Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami and Sports Minister Rekha Arya reached the multi-purpose sports building at Parade Ground, where the “Devbhoomi Uttarakhand Khelratna Award”, “Devbhoomi Uttarakhand Dronacharya Award”, “Lifetime Achievement Award” and awards for the years 2021 and 2022 were presented by Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami. National level 168 medal winning players and 42 coaches were honored with cash prizes, along with a total amount of Rs 2.08 crore was distributed to the players and coaches on the occasion.
Let us tell you that at the felicitation ceremony organized by the Sports Department at the new multi-purpose sports building located at Parade Ground, Devbhoomi Uttarakhand Khel Ratna Award for the year 2019-20, badminton player Lakshya Sen, Devbhoomi Uttarakhand Khel Ratna Award for the year 2020-21, athletics player Chandan Singh, Badminton coach Dhirendra Kumar Sen for Devbhoomi Uttarakhand Dronacharya Award for the year 2019-20, Taekwondo instructor Kamlesh Kumar Tiwari for Devbhoomi Uttarakhand Dronacharya Award for the year 2020-21, Archery coach Sandeep Kumar Duklan for Devbhoomi Uttarakhand Dronacharya Award for the year 2021-22, year 2021 -22 Lifetime Achievement Award was given to Suresh Chandra Pandey for his remarkable contribution to the sport of athletics.
On this occasion, the Chief Minister congratulated everyone. He said that continuous work is being done by the government and the department to improve the sports talent of the players. Many schemes are being run through the sports department. He said that today our players They are bringing laurels to the country and the state with their sports talent. The Chief Minister said that today we are not honoring the players and their coaches, but we are being honored and feel proud because you coaches have trained these players. They have done the work of carving, due to which today they are illuminating the name of the state. It is said that there is no dearth of talents in our state, but there is a need to nurture them forward and the government is constantly doing this work.
On the other hand, on this occasion, State Sports Minister Rekha Arya congratulated and congratulated everyone in her address. She said that during the last one year, the sports department took many important decisions. Be it Chief Minister Udyimaan Unnayan Yojana, sports policy or other Today, through the Sports Student Scheme, we are preparing the children of 8 to 14 years of age towards sports, providing them the means and resources for sports, so that in the coming time, they can represent the country and the country by playing at the national and international level. Brought medals for the state.
The Sports Minister said that due to Corona, the Sports Department was not able to distribute these awards, hence there was a delay in the distribution of these awards. Said that Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has announced the establishment of a sports university in Haldwani, for which she expresses her thanks and gratitude.Said that in the coming times, this university will definitely prove beneficial for sportspersons from the point of view of education and sports. He said about the 38th National Games going to be held in the state in 2024 that it is a matter of pride for our state that we have got the opportunity to host it. Instructions have been given to the officials to complete all the preparations for the National Games on time.
