A new Sports Policy has been formulated in the state to connect youth to sports. Now, the National Level Competitions under ‘Khelo India’ will be held in Panchkula in November 2021 and preparations for these have started from today, said Manohar Lal while speaking at the State Level Haryana Day function at Karan Stadium in Karnal.
The Chief Minister said that during ‘Khelo India Programme’ last time, the state had come second and the youth should take a pledge to work hard and bag the first position this time and make the country and Haryana proud. Haryana Government will provide exceptional support to the players in this regard, he said.
He first congratulated everyone on the completion of 54 years of Haryana and also administered the oath of Rashtriya Ekta Diwas on the birth anniversary of former Home Minister, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
He said that the youth should today vow and decide to move forward, only then the state will progress.
Haryana Government has taken an initiative to release an amount of Rs 5 lakh to the players out of the amount of Rs 15 lakh to be received by them for the Olympics. This amount of Rs 5 lakh will be released before the player has received the medal at Olympics so that he or she can make appropriate preparations with this amount, Manohar Lal said.
Divulging details of the sports nurseries, he said that 525 Sports Nurseries have been set up in the state to promote sports amongst youth.
Sports gymnasiums and sports stadiums are being improved so as to develop interest of the people of the village in sports.
National and international level stadiums are being built for sportspersons in the cities of the state so that they can get all the sports facilities. The government is keen that Haryana achieve laurels in sports at international level, he added.
The CM further said that the players are seriously injured sometimes and have to go to other states for treatment.
To facilitate the players, four Injury Centres are being built in Haryana, out of which work has started at the Rohtak Centre and soon other Centres will also be set up, he added.
He said that to promote sports in the state, the status of Rai Sports School has been upgraded and given the status of University.
On the occasion, the Chief Minister launched app ‘Khelo Haryana’ created by the Sports and Youth Affairs Department. Through this app, players will be able to get all the information related to the games and sports competitions while staying at home.