Sakshi Malik will get Rs 1 crore while P V Sindhu will receive Rs 2 crore as cash reward.
The Delhi government today announced Rs 2 crore cash reward to Olympics silver medallist P V Sindhu and Rs 1 crore to bronze medallist Sakshi Malik.
Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia visited the parents of Ms Sakshi in Haryana's Rohtak in the morning and announced the award for both Olympians.
He also offered promotion for Ms Sakshi's father, Mr Sukhbir Malik, who works as a bus conductor in Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC).
"The Deputy Chief Minister has announced Rs 2 crore cash reward to Ms Sindhu and Rs 1 crore to Ms Sakshi," said a senior government official.
The official said that Mr Sisodia has also announced that Delhi government will also give Rs 4 crore each to those athletes who win gold medals in the Olympics.
Shuttler P V Sindhu won silver medal in badminton at Rio. She is the country's first-ever woman silver medallist in the Olympic Games.
On Wednesday, 23-year-old Ms Sakshi ended the country's wait for a medal at the Rio Olympic Games as she bagged the bronze medal in women's wrestling in the 58 kg category, pulling off a dramatic 8-5 victory in the play-off bout.
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