KATHMANDU, JANUARY 12

Shalikram Jamkattel, the Chief Minister of Bagmati Province, emphasized that the provincial government gives top priority to the education and sports sectors.

During his address at a program organized by the District Sports Development Committee in Banepa on Friday, the Chief Minister expressed that sports and players are a source of national pride.

He pledged to simultaneously promote both sectors and vowed to consider an increase in the sports ministry's budget in the upcoming fiscal year. He stated, 'Our special focus will be on promoting the sports sector within the ministry.'

Additionally, Minister for Labour, Employment, and Transport, Laxman Lamsal, speaking at the same program, advocated for the establishment of a district-level stadium and a ward-level sports ground to further promote sports.