Shivraj Singh Chouhan Joins Khelo India Samvaad at Mata Sundari College in Delhi

Shivraj Singh Chouhan interacted with students at the 'Khelo India Samvaad – Khel Ki Baat PM Modi Ke Saath' program organised at Mata Sundari College for Women in Delhi in collaboration with MY Bharat. During the interaction, the Union Minister emphasised the importance of taking young people’s suggestions into account, strengthening mental health and nutrition services alongside sports, and building a drug-free India. He also administered a pledge to the students to stay away from drugs and work towards a drug-free society.

The nationwide program was held with PM Shri Narendra Modi as the Chief Guest. At the Delhi program, Shri Chouhan greeted the students and underlined the need to engage the country’s youth more closely and expand their participation in PM Shri Narendra Modi’s vision of a 'Viksit Bharat'. The interaction was linked to the PM’s message, while the platform was kept completely open to ensure that every student had an opportunity to share her views.

In his address, Shri Chouhan described sports as an important component of holistic development and said that sports are as important as academics as they help develop discipline, self-confidence, resilience and personality. He said the government would listen to suggestions from young people and make necessary changes in policies and their implementation wherever required.

The students put forward several suggestions during the interaction. Key suggestions included introducing regular sports psychology modules at Khelo India Centres and government sports academies, covering stress management, meditation, motivation, performance pressure, coping with failure and emotional coaching.