Haryana Chief Minister Manohar lal on Sunday said that as many as 401 vyayamshalas would be inaugurated in the state on May 5.
These have been built over two acres each to promote sports activities in Haryana, said the Chief Minister, while addressing villagers after listening to ‘Mann Ki Baat’ progamme with the residents of Babail village in Panipat district.
During the ‘Mann Ki Baat’ programme, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was all praise for the laurels brought to the state and the country by Haryana’s talented sports women in the Commonwealth Games. As the Prime Minister addressed the nation through his popular programme, he specifically mentioned the performance of Haryana’s wrestlers, boxers and shooters, especially females and described them as a source of inspiration for the youth.
Referring to the programme, the Chief Minister said India had won 66 medals in the recently concluded Commonwealth Games. It is a matter of pride for every Haryanvi that 22 of these medals were won by the sportspersons from Haryana. Fifteen-year-old Anish Bhanwala also won gold medal in the Commonwealth Games, he said.
It was due to Haryana’s contribution to the medals tally in the Commonwealth Games that India ranked third in terms of medals.
If Haryana was a separate country it would have been at 6th rank in terms of medals. We want to promote sports in big way in the state so that India ranks number one in the medals tally, he added.
Referring to the Fit India programme, Manohar lal said the country should be fit and as a result of the efforts made by the Prime Minister, the entire world now celebrates June 21 as International Yoga Day. In this series, the Haryana Government has decided to open sports nurseries where children between 6 and 15 years of age would be trained according to their interests, said he.
The Chief Minister further said the State Government had undertaken various developmental works in Babail village. It had got constructed two Anganwadi centres and a bridge on the river near Panipat-Babail road at a cost of Rs 15 crore.
The second bridge would be got constructed at a cost of Rs 16 crore. Construction of three connecting roads would be done through the Public Works (Building and Roads) Department instead of the Market Committee, said he.
The State Government would engage youth of engineering colleges under Prime Minister’s Swachh Bharat Summer Internship Project. A scheme for pond development and water conservation would be got prepared through Haryana Pond Development Authority under this project, he added.
Manohar lal also said that the State Government is making concerted efforts for the upliftment of women and after the bajra is procured, they would be engaged for making laddus, panjiri and other products.
He urged the entrepreneurs of Panipat to provide suitable jobs to women in their industries and empower them.
The Chief Minister said the Prime Minister had given the slogan of ‘Earn While learn’ under which the State Government would engage students of engineering colleges for the repair of ponds and they would be paid according to their capacities.
Referring to the Good News India of the Prime Minister, the Chief Minister said the good news from Haryana was that the state had become kerosene-free and each household now has an lPG connection.
