Chandigarh, March 26 -- The Chandigarh administration has awarded scholarships worth Rs.10.18 crore to 2,394 local sportspersons under its new sports policy.

The scholarship distribution ceremony was held at Post Graduate Government College for Girls, Sector 42, Chandigarh, where UT administrator and Punjab governor Gulab Chand Kataria presented the awards.

Addressing the gathering, Kataria said that promoting sports is a priority for the administration and keeping this objective in mind, the new sports policy was implemented in August 2023. The new policy has increased the scholarship amounts for players across various categories.

Under the revised policy, gold medallists in under-23 category will receive Rs.60,000, silver medallists ...