Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 8 (ANI): Under the management of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a brand new wholesome competitors has begun throughout the nation which has instilled a brand new enthusiasm among the many youth for sports activities and athletics, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath mentioned on Saturday.
During a program held to distribute appointment letters to 227 constables chosen by the Uttar Pradesh Police Recruitment and Promotion Board beneath the expert participant quota, the Chief Minister described the Khelo India and Fit India actions as “a new revolution in the country”, saying that these have offered a brand new platform for each younger and gifted participant up to now two years.
Yogi added that the method of making ready sports activities grounds in each village panchayat is underway at a warfare footing to encourage younger athletes. He talked about that the Revenue Department can be conducting land exchanges for this goal and sports activities grounds are being established close to each college to make sure that youngsters in villages would not have to run and play on the streets.
“The construction of mini stadiums at the developmental block level is currently underway in the first phase. Furthermore, a stadium is being constructed in each district”, he mentioned.
Chief Minister Yogi said that numerous applications are being performed to generate curiosity for sports activities among the many youth of the state. He mentioned that Youth Welfare Committees and Women Welfare Committees are being fashioned in each village panchayat.
He additional asserted, “So far, sports kits have been provided to 65,000 youth and women welfare committees across the entire state and various efforts are being made to enhance the facilities for athletes and encourage them at every level.”He talked about that Uttar Pradesh is the primary state within the nation to honour Tokyo and Paralympic athletes with money rewards. He mentioned that with the purpose of facilitating the recruitment course of and contemplating the eagerness of younger athletes, the mandate of the Personnel Department has been amended and in consequence, the Uttar Pradesh Police have chosen the very best variety of 579 gamers up to now, which is the most important variety of gamers ever to be included within the police pressure.
The Chief Minister added that Lalit Upadhyay was given the appointment letter as Deputy Superintendent of Police and Vijay Yadav as Deputy Tehsildar just lately.
Divya Kakran was additionally introduced with an appointment letter as Deputy Tehsildar throughout the ceremony.
CM Yogi talked about that out of the 489 candidates, there are 304 males and 185 females. He added that among the many contributors on the nationwide degree, 51 have gained gold medals, 41 have gained silver and 61 have gained bronze medals. The worldwide contributors embody one gold medalist, three silver medalists, and 7 bronze medalists.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that out of the chosen candidates, 371 athletes from Uttar Pradesh maintain the very best variety of positions. Additionally, there are 39 athletes from Haryana, 13 every from Uttarakhand and Delhi, 12 from Madhya Pradesh, 11 from Punjab, 7 from Rajasthan, and a pair of every from Gujarat, Odisha, Delhi, Bihar, and Karnataka. One athlete every from Tripura, Andhra Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh have additionally secured their place.
He talked about that beneath the schemes to encourage sports activities within the state, Olympic medalists are being awarded a money prize of Rs 6 crore for gold, Rs 4 crore for silver, and Rs 2 crore for bronze. The group occasion winners within the Olympic Games will obtain Rs 3 crore for gold, Rs 2 crore for silver, and Rs 1 crore for bronze. In the Asian Games, gold medalists can be awarded Rs three crore, silver medalists will obtain Rs 1.5 crore, and bronze medalists will get Rs 75 lakh.
Furthermore, in Commonwealth Games and World Cup competitions, gold medalists can be given Rs 1.5 crore whereas silver and bronze medallists will obtain Rs 75 lakh and Rs 50 lakh respectively. Moreover, athletes collaborating within the Olympic Games will obtain Rs 10 lakh, and people collaborating within the Commonwealth Games and Asian Games will get Rs 5 lakh.
Deputy CM Brijesh Pathak, Sports Minister Girish Chandra Yadav, Additional Chief Secretary Sports Navneet Sehgal, DGP Vijay Kumar, and DIG Special Prashant Kumar had been current on the occasion. (ANI)