The state cabinet, which met here under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, also gave approval to provide similar awards and incentives to differently-abled sportspersons, to incorporate in sports policy scholarships being given to sportspersons of Scheduled Caste categories and honoraria being given to Dronacharya, Arjuna and Dhyan Chand awardees of the state.
The Cabinet also gave approval to provide cash awards to sportspersons who have represented Haryana or who were born in the state or one of the whose parents were born in Haryana.
Among the amendments incorporated in the Sports Policy 2009, cash awards to physically challenged sportspersons who are winners of Paralympic Games will be given equal cash awards as are being granted to general sportspersons from national level to Olympic level.
The parity will become applicable from London Olympic Games 2012 onwards.
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