Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz will soon inaugurate the Sports Endowment Fund. This information was shared by Secretary Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Muzaffar Khan Sial while presiding over an important meeting at Punjab Stadium on Monday.
Director General Sports Punjab Pervez Iqbal, Additional Secretary Farhan Farooq and Deputy Secretary Marhaba Naimat, officers of Pension Fund and Finance Department, Deputy Director Zahoor Ahmed and Legal Consultant Ikram Bari participated in the meeting.
Addressing the meeting, Secretary Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Muzaffar Khan Sial informed that 200 athletes have been selected for the Punjab Sports Endowment Fund. "Sports Endowment Fund of Rs 2 billion has been established to extend every kind of help to top performing players," he added.
Secretary Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Muzaffar Khan Sial further said that besides providing cash awards to athletes, high performance camps will be set up with Sports Endowment Fund. "The top athletes will be extended all possible help for their training, injuries and participation in international events", Secretary Sports Punjab informed.
Secretary Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Muzaffar Khan Sial said that under the vision of Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz effective steps are being taken for the welfare of the players.
Director General Sports Punjab Pervez Iqbal, on this occasion said that talent hunt programmes will be conducted through Sports Endowment Fund besides giving sports scholarships to the deserving players. "The establishment of Sports Endowment Fund will play an important role for the development of sports culture across the province," he added.