Thursday, January 28, 2010

Women hockey players to get Rs 2.2 lakh each

NEW DELHI, Jan 28 (PTI): Cash-strapped women hockey players will receive Rs 2.2 lakh each tomorrow, the Sports Ministry said here today.

A Ministry official told PTI that a Sports Director would reach Bhopal, venue of the national camp, tonight and distribute the money tomorrow.

“The Director has left for Bhopal and tomorrow morning, she will distribute Rs 2.2 lakh each to 41 women players in the camp,” the official said. He said the money came from the Rs 1 crore donation made by Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Chouhan and the Rs 10 lakh from ASSOCHAM.

The women players have been protesting in Bhopal, wearing black armband to protest against non-payment of their dues.

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