The Chief Minister of which state launched "Football for All" in the state to take the culture of football to the grassroots?

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SSC CHSL Tier-I Exam 2022 Official Paper (Held On: 09 March, 2023 Shift 1)

Answer 1

The correct answer is Odisha.

Key Points

Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik on 10th Oct 2022 launched ‘Football for All’ in the state to take the culture of football to the grassroots.
It has been initiated by FIFA in Odisha in partnership with the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology & Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences.
This is the first such programme of FIFA in India that aims at promoting football among school children.

Additional Information

The organization Utkal Sammilani was formed in 1903 to demand the unification of Odia-speaking regions into one state.
The Province of Bihar and Orissa was formed on 1 April 1912.
Bihar and Orissa were subdivided into separate provinces on 1 April 1936.
The new Province of Orissa was created on a linguistic basis during the British rule in India, with Sir John Austen Hubback as the first governor.
On 15 August 1947, the agreement to join Orissa was signed by 27 princely States.