PM Modi lays foundation stone of Major Dhyan Chand Sports University in Meerut

The University will be built at an estimated cost of about Rs 700 crore and will have the capacity of training 1,080 sportspersons.  

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday (January 2, 2022) laid the foundation stone of the Major Dhyan Chand Sports University in Meerut (Uttar Pradesh). 

The University will be established at Salawa and Kaili villages of Sardhana town at an estimated cost of about Rs 700 crore.

"Meerut has shown to the world, whether it is by giving life for the country or earning the honour for the country through sports, it is always there to inspire and lead the nation," PM Modi said after laying the foundation stone.