Excellent sports environment created in the country with the inspiration of Prime Minister Modi: Yogi
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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Friday that under the inspiration of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the events of Khelo India, Fit India and Sansad Khel Mahakumbh have created a great environment for sports in the country. While addressing the closing ceremony of the Sansad Khel and Folk Art Mahakumbh organized at Mahant Avedyanath Stadium in Jangal Kauria on Friday afternoon, Chief Minister Yogi said, with the inspiration of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the events of Khelo India, Fit India and Sansad Khel Mahakumbh have boosted sports in the country. An excellent atmosphere has been created. He said, to make this environment more wonderful, the Uttar Pradesh government is developing sports infrastructure in every village. Along with giving all the resources and facilities to the players, their achievements in the game are being linked with huge prize money and government jobs.
The Chief Minister boosted the morale of the winners and runners-up of Kabaddi, Volleyball, Football, Athletics and Wrestling. On this occasion, the Chief Minister said that till about seven years ago sports infrastructure could not even be imagined in the state, but today playgrounds and open gyms are being built in every village so that there can be healthy competition in sports in every village. Has been. He said, “Sports kits have been distributed to 80 thousand Yuvak Mangal Dals and Mahila Mangal Dals in the villages. Efforts are being made to provide all facilities to the youth by connecting the Panchayat secretariats in the villages with optical fiber. The Chief Minister said, “Things which were far from imagination are today reality.”
Today, along with a college, a stadium with all facilities in the name of Brahmalin Mahant Avedyanath Ji Maharaj for sports talents and an auditorium for local artists has been built in Jangal Kauria. Yogi Adityanath said that Uttar Pradesh is the first state in the country to make a sports policy. Under this policy, the government has made provision of government jobs for the players who win medals in Olympics, Asiad, Commonwealth, World Championships. He said that the state player Parul Chaudhary, who won the gold medal by defeating the Chinese player in the last Asian Games, has given credit to the sports policy of the state for inspiring her victory and this faith of the players on the sports policy is an achievement for us.
He said that the government has announced a prize money of Rs 6 crore for winning the gold medal in the Olympic singles event, while a huge prize money has also been fixed for the silver and bronze medals and cash prizes will also be given to the winners in the Asiad, Commonwealth and World Championships. There is provision for.
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