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Tamil Nadu Minister for Sports Development Aadhav Arjuna, connected Tuesday (May 19, 2026), said the State authorities is taking steps to found a Talent Research Wing to place talented sportspersons successful Tamil Nadu pointing retired that fiscal constraints should not beryllium a obstruction for sportspersons to execute success.
Mr. Arjuna, who held a gathering with officials of the Sports Development section astatine the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium successful Chennai, said to springiness peculiar attraction to schoolhouse students who excel successful sports but travel from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. The Talent Research Wing volition place specified students purely based connected merit and without immoderate recommendations.
According to an authoritative release, Mr. Arjuna said Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay has been formulating assorted schemes keeping successful caput the aboriginal needs of the State.
During the reappraisal meeting, officials held discussions with the Minister regarding the infrastructure works to beryllium taken up by the Sports Department during 2026-27, implementation of the 3% preservation for sportspersons successful authorities departments, schemes to supply incentives to medal winners successful nationalist and planetary competitions, improvements required successful sports hostels, and fiscal assistance schemes for athletes.
The Minister instructed officials to guarantee each basal needs of sportspersons were promptly addressed. He volition transportation retired inspections successful each districts to measure sports infrastructure and different facilities. He besides interacted with athletes and sportspersons astatine the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.
During the inspection, Youth Welfare and Sports Development Secretary Sajjansingh R. Chavan, Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu Member Secretary J. Meganatha Reddy, and different officials were present.
