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Anuradha replaces Rajinder Tara as new DG J&K Youth Services
Jammu, June 11 (UNI) Anuradha Gupta on Wednesday assumed charge of Director General Youth Services and Sports Jammu and Kashmir after replacing outgoing Director General Rajinder Singh Tara here at the Directorate of Youth Services and Sports, Sports House, Maulana Azad Stadium.
Anuradha Gupta has served the Union Territory in various capacities, including Deputy Commissioner Samba, Deputy Commissioner Udhampur, Director School Education Jammu and Controller Legal Metrology, J&K.
At the outset, Rajinder Singh Tara introduced Anuradha Gupta to the officers and officials of the Directorate and briefed her about the activities and programmes of the department.
Tara said apart from the sports activities, the department also carries out various programmes regarding youth development, including the National Youth Festival and orientation programmes.
Anuradha Gupta, however, said that she considered it a privilege to serve the department which is involved with the development and welfare of youth, adding that youth are the pillars of the nation and sportspersons are the messengers of peace.
"I am grateful to the government for providing me this opportunity of serving youth," she added.
"The government is committed to promoting sports in every nook and corner of the Union Territory, and I take it as an added responsibility to do the job in a most befitting manner," Anuradha Gupta maintained.
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