Punjab government
Whenever there is talk of the land of Punjab, the picture of farmers, young and players start floating in the mind. Punjab is a state that has always illuminated the name of the country on the world stage. Whether it is about farming or sports and players. Be it Asian Games or Olympics, players from Punjab have increased the value of tricolor flags everywhere. Punjab has always contributed significantly in advancing Indian games. The players of Punjab have spread their flaws in every game. This is the reason why the Punjab government is never leaving any stone unturned to encourage its players. As a result of this, the players of Punjab are increasing the name and value of their earth and their land both in the country and abroad.
The current government of Punjab is also supporting its players in every way. The government of Punjab came up with a new sports policy in the year 2023, in which the Olympic Games were announced to give gold, silver and bronze medal winners ₹ 3 crore, ₹ 2 crore and ₹ 1 crore cash reward respectively. Earlier, the prize money for gold medal winners was Rs 2.25 crore and Rs 1.5 crore for silver.
Government’s focus on para athlete too
The government of Punjab is not only promoting the players who have won medals in the Olympics and Asian Games, but are also taking special care of para athlete and special athlete. In the new Sports Policy, Special Olympic Para World Games (75, 50 and 30 Lakh), Badminton’s Thomas Cup, Uber Cup, BWF World Tour Finals (₹ 75, 50 and 40 Lakh), Tennis Grand Slam (₹ 75, 50 and 40 Lakh), Azlan Shah Hockey Cup (₹ 75, 50 and 40 Lakhs), Diamond Legis The received tournaments (₹ 75, 50 and 40 lakhs), Deaf World Cup, Blind World Cup (₹ 60, 40 and 20 lakhs), Youth Olympic Games (₹ 50, 30 and 20 lakhs).
Government is giving fierce support to players
Apart from this, for the first time Balbir Singh Senior Scholarship Scheme has been launched to provide monthly scholarship to medal winners at the national level. Under this scheme, there is a provision to give a scholarship of Rs 16,000 to the senior medalist at the senior level and Rs 12,000 to the national medalist at the junior level. Also, a provision has been made to give the posts of various jobs to the top 500 medal winners in special cadre, including 40 Deputy Directors, 92 senior coaches, 138 coaches and 230 junior coaches. Overall, the government of Punjab is giving fierce encouragement to sports and players.
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