Budget session

Commonwealth Sport General Assembly: President Droupadi Murmu, addressing a joint session of Parliament at the start of the Budget Session on Wednesday, spoke of the reformation in sports in India and said that the nation getting the hosting rights for the 2030 Commonwealth Games is a result of the government’s ‘preparations and confidence.’

Addressing a joint session of Parliament, the President said, “Over the past decade, every system related to sports in India has been reformed. My government has established the Khelo India policy and made sports organisations transparent.”

“As a result of our preparations and confidence, India has been given the responsibility of hosting the 2030 Commonwealth Games. I am confident that the capable youth power of the country will play a decisive role in building a developed India,” she added.