Dehradun: A high-level meeting was held under the chairmanship of the Chief Minister in the Chief Minister’s Camp Office regarding the preparations for the 38th National Games proposed in Uttarakhand. In the meeting, the Chief Minister directed the officials to complete all the preparations for the National Games by September and complete the process of permission from the Indian Olympic Association to hold this event in 2024 soon. He said that the organization of the National Games to be held in Uttarakhand will give the state a golden opportunity to get more recognition for sports, adventure tourism and its cultural heritage at the national level. It should be ensured that the players coming from all over the country and people associated with sports activities take a good message from Devbhoomi Uttarakhand.
The Chief Minister said that apart from urban areas, suitable places should also be selected for the National Games in the hilly districts. It should be ensured that all the arrangements in the National Games to be held in Uttarakhand are of high level. All the infrastructure related arrangements for the games to be held at various places should be made in a systematic manner. Necessary action should be taken to include the popular traditional games of the state in the 38th National Games. He said that for the necessary financial support in the organization of the games, financial support should be taken from reputed industrial institutions under CSR. For better preparations of the National Games, the Sports Minister will review every week. The Chief Minister himself will also review it from time to time. The Chief Minister directed in the meeting that the action related to the construction of the Sports University to be established in Haldwani should be completed soon.
Special Chief Secretary Amit Sinha informed through the presentation that the 38th National Games will be organized in Dehradun, Haldwani, Haridwar and Rudrapur as well as in the hill districts. He said that the National Games will be organized for 14 days in the state. The games will be inaugurated in Dehradun and concluded in Haldwani. For better conduct of the National Games to be held in the state, senior officials of various departments have been included in the committee constituted for this purpose. Sports Minister Mrs. Rekha Arya, Chief Secretary Mrs. Radha Raturi, Additional Chief Secretary Anand Bardhan, Secretary R. Meenakshi Sundaram, Shailesh Bagoli, Sachin Kurve, Mr. H.C. Semwal, Sports Director Jitendra Kumar Sonkar and Sports Department officials were present in the meeting.
