An energetic environment has been created in the state through Khelo India Youth Games, said Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
Actually game is life and life is also a game. I call upon the players to study well but also play, while no stone will be left unturned for the development of sports, said Chouhan addressing the youth games 2022 torch, unveiling of mascot and theme song launch programme at Shaurya Smarak.
Chouhan said that Bhopal will be made a sports hub and thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Sports Ministry for organizing Khelo India Youth Games in Madhya Pradesh.
He announced that a player who will win in international and Olympic games will be awarded Rs 5 lakh by the state government and layers who win medals will be directly given the post of DSP and Deputy Collector in the State. Khelo India Youth Games will be held in the state from January 30 to February 11.
Union Minister of State for Sports Nishith Pramanik said that Madhya Pradesh is beautiful and full of diversity. The state has the blessings of Mahakal. He said that Prime Minister Modi is engaged in the making of Sports India from Young India by involving the youth power of India. Due to the efforts of Chief Minister Chouhan and the Sports Minister, remarkable changes have taken place in the sports sector in Madhya Pradesh in a very short span of time. He said that other states should take inspiration and learn from Madhya Pradesh. The Central Government is working to provide a platform to the talented players of the country through Mission Khelo. The Union Minister of State for Sports said that this year’s Khelo India will break all previous records. More than 7 thousand players will join it.
Sports and Youth Welfare Minister Yashodhara Raje Scindia said that under the leadership of Chief Minister Chouhan, we are becoming heroes from zero. Chief Minister Chouhan is constantly making efforts to make Bhopal a sports hub. The Prime Minister’s dream is to take sports to every village.
Chief Minister Shri Chouhan launched the theme song of Khelo India Youth Games by pressing the remote button. He also flagged off the smart torch. Minister for Medical Education Vishwas Kailash Sarang, Minister for Panchayat and Rural Development Mahendra Singh Sisodia, Minister for Industrial Policy and Investment Promotion Rajvardhan Singh Dattigaon and Minister of State for Public Health Brijendra Singh Yadav were present.
