Haryana Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Anil Vij on Tuesday said the new sports policy which is slated to be announced on the occasion of birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda on January 12, next year will have a special scheme for encouraging women players.
Vij said the previous Congress Government had no sports policy rather the Government had only marked their stamp on the medals won by players through their hard work and labour. He said that the Government would formulate such a policy which would not only inspire children to join sports but would also train them accordingly so as to increase the tally of medals won by State players.
The Sports Minister said that new sports policy would focus on encouraging the budding sports talent. Under the policy, special attention would be paid on new methods to train players, appropriate diet and other relative needs. Besides, the consideration of every city, village, town and community would be kept in view in the new sports policy which was missing in the present sports policy.
Vij said that SPAT Test meant to attract children towards sports would also be revised. He said that it was not justified to have golf club at Rai Sports School, Sonepat as students studying there do not play golf. He said that in future only such players would be given stipend who would participate in games.