Sports Minister Dinesh Agarwal felicitated 92 sportspersons in a ceremony held at Parade ground on Wednesday. The Minister disbursed an amount of Rs 2.70 crore to these sportspersons and coaches. Speaking on the occasion Agarwal said that the prize distribution ceremony is being held for third time to felicitate the sportspersons in this year. He said that the aim of distributing cash prizes is to motivate the athletes and trainers so that they excel in the sporting events. The minister said that the state government is committed for promotion of sports in the state. He said that the focus of the government is on sports, sportspersons and national games of 2018.
Agarwal said that the government has provided sport kits to 2500 sportsmen and handed over an amount of Rs 47 lakh for purchasing equipment for sports clubs. The minister said that the government has released Rs 50 crore and 57 crores for construction of sports complexes in Raipur (Dehradun) and Haldwani respectively.
The International players who received the cash prize included Ranjit Singh, R Kamraj, Amrit Pal Singh, Dinesh Kumar, Yadvendra Singh, Navjit Singh, Mandeep Singh, Jasvir Singh, TP Singh, BS Rawat, BS Chauhan, Kanupriya Bhatia and Kuhu Garg. The sports secretary Shailesh Bagoli, Deputy Director Sports Ajay Agarwal, General Manager of State Bank of India (SBI) and district Sports officer SK Sarki were present on the occasion.