As part of its CSR initiative towards the promotion of football and budding talent in OIL’s operational areas of upper Assam, Oil India Ltd. launched CSR project ‘OIL Lakshya’ on 19 of this month at the Duliajan Club auditorium.

The program in its first phase envisages providing AIFF (All India Football Federation) D licence coach education program to 24 football coaches from Dibrugarh, Tinsukia, Charaideo and Sivsagar districts of Assam. The AIFF D License Coach Education Program led from 20th to 25th September 2021 at Nehru Maidan, Duliajan. On successful completion of the coaching program, the coaches will work towards forming football teams at the grassroots level for promotion and development of football in rural areas of their respective centers. The centers will also be provided with football and other training equipment. 

“The objective behind OIL Lakshya project is to create avenues for providing professional training to football coaches who will play the role of a catalyst in nurturing football players in the state also focusing on allied sciences related to sports. The project also aims at creating community bonding through sports” said Prasanta Borkakoty, RCE, OIL present on the occasion.   

On this occasion, a seminar was also organized on the theme ‘Importance of Coach Education’ in partnership with Duliajan Football Coaching Centre and Association of Assam Football Coaches. The seminar was inaugurated by Prasanta Borkakoty, RCE, OIL in presence of Rajeeb Kumar Bora, CGM (HR&A), S. P. Das, GM (Public Affairs)i/c, Debashis Bora, DGM (Public Affairs-CSR&CC), Tridiv Hazarika DGM (Public Affairs-CSR&CC), Nayana Madhu Dutta, Sr. Manager (Public Affairs – CSR) and other dignitaries of OIL, district sports authorities, veteran footballers of the region, Duliajan Football Coaching Centre and Association of Assam Football Coaches. Prasanta Borkakoty unveiled the official logo of ‘OIL Lakshya’ and ceremoniously distributed jersey to few coaches.    

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