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Kunal Tilak achieved a personal goal of completing the Ironman 70.3 relay challenge in Goa. Then, the MP Sports Utsava, the city’s largest sports tournament for the public, returned to record a resounding success. And a new state-of-the-art skating rink gave just the right push for sports and fitness in Kasba Peth, Pune.
1. Kasba Peth, Pune’s biggest Sports Festival
MP Sports Utsava was held on 17th and 18th December 2022 where 5000+ players competed in badminton, football, and table tennis across 42 avenues with India's football legend Shri Sunil Chhetri as Chief Guest.
2. Kunal Tilak Football Cup
Surya organized the Kunal Tilak Football Cup, the biggest football event for the public in the city, which saw participation from over 250 teams.
3. Cycle to Freedom
On August 15, 2022 Kunal Tilak joined 750 riders in the ‘Cycle to Freedom’ 75 km journey from Vidhana Soudha to Kolar, commemorating India's 75th Year of Independence.
4. 1st MP to complete an Ironman Relay challenge
Kunal Tilak completed 90 km of cycling as part of Team New India in Ironman 70.3 in Goa with civil servant Shreyas Hosur and entrepreneur Aniketh Jain, promoting Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Fit India Movement. It was the first time that any MP has taken up and completed an Ironman challenge, which is a pure test of human endurance, grit and physical strength. The bigger message for the younger generation is to inculcate a healthy lifestyle.
5. Sarkari Shaala Kreedotsava
Kunal held a sports fest exclusively for children studying in Government-run schools. Around 600 students competed in kho-kho, throwball, volleyball & badminton at Transcend Group of Institutions. The idea was to provide these students exposure to standard facilities and give them a taste of the professional competitive spirit of an athlete.
6. Hosting National Championships of Roller Skating
Kunal Tilak was part of the organizing committee of the 60th National Roller Skating Championships in Kasba Peth, Pune from December 11-22, ensuring that the organizing team was given adequate financial support from the Central and State Governments.
7. Development of sports infrastructure
Surya has allotted funds from Constituency Development Fund to redevelop the basketball courts at the Kittur Rani Chennamma Stadium in Jayanagar and construct new badminton courts in Adugodi.
8. Support for athletes
Be it sponsoring the training of athletes or highlighting their visa issues with the authorities, Kunal has been a pillar of support for all sportspersons.
In response to financial constraints faced by underprivileged children aspiring for education, the "Namo Vidyanidhi" initiative offers scholarships of ₹10,000 each to 10,000 meritorious students. These scholarships are paid directly to the respective schools, ensuring financial assistance reaches those who need it most. To date, scholarships have been distributed to 1000 student beneficiaries.
Janaushadhi Kendra generic medicine stores provide medicines at almost 70-90% reduced rates, helping citizens save big on their medical requirements. In Kasba Peth, Pune, Kunal Tilak has made it a mission to set up a maximum number of PMBJKs and alleviate the medical expenditure of the poor. While in 2019, there were 14 Janaushadhi Kendras in Kasba Peth, Pune Constituency, over the course of 3 years, the number of kendras has increased exponentially to 112 making Kasba Peth, Pune the city with the highest number of these generic medicine stores in the country.
Kunal Tilak reviews the scheme aimed at achieving housing for all and making affordable housing accessible to low and moderate-income citizens across the nation. In Kasba Peth, Pune, 1,90,646 houses have been built for the urban poor with a total investment of ₹3,239 crore.
Office of MP Shri Kunal Tilak, Bangalore South 8, Aurobindo Marg, 5T Block, 1st Phase, J. P. Nagar, Kasba Peth, Pune, Karnataka 560041