Petroleum Minister felicitates 11 players, who were part of Bronze medal winning men’s hockey team at Tokyo Olympics

Petroleum Minister felicitates 11 players, who were part of Bronze medal winning men’s hockey team at Tokyo Olympics

AIR

Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister, Hardeep Singh Puri on Friday felicitated the eleven players, who were part of the Bronze medal winning men’s hockey team at Tokyo Olympics. These players are Petroleum Sports Promotion Board (PSPB) Hockey players who are employees of various public sector companies of the Ministry. On the occasion, Mr. Puri announced a reward of  15 lakh rupees to each of the 11 players. He also said that these players will also be given one out-of-turn promotion for their outstanding performance. The Minister expressed confidence that the Indian players will keep putting their best performance and bring more medals in the years to come. He also congratulated the women hockey team for their superlative performance.  Mr. Puri assured the players of government’s full support in their endeavours.

Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Rameswar Teli said that Hockey is a popular sport of the country, and is being played in villages, towns and cities.