Programmes and schemes

1. Youth Welfare Activities:

·         Organization of Block Level Youth Festival

·         Organization of District Level Youth Festival

·         Organization of State Level Youth Festival

·         Organization of Independence Race

·         Run for Unity

·         Youth Week

·         Cycle Rally 

2. Grant to Youth Commission:

·         The State Government has constituted a commission for the overall development of youth.

·         Grants are provided by the department for various activities of the commission.

3. Training of Players:

·         Organization of District Level Summer Sports Training Camp.

·         Vyamshala/Gym Equipment.

·         Training through departmental trainers.

·         Training and evaluation of fencing players under Khelo India Scheme.

4. Rural Sports Competitions:

·         Organizing competitions for boys and girls under 17 age group.

·         Benefiting the players of rural areas.

·         Establish three practice centres in each development block under the Gramin Khel Abhyas Yojana.

·         Development of facilities by providing funds to practice centres.

5. Women's sports competitions:

·         To create awareness among women and to enhance their hidden talents.

·         Organise competitions in various sports disciplines.

·         To ensure maximum participation of women.

6. Grants to state level organisations and other institutions:

·         Financial assistance for state level sports associations.

·         Financial assistance for district level sports associations.

·         Financial assistance for registered sports institutions. 

7. Incentives to sportspersons:

·         Encouraging sportspersons under the Incentive Rules 2005.

·         Samman Nidhi.

·         Decoration for cash prizes to players who win medals in national competitions and others.

·         Sports scholarship.

·         Prerna Nidhi to sports associations.

·         Track suits to players participating in national championships and apparel to youth participating in cultural activities.

·         Sportsmen risk insurance.

·         Promotion of research work in physical education or sports literature creation and physical education.

·         Cash incentive for participation in Olympics. 

8. State Sports Awards:

·         Gundadhur Samman.

·         Maharaja Pravirchand Bhanjdev Samman.

·         Shaheed Rajiv Pandey Award.

·         Shaheed Kaushal Yadav Award.

·         Veer Hanuman Singh Award.

·         Shaheed Vinod Choubey Samman.

·         Shaheed Pankaj Vikram Samman.

·         Chief Minister Trophy. 

9. Sports Academy:

·         Selecting boys and girls of under 17 age group on the basis of their sports skills and giving them admission in Sports Academy.

·         Providing free sports training, sports material, sports apparel to the players selected in the academy.

·         Providing sports scholarship to the players selected in the academy.

10. Sports Training Academy:

·         Issuing setup approval for Sports Training Academy in the state.

·         Construction of sports infrastructure for state sports training. 

11. Development of basic facilities stadium etc.:

·         Construction of stadium / mini stadium / indoor stadium.

·         Development of sports infrastructure.

12. Yuva Ratna Samman Yojana: From Various Fields

The "Yuva Ratna Samman Yojana," launched by the Sports and Youth Welfare Department from the year 2025-26, will be awarded to youth, institutions, and voluntary organizations that have made significant contributions and innovative work towards the development of society and the state.

Under the scheme, youth and organizations will be honored for their outstanding work in various fields:

Exceptional and Distinguished Service

• Social Sector
• Literature
• Industry
• Education
• Sports
• Environment
• Women and Child Development
• Media
• Health
• Science and Technology
• Disabled Persons
• Art and Music
• Folk Art

In the Exceptional and Distinguished Service category, one youth and one voluntary organization will receive prizes of ₹250,000 and ₹500,000, respectively.

In all other fields, each selected youth will receive ₹100,000, a medal, a certificate, and a shawl.

Awards in the Women and Child Development category will be given only to women and girls.

Who can apply?

The applicant must be a native of Chhattisgarh.

Age between 15 and 29 years (completed 15 years on April 1 and less than 29 years on March 31).

 This award will be given only once to an individual or organization in a category.  READ MORE CLICK 

15 Bastar Olympics:

The "Bastar Olympics" is organized to connect the youth of the Bastar division with the mainstream, to nurture their creative and sporting talents, and to establish a direct connection between the people of the Bastar region and the government. It will be held in all districts of the Bastar division, from the block level to the divisional level. The "Bastar Olympics" will include athletics (100m, 200m, 400m, long jump, high jump, shot put, discus throw, javelin throw, 4x100m relay race), archery, football, kabaddi, kho-kho, badminton, karate, volleyball, and tug of war for the senior women's category, along with hockey and weightlifting at the district level.

These competitions will be held in two categories: junior (14 to 17 years) for boys and girls, and senior (men and women) for which there is no age limit. Players selected at the block level will participate in the district-level competitions.