Chandigarh, June 20 –Haryana Sports and Youth Affairs Department has invited applications for grant of cash awards and scholarships to sportspersons who have brought laurels to the State by winning medals at national and international level sports events.
While giving this information here today, a spokesman of the Department said that those players who had performed exceptionally well between April 1, 2010 and March 31, 2011 could send their applications till July15, 2011 for receiving cash awards and for getting scholarships they could apply upto August 15, 2011. The players were required to submit their applications in duplicate in the office of District Sports and Youth Affairs Officer by the stipulated dates.He said that the State Government had also invited applications for Bhim Awards. He added that only those sportspersons could apply for this award who had achieved first, second and third positions in recognized international sports events and senior national sports competitions held between April 1, 2008 and March 31, 2011.