The following dignitaries were present for the inauguration of the centre: Mohammed Shahid Jabbar (Joint Secretary, FAO), Sangita Sharma (Joint Secretary, FAO), Birendra Kumar Behera (Secretary, Bidanasi Club), Surjit Ghosh (Technical Director, FAO), Sahadeb Rout (Chairman, Women’s Committee, FAO), Sirajuddin Khan (Football Coach) and other ex-international Women Players.