Sakshi then travelled to Bahadurgarh in Jhajjar district, where Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar along with his senior cabinet colleagues Capt. She was also appointed as Haryana's brand ambassador for 'Beti Padhao-Beti Bachao' programme. Sindhu (who won a silver medal at the Rio Games), have made the nation proud,” Khattar said. He said that sports persons from Haryana have once again made the country and their state proud. Hailing 'Beti Padhao-Beti Bachao' scheme, Sakshi said, ”Now we have added Beti Khilao (encourage girls to take up sports) to this.”The 23-year-old was also honoured with a traditional 'pagri' at Bahadurgarh.

Source: The Telegraph August 24, 2016 06:33 UTC