Education Department To Observe National Sports Day On August 29 At Jalandhar: Dr. Cheema

5 Dariya News (Yawar Shafi)

Chandigarh 26-Aug-2014

Punjab Education Department has decided to observe National Sports Day in commemoration of legendry Hockey player Major Dhayan Chand on August 29 at Surjit Hockey Stadium Jalandhar.Disclosing this here today, Dr. Daljit Singh Cheema, Education Minister, Punjab said that the department is already celebrating sports week from August 25 to August 30 in this regard. He said that this week long celebration would be culminated on August 29 with the state level function at Jalandhar. Dr. Cheema said that Hockey Olympian Pargat Singh, MLA would throw light on the achievements of Major Dhayan Chand to the game of hockey. The Education department would distribute free sports kits to the sports persons. He said that on this occasion girls’ hockey exhibition match would also be played.The Minister said that the state government is committed to the welfare of the sports persons. He said that Punjab has constructed 14 state of the art sport stadium in the state where as 10 National level players have been inducted in the police department as DSPs.