SAS NAGAR (MOHALI): Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Mr. Sukhbir Singh Badal today announced that State Government would provide 100 jobs annually to those sportspersons, who would bring laurels for the state and nation during international sports events. Besides scientific training, expert and professional coaching including software and hardware for the players would also be provided so thatPunjab could regain its glory once achieved in Sports.  

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Dedicating first-of-its-own kind in the country Punjab Olympic Bhawan to sports fraternity of the state here, Mr. Badal accompanied by Mr. Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa, President Punjab Olympic Association, Mr. Bikram Singh Majithia, Revenue Minister and Mr. Parminder Singh Dhindsa, Finance Minister said these yearly jobs would be apart from 3 percent reserved quota for sportspersons in the state.

Mr. Badal said the players achieving excellence at International level by bringing laurels for nation the players would be awarded with Category ‘A’ posts. He said state has finalized its unique sports plan to impart world class training and sports techniques to the players under which Mohali would get Rs. 100 crore Punjab Institute of Sports on the pattern of National Institute of Sports.

He added thisSportsExcellenceCenterwould have two sub-centers at Jalandhar and Bathinda, where best possible modern techniques would be provided in the coming two years. He said all types of sports infrastructure, scientific instruments software and hardware sports requirements would also be available for sportspersons of all games.

Earlier Mr. Dhindsa thanked Punjab Government especially Punjab CM Mr. Parkash Singh Badal and Deputy CM for allotting a chunk of land for Punjab Olympic Bhawan. He also demanded to provide Sports Infrastructure for this bhawan besides facilitating expert and professional coaches for sports wings.

Mr. Kanwarjit Singh Sidhu (Raja Sidhu) also informed the Deputy CM that despite launching of Olympic Movement in the state since 1924, thePunjabhas got such a complex after nine decades. He informed that photographs and busts of Olympians would be center of attraction in the ‘Hall of Fame’ of Olympic Bhawan. Mr. Balbir Singh (Senior), who won Gold medals in Olympics 1948-52 and 1956 also spoke on the occasion.