As per the directions of Chief Minister Hemant Soren, appointment letters will be handed over to 12 players under the direct appointment scheme run by the Government of Jharkhand. The Chief Minister will give appointment letters to the players on Tuesday, August 03. Earlier during an event, the Chief Minister handed over the appointment letters to 27 players of Jharkhand.
Apart from the above, a cash award will be given to the players who excelled in their games and brought glory and honour for the nation as well as Jharkhand.
The list includes Archer Deepika Kumari, who represented India at the Tokyo Olympics 2020, Hockey players Salima Tete and Nikki Pradhan, who are a part of the Indian Hockey team at the Tokyo Olympics 2020 and Ajeya Raj, who participated in Boccia championship 2019 organised in Dubai, will be awarded a cash prize by the State government.
Under the direct appointment scheme, three players, Madhumita Kumari, Ritesh Anand and Bhagyavati Chanu will be given appointment letters for the post of sub-inspector. Biplab Kumar Jha, Dinesh Kumar, Krishna Khalkho, M Vijay Kumar, Lovely Choubey, Lakhan Hansda, Sarita Tirkey, Farzana Khan and Reena Kumari will get appointment letters for the post of constable.
“The government is committed to the welfare of our sportspersons and promotion of sports at the highest levels,” said, Pooja Singhal, Secretary Tourism, Sports, Culture & Youth affairs, Government of Jharkhand.
Earlier, on July 03, 2021, the CM had announced a reward of Rs 50 lakh to archer Deepika Kumari for winning the gold medal for the country in the Archery World Cup held in Paris and participating in the Tokyo Olympics and winning the gold medal in the recurve team event in the World Cup Archery. He had also announced a reward of Rs 20 lakh each to Ankita Bhagat and Komolika Bari and a reward of Rs 12 lakh to coach Purnima Mahato.
The CM had said that an incentive amount of Rs 5 lakh is being given by the government to the players of the State if they become Olympic participants. Hockey players Nikki Pradhan and Salima Tete, who were selected from Jharkhand to represent the Indian hockey team in the Olympics, will also be given an incentive amount of Rs 5 lakh each.
The CM had said that all the players and coaches playing outside the country would be insured for Rs 15 lakh, the premium of which would be paid by the government.