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Prime Minister shares an article on ASMITA initiative promoting women in sports

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Posted On: 08 MAR 2026 4:37PM by PIB Delhi The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, has shared an article written by Union Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports, Smt. Raksha Khadse. The article writes about the successful ASMITA initiative, a vertical of the Khelo India Mission conceived to promote sports among women nationwide. It highlights the Sports Ministry’s push for gender neutrality and notes that ASMITA plays an important role in the vision of a Viksit Bharat by 2047. The Prime Minister’s Office wrote on X; “In this article, Union MoS @khadseraksha writes about the successful ASMITA initiative, a vertical of the Khelo India Mission conceived to promote sports among women nationwide. She highlights the Sports Ministry’s push for gender neutrality and notes that ASMITA plays an important role in the vision of a Viksit Bharat by 2047. #NayeBharatKiNariShakti” In this article, Union MoS @khadseraksha writes about the successful ASMITA initiative, a vertical of the Khelo India Mission conceived to promote sports among women nationwide. She highlights the Sports Ministry’s push for gender neutrality and notes that ASMITA plays an… https://t.co/V67WhaP3KS — PMO India (@PMOIndia) March 8, 2026 **** MJPS/ST (Release ID: 2236593) Visitor Counter : 1509 Read this release in: Urdu , Marathi , हिन्दी , Bengali , Assamese , Manipuri , Punjabi , Gujarati , Odia , Tamil , Telugu , Kannada , Malayalam Prime Minister's Office Prime Minister shares an article on ASMITA initiative promoting women in sports Posted On: 08 MAR 2026 4:37PM by PIB Delhi The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, has shared an article written by Union Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports, Smt. Raksha Khadse. The article writes about the successful ASMITA initiative, a vertical of the Khelo India Mission conceived to promote sports among women nationwide. It highlights the Sports Ministry’s push for gender neutrality and notes that ASMITA plays an important role in the vision of a Viksit Bharat by 2047. The Prime Minister’s Office wrote on X; “In this article, Union MoS @khadseraksha writes about the successful ASMITA initiative, a vertical of the Khelo India Mission conceived to promote sports among women nationwide. She highlights the Sports Ministry’s push for gender neutrality and notes that ASMITA plays an important role in the vision of a Viksit Bharat by 2047. #NayeBharatKiNariShakti” In this article, Union MoS @khadseraksha writes about the successful ASMITA initiative, a vertical of the Khelo India Mission conceived to promote sports among women nationwide. She highlights the Sports Ministry’s push for gender neutrality and notes that ASMITA plays an… https://t.co/V67WhaP3KS — PMO India (@PMOIndia) March 8, 2026 **** MJPS/ST (Release ID: 2236593) The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, has shared an article written by Union Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports, Smt. Raksha Khadse. The article writes about the successful ASMITA initiative, a vertical of the Khelo India Mission conceived to promote sports among women nationwide. It highlights the Sports Ministry’s push for gender neutrality and notes that ASMITA plays an important role in the vision of a Viksit Bharat by 2047. The Prime Minister’s Office wrote on X; “In this article, Union MoS @khadseraksha writes about the successful ASMITA initiative, a vertical of the Khelo India Mission conceived to promote sports among women nationwide. She highlights the Sports Ministry’s push for gender neutrality and notes that ASMITA plays an important role in the vision of a Viksit Bharat by 2047. #NayeBharatKiNariShakti”   In this article, Union MoS <a href="https://twitter.com/khadseraksha?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@khadseraksha</a> writes about the successful ASMITA initiative, a vertical of the Khelo India Mission conceived to promote sports among women nationwide. She highlights the Sports Ministry’s push for gender neutrality and notes that ASMITA plays an… <a href="https://t.co/V67WhaP3KS">https://t.co/V67WhaP3KS</a>— PMO India (@PMOIndia) <a href="https://twitter.com/PMOIndia/status/2030587261197402431?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 8, 2026</a>   **** MJPS/ST " /> var mPlayer = document.getElementById("background_music"); var mPlayAction = document.getElementById("playbutton"); var isPlaying = false; function playAudio() { mPlayer.play(); isPlaying = true; document.getElementById('stopA').style.display = "block"; document.getElementById('playA').style.display = "none"; } function pauseAudio() { mPlayer.pause(); isPlaying = false; document.getElementById('playA').style.display = "block"; document.getElementById('stopA').style.display = "none"; } //function HandleAudio() { // if (isPlaying == true) { // //Playing already Pause it // pauseAudio(); // } else { // //Play the music // playAudio(); // } //} var synth = window.speechSynthesis; function CleanHtml(html) { html = html.replace(/ /gi, ''); 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