UP Government Will Appoint Top Sportspersons To Gazetted Posts

New Delhi: The Uttar Pradesh Government will appoint UP’s medalists in international Games and championships like Olympics, Commonwealth Games, Asian Games, World Cup and World Championships on gazetted posts like that of Deputy Superintendent of police. 

Not only this, but the Chief Minister has also announced cash awards for medallists ranging from Rs 6 crore (gold), Rs 4 crore (silver) to Rs 2 crore (bronze). For sportspersons participating in team events, each player will be rewarded with Rs 3 crore for winning the Gold medal, while Silver and Bronze medallists will be rewarded with Rs 2 and Rs 1 crore each. Besides, Rs 10 lakh each will be given to each athlete who participated in the Olympics.

The diet money for players in sports colleges has been increased from Rs 250 to Rs 375 per day per player. Everyone present at the cash award-giving function said in one voice that Uttar Pradesh is the first state to shower so much respect, love and affection on the players of other states and credited Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for the same. It is noteworthy that CM Yogi has said that the UP government will do whatever is necessary to promote the players.

Efforts at the Grassroots level to boost sports culture in youth. Under the Yogi Adityanath government, efforts at the grassroots level have been made to promote the sports culture in the state. To give access to the sports facilities to the rural-dwellers, the government has been building open gymnasiums and mini stadiums in even the remote villages.