LG Manoj Sinha calls upon higher education institutions to promote sports as a core subject

Jammu: In Jammu and Kashmir, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha called upon the Higher Education institutions to promote sports as a core subject. The Lieutenant Governor was inaugurating the Chancellor's trophy at University of Jammu yesterday in which more than 550 sportspersons from various universities are participating in the three-day mega sports event ‘Sauhard’.

 

Lieutenant Governor said, sports is a powerful medium to ensure physical-emotional health, enhances learning efficiency and helps in character building. He mentioned that sports nurtures both mind and body and enables students to become well-rounded across



disciplines. 

The National Education Policy has given us an opportunity to promote Sports through a multidisciplinary system and end fragmentation in education system, added Mr. Sinha. Citing various reports and studies on the impact of sports on the mind of an individual, the LG said the researchers considered Sports as a miracle for the brain. 

It is important that sports should be a part of our curriculum, he noted. He encouraged the youth to follow in the footsteps of prominent personalities who achieved excellence in both academics and sports.