Football is growing in India, and Grassroots is a key area that can
ensure further development in the long run. The All India Football
Federation, in it’s effort to broad base the game across the country is
meticulously planning the Grassroots activities for the future, and the
Football for Schools programme in association with FIFA and the Ministry
for Education, Entrepreneurship and Skill Development is a key activity
in it.
Earlier last month, on October 18, the AIFF Grassroots Committee met
online to discuss the activities that the Federation would undertake in
order to broad base the game. The meeting was also attended by AIFF
President Mr. Kalyan Chaubey and Secretary General Dr. Shaji
Prabhakaran. Grassroots Committee Chairman Mr. Mulrajsinh Chudasama,
believes that support from the Education Ministry will go a long way in
helping spread football to 25 million children over the next five years.
“The Education Ministry has played a crucial role in helping us
identify that we can, through FIFA’s programme, reach out to as many as
25 million children over the course of the next few years,” said Mr.
Mulrajsinh, also the Deputy Chairman of the Development Committee.
Under the Football for Schools programme, FIFA is set to provide a
total of 10 lakh footballs to India, that will then be distributed to
schools across the land. The AIFF, for it’s part, is putting together a
meticulous plan that will help drive the programme forward.
“We are submitting a report to the AIFF President (Mr. Kalyan
Chaubey) every month about the Grassroots activities, and Football for
Schools is a central part of it,” said Mr. Mulrajsinh. “FIFA will send
the balls in different batches, and we are looking to diversify to 10
different states every year.”
The distribution of the footballs will be done through the Navodaya
Vidyalaya Samiti, which has numerous schools operating under it across
India. While the initial plan was to send 100 footballs to every school
(10,000 schools per year), the Committee has decided to send them in
batches of 20 at a time.
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Earlier last month, on October 18, the AIFF Grassroots Committee met online to discuss the activities that the Federation would undertake in order to broad base the game. The meeting was also attended by AIFF President Mr. Kalyan Chaubey and Secretary General Dr. Shaji Prabhakaran. Grassroots Committee Chairman Mr. Mulrajsinh Chudasama, believes that support from the Education Ministry will go a long way in helping spread football to 25 million children over the next five years.
“The Education Ministry has played a crucial role in helping us identify that we can, through FIFA’s programme, reach out to as many as 25 million children over the course of the next few years,” said Mr. Mulrajsinh, also the Deputy Chairman of the Development Committee.
Under the Football for Schools programme, FIFA is set to provide a total of 10 lakh footballs to India, that will then be distributed to schools across the land. The AIFF, for it’s part, is putting together a meticulous plan that will help drive the programme forward.
“We are submitting a report to the AIFF President (Mr. Kalyan Chaubey) every month about the Grassroots activities, and Football for Schools is a central part of it,” said Mr. Mulrajsinh. “FIFA will send the balls in different batches, and we are looking to diversify to 10 different states every year.”
The distribution of the footballs will be done through the Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti, which has numerous schools operating under it across India. While the initial plan was to send 100 footballs to every school (10,000 schools per year), the Committee has decided to send them in batches of 20 at a time.