vv, Raipur. On the occasion of Sports Day, the State Sports Decoration Ceremony will be organized at Pt. Deendayal Upadhyay Auditorium in Raipur on 29 August 2024. Chief Minister Vishnu Dev Sai will award the talented players of the state in this ceremony. The program will be presided over by Assembly Speaker Dr. Raman Singh, while Union Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development Tokhan Sahu, Deputy Chief Minister Arun Saw, Vijay Sharma and Sports and Youth Welfare Minister Tankram Verma will also be present on the occasv
A total of 97 awards will be given in this ceremony for the year 2021-22 and 2022-23. The prize money will be Rs 76 lakh, while an amount of Rs 60.33 lakh will be deposited in the bank accounts of 502 medal winning players. Thus, a total amount of Rs 1 crore 36 lakh 33 thousand will be distributed to the players.
The awards for the year 2021-22 include Shaheed Rajiv Pandey Award (06), Shaheed Kaushal Yadav Award (06), Veer Hanuman Singh Award (02), Shaheed Pankaj Vikram Samman (11), Shaheed Vinod Choubey Samman (05), and Chief Minister’s Trophy (11).
The awards for the year 2022-23 include Shaheed Rajiv Pandey Award (04), Shaheed Kaushal Yadav Award (07), Veer Hanuman Singh Award (01), Shaheed Pankaj Vikram Samman (15), Shaheed Vinod Choubey Samman (05), and Chief Minister’s Trophy (24).
These players will be rewarded
The presence of Raipur MP Brijmohan Agarwal, Agriculture Minister Ramvichar Netam, Forest Minister Kedar Kashyap, Food Minister Dayal Das Baghel, Finance Minister O.P. Choudhary, Health Minister Shyam Bihari Jaiswal, Industry Minister Lakhanlal Devangan, Women and Child Development Minister Laxmi Rajwade, and many other special guests has also been ensured in this event.
