NEW DELHI: As India surpassed their Manchester Games haul of 30 gold medals on Tuesday, the government stepped into the picture, promising to dole out the highest reward money ever for winners. Gold medallists will earn Rs 20 lakh each, silver Rs 10 lakh and bronze medallists Rs 6 lakh for their efforts.
Tuesday's count of 32 gold, 25 silver and 32 bronze, a total of 89 medals, means the government will be giving away rewards to the tune of approximately Rs 11 crore as of now. This is the highest ever, surpassing the previous high of Rs 9.22 crore given away after the 2002 Commonwealth Games. After the Melbourne Games in 2006, the government had announced rewards totalling Rs 3.76 crore.
Incidentally, in case of team or pairs events, gold medallists don't always get Rs 20 lakh each. In such cases, each participant gets a quantum of amount calculated according to specific formulae. For eg, in a pairs event comprising two persons, reward money for gold is hiked to Rs 30 lakh, with each participant getting Rs 15 lakh. In team events comprising more than two participants, the quantum of amount is hiked accordingly to ensure that each gold medallist gets at least Rs 10 lakh.
Sports ministry officials are glad that athletes are making the country proud with their performances. "We are happy with our performance as the projected tally was of 96 medals. We will have to wait and see whether we will surpass that mark," Rahul Bhatnagar, joint secretary in the ministry, told TOI.
Last month, sports minister MS Gill had doubled cash awards for gold medallists in the CWG and Asian Games. Bhatnagar, who is in charge of the international sports division that handled the preparations for the Delhi Games, said the government tried to do everything for the preparation of the athletes.
Gold Won: 32/Gold: 20 lac Total: 6.4 Cr
Silver Won: 25/Silver: 10 lac Total: 2.5 Cr
Bronze Won: 32/Bronze: 6 lac Total: 1.92 Cr
TOI
Tuesday's count of 32 gold, 25 silver and 32 bronze, a total of 89 medals, means the government will be giving away rewards to the tune of approximately Rs 11 crore as of now. This is the highest ever, surpassing the previous high of Rs 9.22 crore given away after the 2002 Commonwealth Games. After the Melbourne Games in 2006, the government had announced rewards totalling Rs 3.76 crore.
Incidentally, in case of team or pairs events, gold medallists don't always get Rs 20 lakh each. In such cases, each participant gets a quantum of amount calculated according to specific formulae. For eg, in a pairs event comprising two persons, reward money for gold is hiked to Rs 30 lakh, with each participant getting Rs 15 lakh. In team events comprising more than two participants, the quantum of amount is hiked accordingly to ensure that each gold medallist gets at least Rs 10 lakh.
Sports ministry officials are glad that athletes are making the country proud with their performances. "We are happy with our performance as the projected tally was of 96 medals. We will have to wait and see whether we will surpass that mark," Rahul Bhatnagar, joint secretary in the ministry, told TOI.
Last month, sports minister MS Gill had doubled cash awards for gold medallists in the CWG and Asian Games. Bhatnagar, who is in charge of the international sports division that handled the preparations for the Delhi Games, said the government tried to do everything for the preparation of the athletes.
Gold Won: 32/Gold: 20 lac Total: 6.4 Cr
Silver Won: 25/Silver: 10 lac Total: 2.5 Cr
Bronze Won: 32/Bronze: 6 lac Total: 1.92 Cr
TOI
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