The district unit of Samagra Shiksha Kerala (SSK) organised an inclusive badminton tournament recently as part of its inclusive sports training.
District panchayat president D. Suresh Kumar, who inaugurated the tournament, praised the SSK’s efforts for the welfare of the differently abled.
As part of inclusive sports training, differently abled children and those in their peer group are trained together. They are given opportunities to display their skills at the Block Resource Centre (BRC) and district levels. Differently abled students are given training in various sports at all 12 BRCs of the district SSK.
On Thursday, select students from schools in the 12 BRC limits participated in the district-level badminton tournament at ABR Indoor Stadium near Vellayani Junction.
SSK district programme officer B. Sreekumaran presided over the inaugural function. SSK Thiruvananthapuram North urban resource centre trainer Ismail spoke.
