Attends prize distribution ceremony of Sub-Junior Hockey National Championship
Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh, October 3-
Punjab Cabinet Minister Tarunpreet Singh Sond has praised the efforts of the CM Bhagwant Singh Mann for the welfare and upliftment of sports and sportsmen.
Participating as the chief guest in the prize distribution ceremony of Sub-Junior Hockey National Championship at the hockey stadium in Sector 42 here, Sond said that along with other sports, the Punjab government is making special efforts for the national sport of hockey. He said that, recently 11 players of Punjab were given job letters as PCS and DSP included hockey players who have won gold medal in the recently concluded Asian Champions Trophy and bronze medal in the Olympic Games.
He said that Punjab had made a new sports policy in 2023 and fruitful results are coming out now. He further said that the state players are given cash for preparation for national and international competitions. Moreover, the Punjab government is also giving cash prizes to medal winner players.
Sond said that the Punjab government has distributed a total amount of Rs. 12.50 crore to 19 Punjabi athletes of the Paris Olympics during an impressive function recently.