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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh connected Sunday (March 15, 2026) called for enhanced public-private concern to supply a caller absorption to the nation's sports economy.
Addressing a gathering astatine the last lucifer of the Aditya Birla Memorial Polo Cup successful New Delhi, helium said, "The government, done a bid of initiatives, is fostering a sports civilization wrong the state wherever athletes and younker person entree to opportunities, resources, and get respect." Mr. Singh called for enhanced public-private concern successful the assemblage to further elevate India's prestige connected the planetary stage, and to supply a caller absorption to the nation's sports economy.
In the adjacent future, India volition "carve retired a beardown planetary individuality for itself successful sports, particularly polo", if the government, the backstage sector, and assorted societal groups enactment together, the Defence Minister asserted.
He said polo is profoundly rooted successful the nation's sporting traditions, spanning thousands of years, and tin rightfully beryllium designated arsenic a "heritage sport" of India.
Mr. Singh noted that the Indian Army has made a important publication towards bringing talented players into the athletics of polo and successful preserving its affluent heritage.
"Working successful collaboration with the Indian Polo Association, the Indian Army has played a pivotal relation successful keeping this bequest vibrant and relevant.”
"I americium assured that, moving together, we volition foster a affirmative civilization for Polo arsenic good arsenic different sports successful India. This volition alteration our young endowment to travel to the fore and bring glory to the nation,” helium was quoted arsenic saying successful a connection issued by the Ministry.
Mr. Singh said initiatives specified arsenic 'Khelo India' and the 'Target Olympic Podium Scheme', coupled with the unprecedented improvement of sports infrastructure, person provided the younker with a caller level to excel and determination forward.
He added that the 'National Sports Governance Act' and the 'Khelo Bharat Policy' are acceptable to output immense benefits for talented athletes, and these measures volition foster greater transparency and accountability wrong sports organisations.
