MP comes down heavily on state govt
Monday, 13/10/2014
http://www.tribuneindia.com/2014/20141013/ldh1.htm#20
Ludhiana : MP Ravneet Singh Bittu today flayed the Punjab Government for “letting down” the medal winners of the state by not fulfilling its promise. The MP said: “It’s shameful that the sportspersons who have brought laurels to the state by winning medals at the Commonwealth Games (CWG) and Asian Games are yet to receive Rs 2.65 crore, their share of the prize money as announced by the state government. The Haryana Government has already given the entire prize money of Rs 13.75 crore to all its CWG medal winners.”
He said the Akali Dal-BJP Government had failed to implement the sports policy in the state. “Punjab players are feeling cheated and the inordinate delay in the release of both the cash and the prize money is affecting their motivation levels.”
As per the 2010 sports policy, a player having earned 625 points in various national and international events is entitled to a DSP rank in the Punjab Police.
The cash award in the policy was introduced to compensate the medal winners of national and international sports events for the expenses incurred on diet, training and preparation.
