Chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has said that the has prepared the new Sports policy- 2022 to promote sports and sportsmen. He said that more and more youngsters of the State are taking active part in the competitive sports due to which Uttarakhand is getting a new recognition.
He said that the traditional games such as Kabaddi, Kho- Kho, football and Malkhambh are becoming popular again. The CM said that efforts are being made to ensure that the work of cultural enrichment is also done through the sports. He said that his government has started Mukhyamantri Udaiman Khiladi Unnayan scheme on sports day this year under which the scholarships are being given to the sportspersons. Under the scheme a Scholarship of Rs 1,500 per month is being given to 3,900 ( 150 boys and 150 girls in each district) young players in the age group eight years to 14 years.
Dhami said that efforts are being made to make Raipur sports college a sports university of international standards. He said that the daily allowance of the inmates of the sports hostel has been increased from Rs 175 to Rs 225 per day. The CM said that provision for a sum of Rs 10 crore has been made in the budget for setting up open gyms in the villages. He said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken many initiatives to promote the sports in the country and Khelo India programme is one such initiative. He said that sports talent is being identified, assisted and being trained and India is emerging as a sports superpower. Dhami said that every possible effort is being made to make Uttarakhand a leading State by the year 2025 as per the wish of PM Modi.