Haryana Minister of State for Sports and Youth Affairs Sandeep Singh on Sunday said that 10 day-boarding and eight residential academies have been started in the State to train the budding sportspersons.
“The State Government has been consistently taking steps to promote sports and ensure all-round development of sportspersons in the State. As a result, the sportspersons of the State are bringing laurels to the nation,” he said.
He said that various sports policies of the government have helped in creating a robust atmosphere in the field of sports which have got Haryana recognition in the field of sports at international level.
The Minister said that taking further step, 10 day-boarding and eight residential academies have been started for various sports activities under the sports academy scheme of the Department to hone the skills of the sportspersons. The training in day-boarding and residential academies will help the sportsperson to enhance their skills; and a diet of Rs 400 per day per player will be provided in these academies.
Singh said that day-boarding and residential academies have been started for swimming, taekwondo, cycling, boxing, football, hockey, athletics, wrestling, fencing, and volleyball.
Minister said that Haryana is well known to give maximum prize money to sportspersons in the country and the world. “Haryana has also taken the initiative of giving Rs five lakh in advance to the players for the preparation of the games,” he added.
Singh said that the state’s sportspersons have brought laurels to the nation by winning maximum medals in various national and international sports events. Olympics and Paralympics-2021 is a living example of how Haryana is emerging as a pioneer for other states in the field of sports. Apart from this, Haryana recently got the opportunity to host the Khelo India Youth Games-2021, in which Haryana sports persons won a maximum number of gold medals.