Gorakhpur: Chairman of Yogi Minister Aditentalath held a virtual meeting with 10 sportsmen from Uttar Pradesh who would represent India at the Tokyo Olympics, scheduled for July 23.
Encourage them to perform well, cm announced that he would invite all their players and families to Lucknow and made them after they returned from Japan.
Recently, the government announced cash prizes for players if they won medals in the game, starting from Rs 6 Crore for the winner of the gold medal in individual events, Rs 4 Crore to the winner of the Silver Medal and Rs 2 Crore to the Bronze Winner.
Additional Rs 10 lakh will be given to each player to participate.
“After talking to you, I realize that most of you come from meerut or side by side.
The government has recognized the contribution of the sport and builds sports universities there.
We also included manufacturing sports equipment in Meerut under the scheme of ‘one district – One-one ‘, “CM said, added that the University would provide a platform for sportsmen and youth.
10 sportsmen from up including Priyanka Goswami, Annu Rani, Saurabh Chaudhary, Meraj Ahmed Khan, Arvind Singh, Seema Punia, Vandana Kataria, Satish Kumar, Shivpal Kumar Upadhayay.
During his interaction with sportsmen, the players asked CM to see the development of reason and infrastructure in the state.
They also said that while government assistance was welcome to their career stage, talent had recently been fertilized by providing financial facilities and assistance to young people.
CM said they had to compile a proposal after they returned from Tokyo and handed it to the government so that the action could be taken on their advice.
“PM Naredra Modi wants sportsmen to advance and talented people from various fields must get a platform from the government.
He has motivated a sportsman with the slogan – ‘Khelo India Khelo’.
The State Government works with this with the Department of Revenue, Pancayati Raj, Rural Development And sports to make land play in every village along with an open fitness center, “he said.
CM said, various competitions were held under the ‘Khelo India Khelo’ banner to motivate a new generation.
This program is being run in schools, colleges and at the village level.
Sports kits are provided for teenagers.
Construction of playgrounds, stadiums and mini-stadia is also ongoing, he said.