Bihar to provide Grade I’ jobs to medallists in international, national sporting events

BiharChief MinisterNitish Kumar announced that players from the state bringing medals in international and national sporting events will get Grade I’ jobs in the state administration.

Inaugurating the 18th National Inter District Junior Athletics Meet (NIDJAM) at the Patliputra Sports Complex here, Kumar said that till now, the was providing Group C jobs to such medallists.

The CM said that the state government has provided jobs to 235 medallists since 2012.

He said that the state government is constructing an international sports stadium and sports university in Rajgir, for which Rs 740 crore has already been released.