Excelsior Sports Correspondent
SRINAGAR, May 20: To encourage budding sportspersons and infuse sporting spirit among them, Minister for Youth Services and Sports, Raman Bhalla and Director General of the Department of Youth Services and Sports, Navin Agarwal distributed scholarships among school going children of district Srinagar, here.
Scholarships were awarded to students with outstanding achievements in varied sports disciplines.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr Bhalla while congratulating all the recipients of sports scholarships, assured that such scholarships will be given in future also to the students who display skill and talent at the higher levels.
Bhalla appreciated the initiatives of Director General Youth Services and Sports in uplifting the sports culture in the State.
Under-17 girls kho-kho match was played on this occasion and later chief guest distributed trophies among the winners and runners-up teams of Inter-Zonal Competitions of Various Games.
Earlier, District Youth Services and Sports Officer, Bandipora, Muzaffar Tramboo presented welcome address.
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