Published: 10th Aug, 2019
Bollywood actor Aamir Khan will be part of Maharashtra Government's Mission Shakti' initiative to groom sportspersons with medal-winning potential for the upcoming 2024 Paris Olympics.
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Bollywood actor Aamir Khan will be part of Maharashtra Government's Mission Shakti' initiative to groom sportspersons with medal-winning potential for the upcoming 2024 Paris Olympics.
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Mission Shakti
- Under this mission, the government is focusing on six sports– weight lifting, archery, shooting, swimming, athletics, volleyball and gymnastics.
- The students will be provided training of international level in the related sports type.
- The required financial help will be sought from the corporate sector.
Significance
Youth from remote and rural areas like Chandrapur and Gadchiroli will get a chance to bring laurels to India in events like the Olympics in future.
Other initiatives by the name of Mission Shakti
- On March 27, 2019 India conducted Mission Shakti, an anti-satellite missile test. This was a technological mission carried out by DRDO. The test required an extremely high degree of precision and technical capability.
- Mission Shakti of Odisha Government aims to provide interest-free loan up to Rs 3 lakh for the women self-help group members. It will benefit around 70 lakh women associated with six lakh groups.
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