Union Steel Minister Chaudhary Birender Singh on Wednesday said Olympic silver medallist and Brand Ambassador of Vizag Steel P.V. Sindhu was a new generation sports personality and a pride of the country.
“She is not just from Andhra Pradesh, but represents the entire country,” he said, and predicted a great future for her.
He made this observation while inaugurating the badminton coaching camp organised by the Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL) at Ukkunagaram.
Addressing the gathering, Mr. Singh commended the RINL’s efforts in promoting sports and infrastructure at Ukkunagaram as a good corporate citizen and acting as a catalyst in sports development in and around the region. RINL had undoubtedly established its presence in the country as a quality steel producer and was attaching great importance to sports, he said.
The Steel Minister suggested RINL to explore the possibility of contributing to water sports in its complex.
He mentioned that the Steel Ministry had constituted a committee to promote/encourage sports so that its activities were prominently seen in the PSUs under the Ministry.
‘Hard work pays’
Earlier, Mr. Singh felicitated Ms. Sindhu for her achievements and contributions to sports and promoting the brand image of RINL-Vizag Steel in the country and abroad.
Responding to the felicitations, Ms. Sindhu acknowledged the support of RINL in strengthening sports and praised it for setting up a badminton coaching camp for the benefit of enthusiastic children.
Hard work would always pay dividends and children and sports persons should strive for achieving greater heights, she added.
Welcoming the gathering, CMD P. Madhusudan said RINL was making rapid strides in performance and was also equally active in promoting and strengthen sport activities and maintaining and upgrading infrastructure on a continuous basis at Ukkunagaram.