# Punjab honours 87 players, distributes Rs 32.05 crore in prizes 2026-08-06T22:06:00+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday presented the Maharaja Ranjit Singh Award to 87 players and honoured 1,070 medal-winning sportspersons from various disciplines. The state government distributed prize money worth Rs 32.05 crore through cheques at a ceremony in Chandigarh. Mann said Olympic and Asian Games medallists had received Rs 1 crore each, while nine medal-winning players had been given government jobs. Women’s cricket captain Harmanpreet Kaur and all-rounder Amanjot Kaur received Rs 1.50 crore each. World championship medallists Amanpreet Singh and Neeraj Kumar received Rs 1.54 crore and Rs 1.52 crore respectively. Para-powerlifting world champion Paramjit Kumar was awarded Rs 55 lakh. ## Coverage - millenniumpost.in Tags: athletes, Bhagwant Mann, prize money, Punjab, sports awards Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/punjab-honours-87-players-distributes-rs-32-05-crore-in-prizes/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/punjab-honours-87-players-distributes-rs-32-05-crore-in-prizes/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.