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Akta ISN dipinda, KBS tagih sumbangan NGO

Oleh Meor Hisham Zulkifli
sham@bharian.com.my


AHMAD Shabery bersama pasukan hoki SMK Convent (jersi oren) dan SM Sains Seri Puteri di Stadium Hoki Tun Razak semalam.

KEMENTERIAN Belia dan Sukan (KBS) akan membuat pindaan terhadap Akta Institut Sukan Negara (ISN) dalam usaha menjadikan badan itu sebagai peneraju utama pembangunan sukan negara.

Menterinya, Datuk Ahmad Shabery Cheek berkata, banyak perkara boleh dibuat oleh ISN dalam membantu pembangunan sukan negara kerana sukan dan sains adalah bidang yang besar dan sering berkembang.

"Akta ISN perlu diubah bagi membolehkan ia bergerak sendiri sebagai sebuah badan dan tidak perlu lagi bergantung dengan badan lain," katanya selepas membuat lawatan ke ISN, Bukit Jalil, semalam.

Beliau berkata, bacaan pertama bagi pindaan akta itu akan dibentangkan di Parlimen Oktober ini dan dijangka diluluskan dalam tahun ini.

"ISN perlu melakukan perubahan bagi menghidupkan industri sukan di negara ini sehingga sampai satu tahap kerajaan tidak perlu banyak campur tangan dan mengeluarkan belanja yang besar bagi membantu pembangunan sukan negara," katanya.

Ahmad Shabery berkata beliau yakin ISN dapat menjadi penggerak kepada perubahan itu dan pihaknya sedia menerima cadangan daripada ISN dalam usaha untuk sama-sama membangunkan sukan negara.

Dalam majlis berasingan, Ahmad Shabery berkata, KBS akan mengkaji bentuk bantuan yang boleh disalurkan terhadap badan bukan kerajaan (NGO) terutama yang terbabit dalam sukan prestasi tinggi.

"Dalam bidang badminton umpamanya, kita akan memberikan sokongan yang berterusan kepada NGO selain badan induk supaya badminton mampu meraih pingat emas pertama negara di Olimpik kelak," katanya.

Beliau berkata demikian selepas mengadakan pertemuan dengan wakil Nusa Mahsuri, Jalani Sidek. Turut hadir Rashid Sidek, Roslin Hashim dan Rahman Sidek serta beberapa pemain kelab berkenaan.

Ahmad Shabery berkata, kewujudan NGO seperti Nusa Mahsuri dapat membantu usaha kerajaan melahirkan generasi atlit pelapis terutama dengan rekod kelab berkenaan yang sebelum ini pernah menjalankan klinik badminton di sekolah-sekolah.

"Usaha ini selaras dengan langkah kementerian meningkatkan penyertaan massa dalam aktiviti sukan. Selepas ini, bukan saja badan induk sukan saja yang dibantu, persatuan seperti ini juga akan mendapat bantuan kerana ia turut menyumbang ke arah sukan massa.

"Nusa Mahsuri mungkin akan dapat banyak bantuan bagi menjalankan program klinik badminton kerana ia dianggap berkesan kerana sudah mempunyai ikonnya sendiri, selaras dengan usaha kementerian melahirkan lebih ramai ikon sukan." -BERITA HARIAN

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