Srinagar, April 10: LG Manoj Sinha and Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju inaugurated the Khelo India State Centre of Excellence for rowing at the Jammu and Kashmir Sports Council Water Sports Academy.
At present, the KISCE will focus on rowing and will be provided a first-time grant of Rs 145.16 lakh and an annual recurring grant of Rs 96.17 lakh.
This is one of the two KISCEs from Jammu and Kashmir, with the Maulana Azad Stadium for fencing in Jammu being the other.
A consolidated amount of Rs. 5.08 crore has been approved for the two centres.
Rijiju was joined by Lt. Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Manoj Sinha, Advisor to LG of J&K Farooq Khan and Alok Kumar, Secretary, Youth Services, J&K for the ceremony at the Nehru Park in Dal Lake.
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