Haryana Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Anil Vij on Thursday said that with a view to encourage school children to take up sports, it has been decided to establish 20 sports nurseries, including ten each for boys and girls, in every district.
Vij was speaking in the inaugural function of four-day Senior State level Football Championship at Gurugram. As many as 24 teams from the state are participating in this championship.
He said that football had become popular nowadays and it is a matter of pride that the under-17 National Championship World Cup would be held here.
While announcing to give Rs five lakh to Haryana Football Association, he said that with a view to promote sports, the State Government would open football nurseries in the state.
The State Government has also framed a new Sports Policy. The Olympic medallists were being honoured with cash prizes of Rs six crore for gold medal, Rs four crore for silver medal and Rs 2.5 crore for bronze medal. The State Government does not discriminate between Paralympics and Olympics, he added.