Telangana Sports & Excise Minister T Padma Rao Goud today asked officials to tap into rural talent through regular sports meets, tournaments and training in districts and villages.
Presiding over a review meeting on the sports wing attended by Sports Chairman A Venkateshwar Reddy, Secretary B Venkatesham Goud, Managing Director Dinakar Babu, Youth Affairs Department Managing Director Abdul Azim, government advisor Paparao and OSD M Rajeshwar Rao, Padma Rao directed his officials to prepare proposals for sending a team to participate in the Haryana Youth Mela, which will be held on January 12 next year.
"Sporting officials shall shoulder the responsibility of tapping into the rural talent by introducing welfare schemes in sports," he said.
The State government would promote sports in a bigger way so that Telangana sportspersons could win medals at the national and international levels, he said.