Secretary Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Muzaffar Khan Sial has directed to award scholarships to top performers of Khelta Punjab Games from Sports Endowment Fund. He issued this direction while presiding over an important meeting at Punjab Stadium on Wednesday.
Director General Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Khizar Afzaal Chaudhry, Additional Secretary Sports Mian Usman Ali, Director Admin Dr M Kaleem, Director Sports Rana Nadeem Anjum, Deputy Secretary Finance Rafia Qayyum, Haroon Zafar from Pension Fund and other officials participated in the meeting.
During the meeting, Director General Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Khizar Afzaal Chaudhry gave detailed briefing regarding different features of Sports Endowment Fund.
While addressing the meeting, Secretary Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Muzaffar Khan Sial said that Sports Endowment Fund of Rs two billion is being spent on the welfare of talented athletes. “Sufficient scholarships are also being given to the best players of the Inter-Provincial Quaid-e-Azam Games from Sports Endowment Fund”.
Secretary Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Muzaffar Khan Sial further said that several talented players have emerged from the platform of Khelta Punjab Games and Inter-Provincial Quaid-e-Azam Games. “Sports Endowment Fund is being spent on the development of sports culture and welfare of players from across the province”.
Secretary Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Muzaffar Khan Sial informed that the talented athletes will be given monthly scholarships in three categories. “Rs 70,000 will be awarded in the Platinum Category, Rs 50,000 in the Gold Category while Rs 30,000 will be given in Silver Category”.
Secretary Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Muzaffar Khan Sial said that the Punjab province has been blessed with plenty of talents in multiple sports disciplines. “Punjab Sports Department will field highly talented players in the upcoming 35th National Games and we are quite hopeful that our athletes will emerge winners in the mega event”.