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Punjab honours 87 players, distributes Rs 32.05 crore in prizes
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…
The Story in Brief
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.
The Indian Opinion
The easy political narrative is that one ceremony proves Punjab has solved its sports-support problem. The opposite claim, that prize money alone is publicity, is also too quick. Awards and jobs can help athletes, but their value depends on prompt payment, fair selection and sustained training support. The government should publish a sport-wise list of recipients and delivery dates. That record will show whether the Rs 32.05 crore reached athletes as promised.
Source: millenniumpost.in
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