6458 Sports Grounds will be built in the villages of Uttar Pradesh | 17 May 2023

Why in News?

On 17 May 2023, Deputy Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Keshav Prasad Maurya has told that 6458 sports grounds will be constructed in the current financial year under MNREGA in order to strengthen the infrastructure related to sports by the state government to enhance sports talents in rural areas.

Key Points:

• Under MNREGA, a target has been set to construct 6458 sports grounds in the current financial year 2023-24.
• MNREGA sports grounds are also being developed as MNREGA parks. There will be made open gyms for teenagers and swings for the entertainment of children as well as for the elderly to walk.
• It is known that in the five years from 2017-18 to 2022-23, 23,576 sports grounds and MNREGA parks have been constructed in the state. Rs 852 crore has been spent on their construction.