Maharana Pratap Award and Guru Vashisht Award amount increased from `1 lakh to `5 lakh

Jaipur: In a major decision taken by govt to develop facilities of international standard in sports and to give respect to sports talents, the prize money for Maharana Pratap Award and Guru Vashisht Award winners has been increased five times. CM Ashok Gehlot gave approval to increase the prize money to Rs 5 lakh each from Rs 1 lakh.

In a financial year, 5 Guru Vashisht Awards and 5 Maharana Pratap Awards will be given. Till now, the winners of these awards were given an amount of Rs 1 lakh each. It is noteworthy that Gehlot had announced to increase the prize money during the inauguration and player award ceremony at Sawai Man Singh Stadium on May 29, 2022.