Friday , March 29 2024

Maharashtra Mission 1 Million – The Football Movement launched!

The Government of India launched the Mission XI Million as part of its promotion of football amongst the youth ahead of the upcoming 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

On the same lines Maharashtra too is gearing up for – Maharashtra Mission 1 Million. The largest ever state level football and sports activation movement. Maharashtra will be the first state to respond to the appeal of PM Modi.
This mission will be launched by Sports and Youth Development Department in association with School Education Department. Western India Football Association (WIFA) will be technical partner for this mission.

Following are the highlights of this exiting football/sports movement

• Distribution of 1,00,000 footballs in 33,000 schools – 3 footballs each school
• Workshops-Seminars and train the trainers – over 7,000 PT teachers and also around 300 sports coaches – at all 36 districts
• 10,00,000 boys and girls will play football in September
– LARGEST SPORTS PROGRAM EVER AT STATE LEVEL
• Football Festivals – Before and During FIFA U 17 World Cup – all the schools and colleges and universities will CELEBRATE – FOOTBALL FESTIVALS
• International U 13 Championship – PM CUP – MAHARASHTRA’S GIFT TO YOUTH FOOTBALL POST FIFA WORLD CUP –
First ever International U-13 football tournament. All ISL teams, academy-clubs teams in India and one club-academy team from each continent will participate. Total 24 teams will be planned.

State level Football Festivals and Youth Activities
• Largest Youth Activation Program
• All across schools – colleges and universities
• Awareness about –
• Fitness – FITNESS IS THE FUTURE
• Nutrition – EAT HEALTHY STAY HEALTHY
• De-addiction – STAY AWAY FROM ADDICTIONS
• Developing Career in Sports – Skill manpower – FICCI says India will require 55 lakhs manpower in sports industry by 2025.
• Football will be used as a tool for skill development
• Local Football heroes will be made chief guests at the events
• All the national-university level players will be felicitated

Month wise programme – July – awareness to all schools and colleges. Also, awareness through all DSO meetings at district level
August – Distribution of 1,00,000 footballs through 33,000 schools
September – 10,00,000 boys & girls all across Maharashtra will play football. This month long festival will be kicked-off on September 8.
August-September – MLA Cup
September – drawing competitions – subject – football. 1 million boys n girls will wish indian u 17 football team all the best
September – Football Festivals all across schools and colleges
October – FIFA U-17 world cup – D.Y. Patil stadium – Navi Mumbai
December – January – PM CUP – First Inter National level U 14 Football Championship
December 2017 and January 2018 – Football Grassroots events at all the districts in association with WIFA

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