Inauguration of State Level Sports Mahakumbh-2021 | 09 Dec 2021

Why in News

  • On December 8, 2021, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami inaugurated the state level Khel Mahakumbh-2021 organized at Maharana Pratap Sports College in Dehradun district.

Key Points

  • State level Khel Mahakumbh-2021 has been organized by the Department of Youth Welfare.
  • On this occasion, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has accepted the long standing demand of PRD jawans.
  • He announced to give 300 days work in a year to PRD jawans and financial assistance of Rs 2 lac to the next of kin in case of death of any jawan in the line of duty.
  • Apart from this, he has increased the honorarium of PRD jawans by Rs 70 per day and also announced restructuring of the structure of the youth welfare department.
  • The Chief Minister said that the Uttarakhand government would soon set up a sports university in the state, in which free education would be provided to the students studying in the state.