Madhya Pradesh

• 01 Aug 2022

Malkhamb, Yoga, Fencing and Pittu Included in the School Sports Annual Calendar

Why in News

• On July 31, 2022, Madhya Pradesh Directorate of Public Education released the revised calendar of state level school sports competitions in the annual calendar year 2022-23 by including traditional sports like Malkhambh, Yoga, Fencing and Pittu.

Key Points

• Directorate of Public Instruction has issued instructions related to the revised calendar to all the Divisional Joint Directors and District Education Officers.
• On the initiative of Minister of State for School Education (Independent Charge) and General Administration Inder Singh Parmar, these games have been included in the annual calendar year 2022-23 of the state level school sports competitions.
• Malkhamb is the 'State Game' of Madhya Pradesh. With this initiative of Minister of State Parmar, local traditional sports will get a boost in the state.
• It is worth mentioning that earlier on July 13, the list of sports for the annual calendar year 2022-23 of the state level school sports competitions was released.