category Regional, chandigarh, , tags Regional, chandigarh, , DW BUREAU chandigarh Haryana Home and Health Minister Anil Vij said that Haryana s sports policy is considered the best in the country and other states are also following it. In Haryana, an amount of Rs 6 crore is given to the player who wins the gold medal in the Olympics and along with it there is also a provision of giving a job. Home Minister Anil Vij was honoring the gymnastics medal winners in the 37th National Games in the gymnastics hall of War Heroes Memorial Stadium, Ambala Cantonment today evening. On this occasion, Home Minister Anil Vij, while congratulating the winners of the 37th National Games, said that sports is not just our hobby but it is our necessity because the positive energy of the youth should not go astray. The way drugs are causing a lot of side effects today. Many children are spoiling their lives by falling into its clutches, at such a time sports is the best means to bring them out. He believes that if a player is healthy and fit, he performs well and does not let this evil come near him. In National Games gymnastics, Yogeshwar Singh of Ambala has brought glory to Ambala by winning three gold medals and two bronze medals and Sahil Yadav and Rohit Kumar have brought glory to Ambala by winning one bronze medal each. While honoring all these players, Home Minister Anil Vij announced to give Rs 1 lakh to Yogeshwar Singh and Rs 50-50 thousand to the other two players from his discretionary fund. Home Minister Anil Vij said that while the infrastructure should be better to promote the players, we should also play an important role in boosting the morale of the players. He gave an example of this that he had gone to Brazil in Olympics and he was present there when Sakshi Malik s competition was going on. Sakshi Malik was trailing in the match, only 18 seconds were left, so first of all she encouraged Sakshi Malik and asked her to move ahead, after which the people present there also encouraged her and Sakshi Malik Turned the tables and won. The Home Minister said that when he had the Sports Department, he made a sports policy and before making this sports policy, he called all the players, irrespective of which sport they belonged to, to get their suggestions. Whatever suggestions recieved, included in the sports policy as per the rules and the result is that today the sports policy of Haryana is considered to be the best in the country. The Home Minister also said that an amount of Rs 6 crore is given as incentive to the player who wins the gold medal in the Olympics. Along with this, there is also a provision for providing employment. Today, Haryana s sports policy is being appreciated everywhere. Sports are there in the soil of Haryana and the players of Haryana have brought glory to Haryana and the country by winning maximum number of medals. Prime Minister Narendra Modi personally pays attention to sports. If any player, irrespective of any sport, wins a medal, the first thing they do is congratulate him. Even in the Asian Games, he congratulated the players and patted. Similarly, in Haryana also, Chief Minister Manohar Lal has opened the treasury locks for the players. Home Minister Anil Vij said that international level sports facilities are available in Ambala Cantonment. FIFA approved football stadium, all-weather swimming pool and gymnastics hall with modern facilities have been made available to the players. National level games are being held here, in view of Ambala Cantonment which was the stronghold of football. (editor dailyworld.in)