Bhubaneswar: The Government of Naveen Patnaik in Odisha has announced giving a cash prize of ₹ 6 Crore to Paralympics Star Pramod Bhagat.
The shuttler won a historic gold medal for the country in a single badminton SL3 in Tokyo 2020 Summer Paralympic Games.
The Odisha government also announced that Ace Sportsperson will be given group jobs – in the government.
“The government government is committed to supporting sportsmen and sportsmen to reach their potential.
The Chairman of the Naveen Patnaik Minister interacts with Olympians Odisha and the Olympians who have qualified for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics on July 8 and hope they are lucky.
To motivate them, he Also announced cash awards to achieve 6 crore medals for gold medals, rs 4 crore for silver medals and rs 2.5 crore for bronze medals.
Grant RS 15 lakh provided as support for their preparation for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, “said a statement government.
Thirty-three-year-old Bhagat, who had been infected with polio when he was 4 years old, began playing badminton when he was ten years old after watching his neighbor play games.
Initially he competed with normal players and then entered the Badminton in 2006.
Belongs to a very humble background when his father worked as a driver at the rice plant, Bhagat had struggled a lot of financially.
Dropout iti, Bhagat used to run a fan repair shop to make a living before he get a sense of success in badminton.
“I hope my parents are still alive today to see the success of my brother.
They must be in the cloud nine today.
My father had punished him several times for playing badminton and told him to focus on the study so he could get a decent job.
Now when he has reached all, they must be happy in heaven, “Sekhar said, Pramod’s younger brother.
“My brother worked as a group employee in ESI, which he got in his own efforts,” Sekhar said.
The forum of players in the country welcomed the announcement of the Odisha government to provide RS 6 Crore Cash Award and Group-A jobs for Pramod Bhagat.
The forum said this would motivate players players to win medals and help in bringing changes in the social mindset of players who are physically challenged.
The players, however, stated that the government must also focus on ensuring basic facilities for the bride of the talent from the ground.
“We hope that this will be the beginning of a new era in the fields of the sports.
Many players will be encouraged to bring medals in various sports.
But there are many players players who need training and coaching support and government must help them in achieving Success.
In addition, those who have played at the international and national level must also be given a job, “said Rakhal Sethy, Secretary of the Forum of the Odisha players.