Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda has announced a reward of Rs10 lakh for Rani Rampal, who has been adjudged as ‘Player of the Tournament’ in the Junior Women Hockey World Cup, held in Germany.
Rani Rampal hails from Shahbad and represented the Junior Women Indian Hockey Team which won Bronze Medal in the tournament.
Hooda also announced a reward of Rs5 lakh for Baldev, the coach of women hockey players of Haryana who represented India in the tournament.
The Chief Minister had earlier announced a cash award of Rs5 lakh for each of the six women hockey players of Haryana who played in the tournament. Hooda congratulated the Indian team for winning the country’s first ever bronze medal in the Junior Women Hockey World Cup.
While five players hail from Shahabad, the sixth one is from Hisar. They are Navjot, Manjeet Kaur, Navneet Kaur, Rani Rampal, Monika and Poonam Rani.
The sports policy of the state government provides for a cash reward of Rs3 lakh but keeping in view the exceptional performance of Haryana players at the international level, the State Government has announced a reward of Rs5 lakh each by relaxing the policy.