Ranchi, (the
states. news) Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on
Wednesday felicitated Olympian daughters of the state Nikki Pradhan and Salima
Tete who returned after a historic fourth place
finish as part of the Women’s Hockey Team at the recently concluded Tokyo
Olympics.
He said that despite limited resources the sons and daughters on the basis of
their performance
are making a name for the state and the country.
Mr Soren said both these daughters have performed exceedingly well in the Tokyo
Olympics and despite losing out on a medal their performance against some of
the top hockey playing nations was not less then a medal.
He said alongwith Jharkhand the entire nation of proud of these daughters.
During the function the Chief Minister gave a cheque of Rs 50 lakh each to
Nikki and Salima. Alongwith that they were also given a scooty, a laptop and a
smart phone.
He said as per their choice they will be provided a house in the city spread
over an area of 3000 square feet by the government.
Hemant Soren said despite limited
resources the achievements made by these girls was simply great however there
was a need to adopt honour and sensitivity towards the conduct with the players
so
that they are encouraged to perform in a better manner in future.
The Chief Minister said that the state government is rapidly moving ahead to
make its identity in
the area of sports and the government is taking steps in a phase wise manner
for development of sports.
He pointed after the inception of the state for the first time sports officers
have been appointed and players performing better in national and international
levels are being provided direct jobs and so far
40 players have been provided jobs by the state government.
The Chief Minister said that in every panchayat grounds are being developed and
astro turf stadiums are being constructed so that the players get an
opportunity to improve their skills at the local level so that they can make a
name for themselves at the national and International level. (uni) For
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Jharkhand proud of its Olympian daughters says CM, gives Rs 50 lakh each to Salima and Nikki
