Rs 50 lakh cash reward to Saina Nehwal
Hyderabad, June 21 (INN): Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy on Thursday announced a cash reward of Rs 50 lakh to Badminton star Saina Nehwal, who recently won Indonesia Open Super Series title after beating China's Xuerui Li in Jakarta.
In a message, the Chief Minister said that Saina Nehwal has brought laurels to badminton sports and also for the State of Andhra Pradesh. He wished that Saina Nehwal wins a gold medal in Olympics scheduled to be held in London.
This is for the first time the State Government has announced such a large amount to sports person in the State.
The Chief Minister said that the government was giving top priority to promote sports in the state and allotted Rs 200 crore in the budget this year.
He said that the government was also constructing sports stadia at each assembly constituency to promote the sports talent, especially among the rural areas.
Hyderabad, June 21 (INN): Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy on Thursday announced a cash reward of Rs 50 lakh to Badminton star Saina Nehwal, who recently won Indonesia Open Super Series title after beating China's Xuerui Li in Jakarta.
In a message, the Chief Minister said that Saina Nehwal has brought laurels to badminton sports and also for the State of Andhra Pradesh. He wished that Saina Nehwal wins a gold medal in Olympics scheduled to be held in London.
This is for the first time the State Government has announced such a large amount to sports person in the State.
The Chief Minister said that the government was giving top priority to promote sports in the state and allotted Rs 200 crore in the budget this year.
He said that the government was also constructing sports stadia at each assembly constituency to promote the sports talent, especially among the rural areas.
News Posted: 21 June, 2012
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