Tribune News Service
Dipender Manta
Mandi, January 16
Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur inaugurated the 9th Women National Ice Hockey Championship at Kaza today.
He said, “It is for the first time that the competition is being held in the state. Ice hockey is one of the most popular winter sports. This event will boost tourism in the region.”
“The government has approved the Swaran Jayanti Sports Policy 2021 to boost sports activities. Under this policy, 3 per cent reservation will be provided to sportspersons in government jobs and the diet money will be double,” said the CM.
Under the new policy, Rs 3 crore would be given to gold medal winners in Olympics, Winter Olympics or Para Olympics. Silver medallists would get Rs 2 crore and the bronze medallist Rs 1 crore. Along with this, Rs 15 lakh would be given for participating in Olympics. Asian Games and Commonwealth medal winners would be given pension. Arjuna…
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