Mann confers Maharaja Ranjit Singh Award on 87 Punjab players

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday conferred the Maharaja Ranjit Singh Award on 87 players and honoured 1,070 medal-winning sportspersons at a ceremony in Chandigarh. The state distributed prize money worth Rs 32.05 crore through cheques. Mann said the day marked a historic moment and that the government has provided jobs to nine medal-winning players.

Among the top awardees, Indian women's cricket captain Harmanpreet Kaur and all-rounder Amanjot Kaur received Rs 1.50 crore each. Shooters Amanpreet Singh and Neeraj Kumar got Rs 1.54 crore and Rs 1.52 crore respectively, while Kirandeep Kaur and Kritika Sharma received Rs 50 lakh each. Other recipients included shooter Vijayveer Sidhu (Rs 28.50 lakh), Wushu player Kushal Kumar (Rs 25 lakh), and para-powerlifting world champion Paramjit Kumar (Rs 55 lakh). The awards were given across multiple yearly cycles.