Similarly, a silver medalist of Summer, Winter and Para Olympics will get Rs. 2 crore and the bronze medalist will get Rs. 1 crore. The participants will get Rs 15 lakh in these game. Olympic, Asian, Commonwealth medal winners will get pension and Arjuna Award, Dhayan Chand Award and Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award holders will get monthly salary, CM said.
He said national games and development camp, organised for the first time in the state will boost tourism and promote ice hockey amongst the younger generation.
Jai Ram Thakur said state government has recently given approval to the Swaran Jayanti Sports Policy 2021 to give boost to sports activities in the State. Under this policy three percent reservation would be provided to sportspersons in Government jobs and the diet money received by the players would be doubled.
Jai Ram Thakur said that first Basic Ice Hockey ten days Coaching Camp was organized at Kaza in the year 2019 by State Youth Services and Sports Department, in collaboration with the Ladakh Women Ice Hockey Foundation. Apart from Spiti, children from Mandi and Kinnaur came to learn the nuances of ice hockey, he added.
Chief Minister said that the State Government has announced the High-Altitude Sports Center in Kaza with an estimated cost of Rs.16 crore.
He said that skate boots have been provided by the Department of Youth Services and Sports for training the players at a cost of Rs. 27 lakhs and Ice rinks have been developed by the administration on a small scale in Lidang, Sagnam, Losar, Tabo, Hikmi.
He announced Rs. 31,000 from his discretionary fund for the students of local school for their cultural performance. He also listened to public grievances at Kaza.
First match of this event was played between Delhi and Himachal, in which Delhi won 4-0. In second match, Chandigarh won over Telengana 1-0.
Tribal Development and Information Technology Minister Dr. Ram Lal Markanda said the state government has given special emphasis on development of tribal areas during the last four years. Focus is on creating infrastructure in the tribal areas, he said.
President Himachal Pradesh Ice Hockey Association Abhay Dogra, General Secretary Rajat Malhotra, Chiefs of Five Main Gompas, Member TAC Rajinder Bodh, Vice Chairman Tayota Takpa, BJP Madal President Rakesh Kumar were present on the occasion among other.
