National and International sportspersons from Punjab on Tuesday expressed their gratitude to Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann-led Punjab government for presenting Rs 33.83 crore in cash awards and according deserving respect to the 168 Asian Games and National Games winners.
Stating that it was for the first time that any Punjab government has given advance cash award of Rs 8 lakh each for the preparation, Sift Kaur Samra, gold medal in the Women’s 50 metre rifle three positions event at the 2022 Asian Games, thanked the Punjab government for encouraging the players and assured the CM Mann that the players will win more medals in the upcoming tournaments including Olympic games.
