Dehradun: On the occasion of National Sports Day, prize money was given to the medal holder players of National Games. Along with this, the Chief Minister also made two big announcements during this time. In which Mansi Negi and Mohammad Arshad were announced to be given government jobs and they were also given off-turn appointment letters.
CM Dhami addressed the National Sports Day – 2025, ceremony organized at the Multipurpose Sports Hall Parade Ground on the occasion of Major Dhyanchand Jayanti on Friday. CM Dhami said sports and sportsmanship provide energy, discipline and inspiration to the society. He said that Major Dhyanchand introduced the whole world to the sports power of India with the magic of his stick. He even told Hitler what patriotism is.
The Chief Minister said that the grand and successful organization of the 38th National Games held in Uttarakhand has paved the way to establish Uttarakhand as “Devbhoomi” as well as “Khelbhoomi”. In this year’s National Games, our players have created history by winning 103 medals and securing 7th position in the National Games for the first time.
Sports academies to be built in eight cities: The Chief Minister said that the state government is also going to implement a ‘Sports Legacy Plan’ soon. Under which 23 sports academies will be established in eight major cities of the state. Every year 920 world-class athletes and 1000 other players will receive high-level training in these academies. The state government is setting up Uttarakhand’s first sports university in Haldwani and a women’s sports college in Lohaghat.
Under the new sports policy, medal winners at the national and international level are being provided government jobs. Along with this, facilities like free training and education to players studying in residential sports colleges, and sports scholarships to encourage talented youth are also being provided. The state government is also working to encourage the emerging young players of the state through programs like ‘Chief Minister Sports Development Fund’, ‘Chief Minister Khiladi Protsahan Yojana’, ‘Chief Minister Udiyaman Khiladi Yojana’ and ‘Khel Kit Yojana’. Players honored: On this occasion, while awarding medal winning players in various international competitions. The Chief Minister said that on the occasion of Sports Day, the state government is providing honorarium of about Rs 16 crore to more than 250 players and their trainers. Among the players being honored, Mandeep Kaur, Amisha Rawat and Manoj Sarkar, who participated in the Paris Olympics 2024, have been given honorarium of Rs 50 lakh each. Similarly, Shaurya Saini and Abhinav Deshwal, who brought glory to the country by winning gold medals in international competitions, were awarded honorarium of Rs 30 lakh each. Apart from this, an amount of about Rs 5.5 crore was also provided to 3,900 players under the “Chief Minister Udyaman Khiladi Unnayan Yojana” and to 2,199 players under the “Chief Minister Protsahan Yojana” for their monthly scholarship.
Two announcements on National Sports Day: CM said that India has started efforts to host the Commonwealth Games in the year 2030. For this, the Sports Department and young players will have to start preparing for it from now on. On this occasion, the Chief Minister announced to build an athletic synthetic track in the Parade Ground and lay synthetic football turf in the Pavilion Football Ground. On this occasion, he also provided out of turn appointment letters to Mansi Negi, a medal winner in sports events, in the Sports Department and Mohammad Arshad in the Police Department.
