A lawyer-turned-politician, Kiren Rijijth is turning out to be a superstar when it comes to the development of sports. In just over 3 months, the Indian sports minister has left a deep impression on the country’s sports ecosystem.
Hailing from a politically-active family in Arunachal Pradesh, he demonstrated a keen interest in public affairs at a very young age. The enigmatic leader got his break as a member of the Khadi and Village Industries Commission at the age of just 29, and he has hardly looked back ever since!
In 2019, Rijiju joined the Cabinet as a Union Sports Minister after successfully retaining his Arunachal West seat in the Lok Sabha elections. As the minister touches new highs in the office, let’s take a look at 10 ways Kiren Rijiju is revolutionising sports in India…
1Modified policies to benefit para-athletesÂ
2Fit India Movement
3Bringing BCCI under NADA
4Lending a helping hand to ex-athletesÂ
5Urging Indians to stay fit by Plogging
6Setting up National Centers of Excellence
7Supporting indigenous and traditional sportsÂ
8Setting budgets to meet modern requirements
9Creating policies to promote adventure destinations
10Sports Minister at office, and home!
