Raipur/New Delhi, Feb. 26 -- Chhattisgarh has moved to position itself on India's emerging golf map. Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Thursday held detailed discussions with Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) President, Padma Bhushan, Kapil Dev on developing world class golf infrastructure in Nava Raipur.

The interaction signals a calibrated push to leverage sport as a catalyst for tourism, investment and regional branding. Senior state officials and PGTI leadership described the engagement as an exploratory but significant step towards building championship standard facilities capable of hosting global tournaments.

The meeting was attended by Subodh Kumar Singh (IAS), senior representatives of the Chhattisgarh government, and PGTI CE...