Player Meenal Khan of the TT Nagar stadium would represent the State in the National Skating Tournament, Bangalore. The national skating event would commence on January 17.
Meenal Khan has been selected for the national event as she has bagged 3 gold medals in the 100 metre sprint roll race, 500 metre ring race and in the 1000 metre ring race competitions during the 54th state level skating tournament.
Minister of State for Sports and Youth Welfare Yashodhara Raje Scindia expressed happiness over the achievement of the player in the national event. She has congratulated the player on this achievement and encouraged her to perform well in the national event.
Sports and Youth Welfare Director Upendra Jain has also expressed happiness over the achievement of the player of the stadium.
Meanwhile, around 450 youths trainees of the skill development programme have received the appointment letters during the convocation of the seventh batch of the programme.
Notably, the skill development programme was started in the year 2015 with the initiation of sports minister Yashodhara Raje Scindia.
Around 1200 youths are getting trained every year under this programme. Training of electronic and home appliances repairing, refrigerator and air conditioner repairing, tractor repairing, plumbing and carpentry is being imparted to the trainees under the skill development programme.
Around 1900 trainees of the skill development programme have got employed. The youth trainees are being made self reliant through this programme. Training is provided to the youths according to their talents during the programme.