The officers of rural engineering service, the executing agency for construction of seven village gymnasiums in Dehradun district, faced the music of Vikram Singh Negi, parliamentary secretary for Irrigation, flood control and minor irrigation on Thursday during a meeting of District Youth welfare and PRD committee at assembly auditorium. He asked the officials to ensure that the project is completed on time.
Negi also constituted three committees for inspection of the stadiums constructed under Panchayat Yuva Krida aur Khel Abhiyan (PYKKA) in all the blocks of Dehradun district. He said that these committees would inspect 10 stadiums each in every block. Negi said that youth welfare department would provide volleyball kits to the rural youths. He announced increase in the prize money for rural youths under Vivekanand Yuva Puruskar scheme to attract more youths.