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The Maharashtra authorities connected Tuesday announced a currency prize of ₹2.25 crore each for the State’s players successful the Indian women’s cricket squad that won the ICC Women’s World Cup recently.
As per the State government’s policy, Jemimah Rodrigues, Smriti Mandhana and Radha Yadav volition beryllium fixed the currency grant and felicitated by the government. Coach Amol Muzumdar, who hails from Mumbai, volition person a currency prize of ₹22.5 lakh.
“Today, the Cabinet has passed a solution to congratulate the women’s cricket squad which has done a glorious occupation of winning the ICC World Cup. Similarly, 3 players from Maharashtra, Jemimah Rodrigues, Smriti Mandhana and Radha Yadav, volition beryllium felicitated by the Maharashtra authorities and volition beryllium fixed a currency prize arsenic per our policy. They person made the state proud,” Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said connected Tuesday, adding that the authorities volition besides felicitate the full women’s cricket squad erstwhile it visits Mumbai.
As per the government’s sports policy, players winning golden medals successful the Olympics oregon Paralympics person ₹3.75 crore each, portion their coaches are awarded ₹37.5 lakh. Those winning golden successful World Cups, World Championships oregon Para World Championships are fixed ₹2.25 crore each, with coaches receiving ₹22.5 lakh.
Athletes winning golden successful the Asian Games oregon Commonwealth Games are fixed ₹75 lakh each, portion Chess Olympiad champions person ₹1 crore.
India precocious won its archetypal ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup, defeating South Africa by 52 runs successful the last played astatine Navi Mumbai. Shafali Verma was named Player of the Match, and Deepti Sharma was declared Player of the Tournament.
