Sports kits distributed at Khalsa College, Amritsar

Amritsar, December 17

Sukhwinder Singh Bindra, Punjab Youth Development Board chief, distributed 20 sports kits to the players at Khalsa College here on Friday.

He exhorted sportspersons to channel their energy in sports to stay physically and mentally healthy. He said Khalsa College had been encouraging students towards sports from the very beginning and many students of the college made a mark at national and international-level sports and athletics competitions. Bindra said the main aim of Punjab Youth Development Board was to encourage youth towards sports so that they could get rid of drugs and contribute towards sports. He said the government was making special efforts to provide employment to the youth besides sports.

Under this series, district bureaus of employment and business have been set up in every district, where students could access and apply for the job of their choice. He said in these bureaus, the big companies themselves select the youth for the job and the youth do not have to wander around. Responding to questions from students, he said he would talk to the government to give due respect to any player who gets injured during the games.

He said state government was giving jobs as well as cash prizes to medal-winning athletes. — TNS