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Reiterating his government’s committedness to beforehand sports successful the State, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah connected Monday (October 27) said the authorities has already issued assignment orders to 11 sportspersons successful the constabulary section nether the enhanced quota of 3%.
He was speaking aft inaugurating Chief Minister’s Mangalore India International Challenge-2025, organised by Dakshina Kannada Badminton Association astatine Urwa Indoor Stadium. Mr. Siddaramaiah said the authorities had accrued the quota from 2% to 3% for sportspersons successful the constabulary section for posts of lawman superintendents of constabulary and below. In enactment with its promise, the authorities has already appointed 11 sportspersons, helium added.
Mr. Siddaramaiah reiterated his earlier promises of grooming 60 sportspersons for the Olympics by spending up to ₹10 lakh per person. The authorities had besides enhanced the currency grant for Olympic winners to ₹6 crore for golden medallists, ₹4 crore for metallic medallists, and ₹3 crore for bronze medallists, helium said. Besides the currency award, the medallists are assured of a authorities job, helium said.
Speaking astir the Urwa Indoor Stadium, Mr. Siddaramaiah said helium was the 1 who had laid the instauration chromatic during his earlier stint arsenic the Chief Minister and inaugurated the completed stadium recently. “I had acceptable speech ₹35 crore for the stadium. The BJP authorities past reduced the outgo to ₹20 crore. It besides did not implicit the project. Upon returning to power, I sanctioned an further ₹15 crore and got the stadium completed,” helium said, urging sportspersons successful the portion to utilise the installation to the fullest.
Congratulating Dakshina Kannada Badminton Association for hosting a first-ever planetary sports lawsuit successful Mangaluru, Mr. Siddaramaiah added that helium hopes the portion volition nutrient much planetary sports personalities. He besides extended Kannada Rajyotsava wishes successful advance.
District Minister successful complaint Dinesh Gundu Rao said the authorities intends to beforehand sports successful a large mode successful the region. There is large imaginable to beforehand sports combining the region’s tourism and taste potential, helium said.
Karnataka State Badminton Association President Manoj Kumar urged Mr. Siddaramaiah to authorisation astatine slightest 3 acres of onshore astir Bengaluru to found a state-of-the-art badminton coaching centre for the State.
Dakshina Kannada Association President Santhosh Kumar Alva, Secretary Suprith Alva, and others were present.
