CM Revanth congratulates Deepthi for being selected for Arjuna Award

Hyderabad, Jan.2 (NSS): Chief Minister Revanth Reddy has congratulated Deepthi Jeevanji, a young athlete from Telangana and a darling of Warangal district who won a bronze medal for India in the Paralympics, for being selected for the Arjuna Award 2024.

As part of the government's sports policy to encourage young athletes who excel in international and national sports, the Chief Minister has already presented a cash prize of Rs 1 crore and coach Nagpuri Rameshi with Rs 10 lakh. At the same time, it is known that Deepthi has been allotted a Group-2 government job and a 500-yard plot of land in Warangal.

On the occasion, the Chief Minister said that Telangana's young athletes should excel more, and the Young India Sports University and the sports complexes are being built across the State to encourage the sports.

The Chief Minister also congratulated Gukesh Dommaraju (chess), Harmanpreet Singh (hockey), Praveen Kumar (para athletics) and Manu Bhaker (shooting) who were selected for the Dyan Chand Khel Ratna Award for their outstanding performance in sports.

In a tweet on X on Thursday, the Chief Minister congratulated the players and coaches who were selected for the Arjuna and Dronacharya Awards for their outstanding performance in various sports in 2024.