Dehradun, July 2 -- Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Thursday reviewed the functioning of the Sports and Youth Welfare Department at the State Secretariat and issued a series of directives aimed at strengthening sports infrastructure, improving athlete support systems, and accelerating ongoing projects across the state.

During the review meeting, the Chief Minister directed officials to complete the process of granting out-of-turn government appointments to medal-winning athletes from national-level competitions within the stipulated timeline. He further instructed that a majority of such appointed sportspersons should, wherever possible, be accommodated within the Sports Department itself to ensure better utilisation of...