Shimla, September 30: The 67th District-Level Under-19 Boys’ Major Games Tournament was inaugurated at Government Senior Secondary School, Sunni, on Tuesday by AICC spokesperson and Theog MLA Kuldeep Singh Rathore. As many as 326 participants from 26 schools are taking part in various sporting disciplines.
Shimla Rural Congress president Hari Krishan Himral was the guest of honour. Addressing the participants, Rathore urged students to stay away from drugs and focus on sports and academics. He also appreciated the role of PWD and Urban Development Minister Vikramaditya Singh in taking up development activities in his constituency and highlighted the importance of development initiatives through centrally sponsored schemes.
Rathore also praised Education Minister Rohit Thakur for reforms in the education sector. He said efforts to improve the education system were important for strengthening the state’s position nationally.
Himral urged the young participants to give their best and aim for national and international championships. He highlighted the state government’s enhanced incentives for sportspersons. Under the existing policy, Himachal Pradesh provides cash awards of Rs 4 crore, Rs 2.5 crore and Rs 1.5 crore for gold, silver and bronze medals respectively at the Asian Games and Para Asian Games.
Gopal Sharma, Satya Verma, Rajesh Verma, Sunil Verma, Prakash Chand Kamal, Kavinder Kanwar, Hem Lata, Praveen Verma, Tej Ram Sharma, Kapil Gupta, Prashant Panwar, Om Prabha, Jyotika Verma, Sahil Sahitya, Mohit Gupta, Asha Kanwar, Shyama Devi, Ajay Sharma, Bhisham Himral, Mahender Verma, Nehal Thakur, Hans Raj and others were present on the occasion.
