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Govt plans Rs 50 cr kabaddi extravaganza for NRIs
WSN Network

CHANDIGARH: If there is a possibility of big money, be sure that the Punjab Government will be interested in it. And if the big money involves dollars and pounds, and is guaranteed to attract the interest of non-resident Punjabis, what more can it ask?

No wonder the Punjab Government is contemplating to introduce a "World Kabaddi League", aimed at generating funds for sports promotion by professionally exploring multi-crore kabaddi tournaments supported by Non Resident Indians (NRIs).

Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal has hinted at tapping NRIs for Rs 50 crore ($ 1.22 crore) World Kabaddi League.

The idea is to channelise the funds already flowing into the domain. The non-resident Punjabis in any case are pumping huge money into kabaddi tournaments and the government now wants to ensure that the trend gets developed into a big sporting extravaganza.

Typical of his style of functioning, Sukhbir Singh Badal has been quick to enter into plan-drafting with the help of a private company that conceptualized and marketed the Indian Premier League (IPL) of BCCI. The Government hopes that the money earned from kabaddi will be used to promote various sports disciplines.  

19 March 2008
 

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