Lucknow: Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, sports and sports activities have progressed rapidly in the country in the last ten years. While Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken the sports program forward through Khelo India, the state has joined him with his inspiration and has worked to give it a new direction. Under this, one playground is being built in each of the 57 thousand gram panchayats in the state. Apart from this, the work of building one mini stadium in each of the 825 development blocks and one stadium in all the 75 districts is in progress – CM Yogi reached KD Singh Babu Stadium to watch the Mohun Bagan and East Bengal football match
One playground is being built in each of the 57 thousand gram panchayats. As per the expectations of the Indian Football Association, one thousand football playgrounds will also be developed in the state. These things were said by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday before the Mohun Bagan and East Bengal football match organized at KD Singh Babu Stadium under the Chief Minister Cup. He was present as the chief guest in the program.
More than 500 players have been given government jobs in the state so far-
CM Yogi said that the Football Association has expected to dedicate one stadium each in all districts and 18 divisions for football. Let us tell them that the government also wants this so that sports and sports activities can move forward. He said that Uttar Pradesh has always made an important contribution in the world of sports. Hockey magician Major Dhyanchand and famous hockey player KD Singh Babu were sons of the soil of Uttar Pradesh. This stadium is also named after KD Singh Babu. Not only this, Uttar Pradesh has made a significant contribution in the world of football. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that the government has given government jobs in different services through direct recruitment to more than 500 players who won medals in Olympics, Commonwealth, Asiad, World Championship etc. The government will continue this in future as well. CM Yogi said that two players of the Indian hockey team from Uttar Pradesh have performed brilliantly in the Paris Olympics. In this, a member of the Indian hockey team, hockey player Lalit Kumar Upadhyay was appointed as Deputy SP in UP Police last year. Now, hockey player Raj Kumar Pal is also going to be given direct posting as Deputy SP in UP Police.
On this occasion, Minister Girish Yadav, Indian Football Association President Kalyan Chaubey, Uttar Pradesh Krida Bharati President and Legislative Council Member Avnish Kumar Singh, former Legislative Council Member Mohsin Raza, UP Sports Director Dr. RP Singh etc. were present.
