Haryana Police has received Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar- 2015 for its outstanding contribution in the field of sports in the category of “Employment of sport spersons and sports welfare measures”.
Haryana Director General of Police Yash Pal Singal received this award from the President of India Pranab Mukherjee in a function held at Rashtrapati Bhawan, New Delhi.
Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar was introduced in 2009 to encourage involvement of corporates and sports promotion boards in the development of sports in the
country.
Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar (RKPP) is given in four categories namely Identification and nurturing of budding talent, Encouragement of sports through Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Employment of sportspersons and sports welfare measures and Sports for Development.
Four organisations were chosen for the RKPP 2015. They were Directorate General of Military Training (Identification and nurturing of budding /young talent), Coal India limited (Encouragement to sports through Corporate Social Responsibility), Haryana Police (Employment of sportspersons and sports welfare measures) and Sports Coaching Foundation, Hyderabad (Sports for Development).