Congratulating Sumit Antil, who recently won gold medal at the Tokyo Paralympics in javelin throw, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Saturday said that the state government is with every youth, farmer and sportsperson of the state and will leave no stone unturned for their upliftment.
He added that the State will soon be developed as a sports hub. At the same time, in the next three years, the government will provide a large number of jobs to the youth of the State in which Antyodaya Parivar Utthan Yojana will play a pivotal role.
Speaking as chief guest during the felicitation ceremony of Sumit Antil which was organized in the auditorium of DPS School Khewra village, Khattar said the youth of the State is doing wonders in the world today and are shining everywhere. Speaking on Paralympics, he said that till date the total number of medals of all Paralympics held were 12, whereas this time India has won 17 medals so far, of which six medals have been won by the players of Haryana. The players of the state have won two gold, two silver and two bronze medals and the State Government is giving prize money of Rs 25 crore to these players.
Khattar said that Haryana would be made the sports hub of India, for which the State Government is moving forward in a planned manner and to achieve this there should be focus on each player. Sports policy has been formulated as per which there are jobs and facilities for the players. Sports nurseries are also being set up in schools, whose number has been enhanced from 200 to 500. These nurseries will now start again. These nurseries had been closed during the Corona period.
He said that no stone will be left unturned to increase the inclination of the children towards sports, in which Khelo Haryana has been playing a significant role. This time Khelo India will be organized in Haryana in February-2022, for which the players have been preparing so as to win maximum medals. Sports Academies and Hostels have also been built. Sports Excellence Centres have been set up in 13 districts of the state. Besides this, sports stadiums have been set up in 650 villages of the State, 70-80 stadiums have been set up at block level and 22 Sports Stadiums have been set up at district level. He elaborated that the State has to compete with big countries at International Level and at Olympics, for which efforts will be made to develop each village as a Sports Centre.
RS 6 CR FOR MANISH NARWAL, RS 4 CR FOR SINGHRAJ ADHANA
The Haryana government on Saturday announced a reward of Rs 6 crore for Manish Narwal and Rs 4 crore for Singhraj Adhana for bagging gold and silver medals in Mixed 50m Pistol event at the Tokyo Paralympics, respectively. The state also announced government jobs for the medal winners. Shooter Manish Narwal smashed the Paralympic record to clinch India's third gold in the ongoing Tokyo Games, while compatriot Singhraj Adhana bagged the silver to make it a sensational one-two finish for the country on Saturday. Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, while extending his congratulations, said both the medal winners are from Faridabad district in the state and that the entire nation is proud of their achievements. He said the state government is giving awards, government jobs and other facilities to Paralympic players on par with other sports persons. The chief minister added that the state government’s sports policy is being appreciated globally and it is a matter of pride that players of Haryana are putting India on the world map.