Director
& Secretary
Tel No: 0471-2327271
The
Kerala Sports Council was established in 1974 as a grant-in-aid
institution for promoting sports in Kerala. During the Tenth
Plan Rs 58.25 crores is set apart for various activities
of Sports and Youth Affairs Department and out of that Kerala
Sports Council is provided with an outlay of Rs 43.50 crores
which constitutes 75% of the total outlay for sports.
The Kerala Sports Council has 21 sports school hostels accommodating
330 students which impart training in sports and games.
In addition there are 32 sports hostels attached with colleges
with an intake of 299 students. There are 7 centralised
sports hostels functioning in the State with an intake of
214 students functioning at Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam,
Kottayam, Alappuzha, Ernakulam, Thrissur and Kasargod. Rural
Coaching Centres are functioning under the District Sports
Councils. These centres give facilities for the sports disciplines
popular in the locality. The Kerala Sports Council implements
the social security and welfare programmes viz, pension
to sportsmen in indigent circumstances. Monthly pension
at the rate of Rs 400 is given to those below 60 years of
age, Rs 600 to those of age between 60 and 70 years and
Rs 800 to those above 70 years of age. Assistance was given
to 190 persons during 2002-03. The amount spent for this
purpose was Rs 15.55 lakhs.Kerala State Youth Welfare Board.
Kerala State Youth Welfare Board came into existence in
1985. In Kerala Youth constitute 40% of the population and
40 lakh youth remain unemployed. The function of the Board
is to guide them on the right path for finding employment
and to bring them into the main stream. At present there
are three Youth Hostels functioning at Thiruvananthapuram,
Ernakulam and Kozhikode.
The Board has established the National Adventure Academy
at Munnar,which provides training in paragliding, trekking
and rock climbing. During the Tenth Plan period the Board
proposes to start a State Youth Centre and 14 District Youth
Centres. It has also proposed to form 58 Municipal/Corporation
Youth Level Federations, 152 Block level Youth Federations,
991 Grama Panchayat Level Youth Federations and 15078 Ward
Clubs. Besides, the Board conducts Keralotsavam throughout
the State, National Integration Camps, Training for employment
of Youth and related activities.
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