JAMMU, Aug. 2 -- Lieutenant governor Vinai Kumar Saxena approved a landmark new sports policy for Ladakh. For the first time, the new sports policy provides for assured financial support in terms of cash incentive and monthly scholarship, recognition and constant motivation to sportspersons to excel at school, district, state, national and international levels. The sports policy establishes a visionary framework designed to transform the UT into a premier, self-sustaining sporting destination, while simultaneously encouraging youth to take up sports as a viable career option. Based on the guiding principles of "Scout, Facilitate and Recognise", the policy has been finalized following threadbare discussions with all stakeholders for over two months, under the guidance and leadership of LG, Saxena. In the recent months, several sportspersons and their parents had met the LG, putting forth their inability to meet the expenses for further preparations and training due to financial constraints. Considering this requirement, the LG, emphasizing that "institutional financial support to sportspersons was critical for their career progression", directed the UT Administration to formulate a comprehensive sports policy where medal winners start earning automatically. htc...