Government announces Rs 90 lakh cash reward to Rio Peralympics medalists. File Picture[/caption]Internet Desk : The Government of India on Wednesday declared a total cash reward of Rs 90 lakh for the medal winners of Rio Paralympic Games. The two Gold medal winners -- paralympic high jumper Mariyappan Thangavelu and javelin thrower Devendra Jhajharia -- will be awarded with Rs 30 lakh each . On the other hand Deepa Malik, who bagged the silver medal in shotput, will get Rs 20 lakh.
The high jumper Varun Singh Bhati, who won a bronze medal at the Rio, will get a reward of Rs 10 lakh.
The cash reward will be given by Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Thawar Chand Gehlot under the Awareness Generation and Publicity (AGP) scheme.
"Indian para-athletes bagged impressive four medals at the Rio Paralympics 2016 and made history. The success of para athletes has made India proud. The department has decided to give a cash prize of total Rs 90 lakh to the medal winners," Gehlot said.
Among all the Paralympics India had participated before,it was India's best-ever performance in Paralympics history with Thangavelu making a jump of 1.89 metres to bag the gold medal while Bhati jumped his personal best of 1.86 m to finish third and won bronze.
Jhajharia clinched gold in javelin throw while Malik bagged silver in short put and became the first Indian women to win a medal at the Paralympics games.
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