Bathinda: In the Birmingham Commonwealth Games, where the whole country is celebrating when the players and players of the country won medals. Punjab One may have to run from pillar to post, eventually, to get the rewards, especially jobs, announced for them by the state government.
This perception takes hold at a time when players who have brought laurels to the state in the past have failed to get the work promised by the state government. The list of such players includes 2014 Commonwealth Games silver medalists and members of the Indian hockey team. Brass Medal in Tokyo Olympics in 2021 after a gap of 41 years.
Malaika Goel was the youngest player to win a silver medal in 10m air pistol shooting at the age of 16 at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. As per the policy of the Government of Punjab, first class jobs are offered to the gold and silver medalists of asian games and Commonwealth Games.
At the time she won, Goyal was asked to wait until she attained the age of 21 and passed graduation to be eligible for the job. He waited till 2019. Even though she is now qualified on both age and qualification parameters, Goyal is yet to get the job. Actually, she has been waiting for three years. She says, “I want the government to fulfill its responsibility of giving jobs to deserving sportspersons to promote sports activities in the state.” “I got Maharaja Ranjit. Singh Award (MRSA) in 2019. Still, it’s a delay.”
While the medal winners were given jobs till 2016, after that the medal winners were not given these jobs.
India’s triple-jump and shot-put gold medalist at the 2018 Asian Games, Arpinder lion and Tejinderpal Toor The job offer letters of class I posts were received during the tenure of the previous Congress government. Formalities including medical have been completed, but both are awaiting the final decision from the Punjab government. Presently Arpinder is serving in ONGC and Toor is in Indian Navy. golden lionThe gold medalist in sailing in the same Asian Games has not received any offer from the government. He is serving in Indian Army, but now wants to work in Punjab. Arpinder said that he is just waiting to join the order. Toor said he is “expecting” the government’s final offer to join the Punjab Police.
He said that Asian Games Kabaddi silver medalist Manpreet Kaur was working for Rajasthan Police. “One of my teammate in Asian Games is working as DSP in Rajasthan while I was not qualified for it in Punjab despite getting gold because I played for Army,” he said. Meanwhile, Punjab Sports Minister Gurmeet Singh Meet Hare said that the state government is preparing a new sports policy. “We are studying the sports policies of different states including Delhi and Odisha and will come out with it soon. All eligible players will be given jobs,” he said.
A three-time CWG medalist in the 2014, 2018 and 2022 Games, Vikas Thakur is serving in the Indian Air Force. Like him, weightlifting bronze medalist Lovepreet Singh is in the Indian Navy. Bronze medalist Gurdeep Singh is working in Railways. Among the players of the hockey team, players are working for Indian Oil and BPCL. Drag-flicker Rupinderpal Singh works in a bank.
This perception takes hold at a time when players who have brought laurels to the state in the past have failed to get the work promised by the state government. The list of such players includes 2014 Commonwealth Games silver medalists and members of the Indian hockey team. Brass Medal in Tokyo Olympics in 2021 after a gap of 41 years.
Malaika Goel was the youngest player to win a silver medal in 10m air pistol shooting at the age of 16 at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. As per the policy of the Government of Punjab, first class jobs are offered to the gold and silver medalists of asian games and Commonwealth Games.
At the time she won, Goyal was asked to wait until she attained the age of 21 and passed graduation to be eligible for the job. He waited till 2019. Even though she is now qualified on both age and qualification parameters, Goyal is yet to get the job. Actually, she has been waiting for three years. She says, “I want the government to fulfill its responsibility of giving jobs to deserving sportspersons to promote sports activities in the state.” “I got Maharaja Ranjit. Singh Award (MRSA) in 2019. Still, it’s a delay.”
While the medal winners were given jobs till 2016, after that the medal winners were not given these jobs.
India’s triple-jump and shot-put gold medalist at the 2018 Asian Games, Arpinder lion and Tejinderpal Toor The job offer letters of class I posts were received during the tenure of the previous Congress government. Formalities including medical have been completed, but both are awaiting the final decision from the Punjab government. Presently Arpinder is serving in ONGC and Toor is in Indian Navy. golden lionThe gold medalist in sailing in the same Asian Games has not received any offer from the government. He is serving in Indian Army, but now wants to work in Punjab. Arpinder said that he is just waiting to join the order. Toor said he is “expecting” the government’s final offer to join the Punjab Police.
He said that Asian Games Kabaddi silver medalist Manpreet Kaur was working for Rajasthan Police. “One of my teammate in Asian Games is working as DSP in Rajasthan while I was not qualified for it in Punjab despite getting gold because I played for Army,” he said. Meanwhile, Punjab Sports Minister Gurmeet Singh Meet Hare said that the state government is preparing a new sports policy. “We are studying the sports policies of different states including Delhi and Odisha and will come out with it soon. All eligible players will be given jobs,” he said.
A three-time CWG medalist in the 2014, 2018 and 2022 Games, Vikas Thakur is serving in the Indian Air Force. Like him, weightlifting bronze medalist Lovepreet Singh is in the Indian Navy. Bronze medalist Gurdeep Singh is working in Railways. Among the players of the hockey team, players are working for Indian Oil and BPCL. Drag-flicker Rupinderpal Singh works in a bank.