelo India), Department of Sports, Government of India.