Padak Lao, Pad Pao: direct recruitment of medal-winning sportspersons in UP
On 16 October 2026 CM Yogi Adityanath highlighted UP's 'Padak Lao, Pad Pao' initiative under which medal winners at the Olympics, Commonwealth Games and Asian Games receive cash awards and direct recruitment, backed by a sports-infrastructure ladder up to the Major Dhyan Chand Sports University in Meerut.
UPPCS angle: GS-VI: UP sports policy, schemes for sportspersons and women's empowerment.
16 Oct 2026