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Another State PSU Of Odisha To Receive Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puraskar

New Delhi: Odisha Mining Corporation Ltd (OMC) will be conferred with Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar 2023 for ‘Encouragement to sports through Corporate Social Responsibility’, Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports announced on Thursday.

The largest State PSU in mining sector will receive the award from President at Rashtrapati Bhavan on January 9.

Jain Deemed to be University, Bengaluru, is the other recipient of the award in ‘Identification and nurturing of budding/young talent’ category.

The award is given to corporate entities (both in private and public sector), sports control boards, NGOs, including sports bodies at the state and national level, who have played a visible role in the area of sports promotion and development.

The OMC contributes 3% of net profit annually for development of sports in Odisha. It had also committed a contribution for 5 years (2017-18 to 2021-22) for immediate and long-term development of Hockey in India.

Notably, Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) in Bhubaneswar, which is known for its state-of-the-art sports infrastructure and grooming Olympians such as Dutee Chand, CA Bhavani Devi, Shivpal Singh, Amit Rohidas, was conferred with Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar 2022. Idco, another State PSU, had received the 2017 edition of the award for promoting and strengthening sports infrastructure in Odisha.

OB Bureau

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