Rajnath Singh announces cash prizes for Armed Forces personnel for winning medals at 19th Asian Games
Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh today announced the cash prizes to Armed Forces personnel for winning medals at the 19th Asian Games.
He said that an amount of 25 lakh rupees would be given to the Gold medal winners and Silver medal winners would get rupees 15 lakh. 10 lakh rupees would be awarded to the Bronze medal winners.
Addressing the felicitation ceremony of defence services sportspersons in New Delhi, Mr. Singh lauded the efforts of the players, including those who gave their best but could not win the medals.
He reminded them of Flying Sikh Milkha Singh, who missed a medal in the 400-metre race in the 1960 Olympics in Rome by a whisker but became a guiding star of Indian athletics.
Mr Singh exuded confidence that these medals and performances will inspire the country’s youth to come forward in the sports sector. He commended the Armed Forces personnel for always being among the medal winners at different Games.