Updated: Sun, 05 Oct 2025 08:20 am (IST) The Government of Uttarakhand opens 23 Sports Academy in eight cities under the Sports Legacy Plan. The Sports University in Haldwani and Women Sports College in Lohaghat will also be established. Chief Minister Dhami has announced several schemes to encourage young players, including discussion in sports scholarship and government opportunities. Players who win medals at national and international level will also be rewarded. Jagran correspondent, dehradun. The Dhami government will implement the Sports Legacy Plan in Uttarakhand, which offers the 38th national matches and achieves 103 medals in them. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said that 23 sports academy will be established in eight cities of the state. Remove the ad, read only the news, and the government will set up state’s first sports university in Haldwani and Women’s Sports College in Lohaghat to promote sports activities. Chief Minister Dhami said on Saturday during the inauguration ceremony of the National Sub Junior Basketball Championship Competition on the Parade Ground. The chief minister said the state government is working to encourage emerging young players from the state through programs such as Chief Minister Sports Development Fund, Chief Minister Khiladi Yojana, Chief Minister Udiyaman Khiladi Yojana and Sports Kit scheme. In addition, the qualifications of the players are also honored by hosting the Uttarakhand Khel Ratna Award and the Himalayan Khel Ratna Award. In addition, four percent sports quota for players in the state public services has been re -implemented. Not only that, at the occasion of National Sports Day, excellent state players were also rewarded with an earlier amount of Rs 50 Lakh. The chief minister said that the government has implemented a new sports policy with the purpose of the general development of sport in the state and the encouraging players. Below, the government opportunities are provided to medal players at national and international level. An attempt was made to develop world -class sports infrastructure at a cost of Rs 517 crore in the state. The daily food allowance of the players has been increased from Rs 250, such as the Sports Authority of India, it is Rs 480 per player per day. The players of Uttarakhand, who participate in the national competition, are provided with AC bus or three-tier AC train journeys by rising from ordinary bus and sleeping train prices. According to the Udiyaman player upgrade scheme of the main minister, approximately 3900 emerging players from eight to 14 years of sports scholarship from Rs 1500 per month receive.
The first ‘Sport University’ is being built in Uttarakhand! Preparations for Women Sports College in these two districts – Sports Legacy Plan dehradun City News Academies and Sports University in Uttarakhand
