Kerala Assembly: Sports Minister says only 190 playgrounds identified under One Panchayat One Playground scheme

Kerala Minister for Sports O.J. Janeesh has said only 190 playgrounds have been identified under the One Panchayat One Playground (OPOP) scheme.He was replying to questions in the Assembly on physical education and sports training in schools on Tuesday.Twenty-seven playgrounds have been completed under the scheme. It is only 5% of the target, the Minister said.Contracts have been signed for 72 playgrounds, tenders invited for around 40, administrative sanction sought for 20, and estimate preparation was on for 23 playgrounds, he said.The government, he said, was mulling expanding the programme and making it more effective. To attract more women to playgrounds under the scheme, basic infrastructure would be improved and floodlights installed. Use of playgrounds from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.

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