Sports quota will be increased from three to five percent, sports fund will be made for the encouragement of players

Sundernagar. Sports and Public Works Minister Vikramaditya said that sports quota will be increased from 3% to 5% in Himachal Pradesh to promote sports. During his visit to Sundernagar, he informed that a sports fund will also be set up in the sports department to provide incentives to the sportspersons who have performed well at the international and national level.

In order to promote rural sports, except cricket, the Rural Sports Mahakumbh will be organized in the months of September and October. In this, more than 40 thousand players from Himachal Pradesh will participate in various sports. He said that 2400 kilometers of roads would be maintained and repaired in the state at a cost of Rs.2800 crore. 6 National Highways of Himachal Pradesh will be made four-lane. Recently, an installment of Rs 1500 crore has been received in the form of land acquisition amount, which is a big deal.