Meerut: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that with sporting infrastructure coming up in villages and small towns it was his resolve and dream that youths should be encouraged to “take up sports as as a profession.”
The Prime Minister’s remarks came while laying the foundation stone of Major Dhyan Chand Sports University in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh.
Speaking on the occasion, the Prime Minister said, “In Indian history, Meerut has not just been a city but a significant center of culture and strength.” He said for sports to thrive in the country, “it is necessary that the youth should have faith in sports and should be encouraged to take up sports as a profession. This is my resolve, and my dream.”