Chandigarh- Haryana's Minister of State for Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Rajesh Nagar attended the National Sports Day on Sunday as the chief guest in Jhajjar and flagged off the cyclothon. State Minister Mr. Nagar himself gave the motivational message to the society to quit addiction and adopt sports by cycling in the cycle journey.
In his address on this occasion, Minister of State Rajesh Nagar said that the players of Haryana are increasing the pride of the country in international competitions. He said that under the leadership of Chief Minister Mr. Naib Singh Saini, the Haryana Government is leaving no stone unturned to encourage the players.
In the Olympics, the gold medal winner is given a cash prize of Rs 6 crore, the silver winner Rs 4 crore and the bronze winner Rs 2.50 crore. Along with this, the players are also given the benefit of reservation in government services.
The objective of the state government is that the youth should join sports and the society should get the right direction through sports. On this occasion a large number of eminent personalities of the society including Bahadurgarh MLA Rajesh June were present with dignity.