- Union Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports has informed that central government is going to set-up three Sports Centre of Excellence in Itanagar,Arunachal Pradesh.
- The three centre of excellence will be for (a)Martial Arts (b)Weight Lifting and (c)Boxing.These centres will have a capacity of 300 sportspersons with residential facility.
- The minister has also announced that this year Arunachal Pradesh will host the North East Youth Festival.
- The government will also set up 12 to 15 football stadiums with Astro-turf football pitches across the state in the next three years.