Speaking at a media briefing after a Cabinet meeting, Education Minister Ashish Sood said that under \u2018Mukhyamantri Khel Protsahan Yojana\u2019, it has been decided that Olympic Gold Medallists will receive a reward of Rs 7 crore each, Silver medallists will receive a reward of Rs 5 crore each and Bronze medallists will receive a reward of Rs 3 crore each.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Olympic and Paralympic medal winners were awarded earlier, given Rs 3 crore, Rs 2 crore and Rs 1 crore for Gold, Silver and Bronze medals.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The reward money for Asiad medals has also been enhanced from Rs 2.5 crore to Rs 3 crore for Gold medal, Rs 1.5 crore to Rs 2 crore for Silver medal and Rs 1 crore for Bronze medal, he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
For Commonwealth Games medal winners, the Delhi government has decided to fix the reward money for Gold, Silver and Bronze at Rs 2 crore, Rs 1.5 crore and Rs 1 crore, he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The Minister said the Delhi government has also decided to give a reward of Rs 11 lakh to each medal winner in the National Games.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
He said it was also decided that the Gold Medal winners at the Olympics and Asian Games will be given Group A jobs in the Delhi government. Silver and Bronze medal winners from other events will also be offered government jobs in suitable categories.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The latest announcement by the Delhi government almost doubles the existing reward limits for medal winners in international events.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cEarlier, each Olympic and Para-Olympic medal winner was given Rs 3 crore, Rs 2 crore and Rs 1 crore on bagging Gold, Silver and Bronze medals, respectively,\u201d said Sood.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The latest announcement by the Delhi government almost doubles the existing reward limits for medal winners in international events.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cThe sports-related rewards announced in the Cabinet meeting are part of the Delhi government\u2019s plan to promote holistic development of youth,\u201d he said, calling the decisions \u2018historic\u2019.<\/p>\r\n\r\n