Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Youth Affairs and Sports Col. Rajyavardhan Rathore has said that the Government of India, in order to promote adventure activities regularly provides financial assistance to organizations such as Indian Mountaineering Foundation(IMF), National Adventure Foundation (NAF), Sea Explorer’s Institute under the National Programme for Youth and Adolescent Programme (NPYAD) Scheme to conduct adventure activities including training, awareness camps, seminars, workshops, film/slide shows, exhibition etc. In addition the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, Darjeeling, West Bengal and the Jawahar Institute of Mountaineering and Winter Sports, Pahalgam, Jammu & Kashmir are the other national level institutions who receives regular sharegrants under the scheme.
In a written reply in Rajya Sabha today, he said that further, in order to recognize the achievements in the fields of adventure and to provide incentive to the young people for getting exposed to the adventure activities, the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award is conferred every year in the category of Land Adventure, Water Adventure, Air Adventure and Life Time Achievement
The Indian Mountaineering Foundation(IMF) is recognized by the Government of India as the apex body to over see mountaineering activities in the country and to control the expeditions in the mountain peaks with in the geographical territory of the country in consultation with Ministry of External Affairs and Ministry of Home Affairs.
Courtesy: pib.nic.in, Photo Division
In a written reply in Rajya Sabha today, he said that further, in order to recognize the achievements in the fields of adventure and to provide incentive to the young people for getting exposed to the adventure activities, the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award is conferred every year in the category of Land Adventure, Water Adventure, Air Adventure and Life Time Achievement
The Indian Mountaineering Foundation(IMF) is recognized by the Government of India as the apex body to over see mountaineering activities in the country and to control the expeditions in the mountain peaks with in the geographical territory of the country in consultation with Ministry of External Affairs and Ministry of Home Affairs.
Courtesy: pib.nic.in, Photo Division
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