Sports minister Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer on Thursday mentioned that for the previous couple of a long time Punjab had been lagging behind in sports activities on the nationwide stage however the state’s sports activities coverage will restore its glory.

The minister, who was delivering a keynote speech at a sports activities conclave, mentioned the state authorities has been constantly working to advertise sports activities tradition within the state and tangible outcomes have been seen throughout the Asian Games final yr when 32 gamers from Punjab received 20 medals, breaking a 72-year document. He additionally honoured World Cup profitable hockey Olympian Brigadier Harcharan Singh and junior Indian cricket workforce captain Uday Saharan on the event, .

“Under the new sports policy, money was earmarked for the preparation of every game. For the first time, 58 Punjabi players who participated in the Asian Games were given ₹8 lakh per player for preparation,” he mentioned, including, “Now ₹15 lakh will be given to each athlete for the preparation of Olympic Games.”

The sports activities minister mentioned that the principle focus of the federal government was to determine expertise and provides them alternatives to progress. “A separate cadre of 500 posts has been created for the medal winning players, under which players will get a job guarantee. A sum of ₹74.96 crore has been distributed to 24,164 Punjabi sportsmen who won at the state, national and international level,” he added.