Haryana Sports and Youth Affairs Minister, Anil Vij on Thursday said that a state level function will be organised to honour outstanding sportspersons of the state, in Panchkula on June 24.
The Chief Minister Manohar Lal will give away cash prizes worth Rs 90 crore to about 3,000 sportspersons winning medals in national and international competitions, he said.
Vij said that sportspersons who have won medals in Commonwealth Games, Asian Games and Para-Asian Games during the years 2016-17, 2017-18 and 2018-19 will be honoured in this function. The sportspersons of senior and junior categories, who could not be honoured previously due to certain reasons, will also be honoured in this function, he said.
The Minister said that after the formulation of the New Sports Policy 2015, many sportspersons have brought laurels to the state and the country at national and international levels. The present State Government has provided reservation to such sportspersons in Class III and IV jobs whereas reservation in Class I and II jobs has been provided to sportspersons, who have won medals in international competitions, he added.