Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Sudam Marandi on Sunday said here that gold medallists in Olympics and Asiad from Odisha would be directly appointed as Deputy Superintendents of Police (DSPs).
The Minister said this while attending the State Boxing Championship here. He said the State Government has taken an in-principle decision in this regard to encourage sports persons to excel in the national and international fora. The appointment would be over and above the cash incentives, he added.
He said as the DSP post is a gazetted one, concurrence by the selection board concerned is awaited. However, he said a final decision has been taken to appoint those who win medals in other national and international events as inspectors, hawaldars and constables directly.
The State Government had given an award of `30 lakh to international hockey player Birendra lakra and `12 lakh to badminton player Pramod Bhagat as per cash incentive scheme for international players.