ITANAGAR: The Arunachal Pradesh government, in a bid to promote sports culture in the state, has decided to introduce a football training programme in the schools of the state.

The football training programme will cover as many as 200 schools in Arunachal Pradesh.

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This was announced by Arunachal Pradesh education minister Taba Tedir.

The programme, titled โ€˜Football for Schoolโ€™, is aimed at grooming talents in the 6-13 age group.

The central government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with FIFA to promote football among children, the Arunachal Pradesh minister said.

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The union education ministry and FIFA would provide support for the programme, Arunachal Pradesh education minister Taba Tedir said.

โ€œSchools with playground and physical education teachers will be selected for the initiative,” Tedir added.