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India’s post-LWE future, from red sun to new dawn
Fourteen years ago, PMRD Fellows helped establish an astroturf hockey academy and a block football training centre in LWE-affected districts under the Integrated Action Plan. The article shows current progress, with Salima Tete leading Indian women's hockey and Mamta Hansda part of the Indian women's senior football team, highlighting long-term social development through sports.
Why It Matters
The piece links rural development initiatives to sports-based social uplift and potential impacts on regional security and gender representation.
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Today: Salima Tete as captain and Mamta Hansda in national teams
April 23, 2026
As of April 23, 2026, Salima Tete carries forward Simdega’s hockey legacy as captain of the Indian women’s hockey team, and Mamta Hansda from the West Midnapore football centre is part of the Indian women’s senior football team.
Initiation of astroturf hockey academy and block football training centre under Integrated Action Plan
2012
Around 2012, Prime Minister’s Rural Development Fellows working with the Ministry of Rural Development, in coordination with District Magistrates in West Midnapore, West Bengal and Simdega, Jharkhand, helped set up an astroturf hockey academy and a block football training centre under the central government-financed Integrated Action Plan.