New Delhi, Feb 22: Putting rest to speculations, Union Sports Minister Vijay Goel on Wednesday announced a cash prize of Rs 5 lakh for each member of the victorious Blind cricket T20 World Cup winning squad.
Speaking at the launch of the Delhi Gramin Khel Mahotsav here, Goel told reporters that the government is committed to supporting the differently-abled players.
"We want to take the games to the rural and tribal areas, starting with Delhi and gradually taking it to the other states," he added.
The Games will be held initially at the Block level after which competitions will be held between various Blocks followed by the final.
Goel announced that five blocks, namely Alipur, Nangloi, Najafgarh, Mehrauli, and Shadara, will participate in the games, where the qualifying matches will be organised.
The inter-block competitions will be held in Bawana and finals will be conducted at the Indira Gandhi Stadium here.
The opening ceremony will be held on March 28 and the conclusion of the Games will be followed by a closing ceremony on March 31 at the Indira Gandhi Stadium.
Goel also announced a Gramin Marathon for unity to promote Digital India, which he claimed was a dream of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
IANS