Nagaland Chief Secretary insists on conducting talent hunt for sportsperson

Dimapur, Sep. 9 (EMN): Nagaland Chief Secretary, J Alam, has insisted on conducting talent hunt for good sports players and urged the department of Sports and Youth Resources to have connection with the youth and facilitate them after completion of their course for job maintenance.

Speaking at the departmental review meeting of Tourism and Youth Resources and Sports (YR&S) departments held at the chief secretary conference hall on September 9, Alam asked the department to maintain transparency, equality, do away with nepotism and to maintain a database, stated a DIPR report.

He also mentioned that the distribution of sports equipment in villages was another way of promoting and encouraging sports among the youth. Report stated that the chief secretary has noted the department’s financial issues.

Speaking at the meeting, director of YR&S, Akumla Chuba, has informed on the aims of the department to promote sports and develop sports infrastructures, conduct tournaments, coaching camps, talent search, training and nurturing the young talents in the sports academics.

The director stated that the department is playing an important role in channelising the energy of youth for positive development and overall development of the state, which included promotion of Music and Arts (TaFMA), adventure programme, outdoor learning, personality development, youth festivals and participation in regional and national levels.

Akumla also pointed out that the department has been functioning with inadequate manpower, which according to her is hampering the smooth flow of affairs.

The commissioner and secretary of Tourism, Kitto Zhimomi, highlighted the department’s activities and visions. He pointed out that the strategies of the department are to identify and export all key tourism products, develop quality tourism infrastructure and facilitation services, provide human resources development, develop marketing plans and create enabling environment for local tourism stakeholders.

Zhimomi informed that the upcoming projects and initiatives of the department included the State Institute of Hotel Management, ropeways, investment opportunities, IRCTC, off-road capital of the country, CSR opportunities, and home-stay and capacity building/skill development.

Zhimomi also pointed out that many district officers and staff in the state are functioning without offices owing mainly due to land owner issues.

After taking note of the Tourism department’s issues, the chief secretary called upon the department to be industry-friendly, to register tourism guides, follow the single window app, calculate the total industry output and see the feedback of the tourists.

Alam also asked the department to come up with a policy to encourage entrepreneurs for vehicle tourism with better luxury vehicles, give more publicity to boost tourism and see what the people want.