MUMBAI: Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis has declared that the state government will start a dedicated modern sports academy in partnership with the central government to train sportspersons from the police department so that they can compete at national and global levels, Press Trust of India reports.
Fadnavis was speaking at the opening ceremony of ’31st Maharashtra State Police Sports competition’ here. The CM said that state government seriously stands behind the police department and its welfare related to housing and education of their children among other things.
He added the international standard sportspersons should come out from the police department and for this good training facilities will be provided to them.
“I want to assure that the state government along with the central government will start a dedicated sports academy for the police department. “The academy will have excellent training facilities for police sportspersons,” Fadnavis told PTI.
