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Newdelhi:30/9/21:Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw has said that the assured career progression of sportsperson with Railways is being worked out. He instructed senior officials to prepare a draft of career progression of Railway sportspersons by 30th October 2021.
The Minister felicitated Railways’ medal winners and participants of Tokyo Olympics here today in a function organized by Railway Sports Promotion Board (RSPB) to honour Indian Railways’ 25 medalist players and 6 coaches who participated in the XXXII Olympic Games 2020 games held in Tokyo, Japan. During the event, Chairman & CEO, Railway Board, Shri Suneet Sharma, and other Senior Railway officials were also present.
The Railway Minister had declared Special Cash Awards to Indian Railways athletes and coaches besides Railway Sports Promotion Board’s regular Cash Awards. He had announced Special Cash Awards for the players (Gold – 3 Crore, Silver- 2 Crore, Bronze- 1 Crore, up to 8th participants – 35 Lakh, Participants – 7.5 Lakh) and for the Coaches (Gold medal – 25 Lakh, Silver medal – 20 Lakh, Bronze medal – 15 Lakh and attached to other participants – 7.5 Lakh). Indian Railways athletes and coaches were given Special Cash Awards with a sum of a total of Rupees Twelve Crore Ninety Seven Lakh Fifty Thousand on this occasion.
Players:-
| S.No. | Name (Ms./Shri) | Rly | Game | Event | Position / Medal | Amount |
| 1. | Saikhom Mirabai Chanu | NFR | Weightlifting | Individual | Silver | 2 Crore |
| 2 | Ravi Kumar | NR | Wrestling | Individual | Silver | 2 Crore |
| 3. | Amit Rohidas | WR | Hockey (M) | Team | Bronze | 1 Crore |
| 4. | Nilkanta Sharma | WR | Hockey (M) | Team | Bronze | 1 Crore |
| 5. | Bajrang Punia | NR | Wrestling | Individual | Bronze | 1 Crore |
| 6. | Deep Grace Ekka | WR | Hockey (W) | Team | 4th Place | 35 Lakh |
| 7. | Nikki Pradhan | SER | Hockey (W) | Team | 4th Place | 35 Lakh |
| 8. | Gurjit Kaur | NCR | Hockey (W) | Team | 4th Place | 35 Lakh |
| 9. | Nisha | NCR | Hockey (W) | Team | 4th Place | 35 Lakh |
| 10. | Neha | NR | Hockey (W) | Team | 4th Place | 35 Lakh |
| 11. | Sushila Chanu | CR | Hockey (W) | Team | 4th Place | 35 Lakh |
| 12. | Monika | CR | Hockey (W) | Team | 4th Place | 35 Lakh |
| 13. | Navjot Kaur | RCF | Hockey (W) | Team | 4th Place | 35 Lakh |
| 14. | Salima Tete | SER | Hockey (W) | Team | 4th Place | 35 Lakh |
| 15. | Navneet Kaur | WR | Hockey (W) | Team | 4th Place | 35 Lakh |
| 16. | Lalremsiami | RCF | Hockey (W) | Team | 4th Place | 35 Lakh |
| 17. | Vandana Katriya | CR | Hockey (W) | Team | 4th Place | 35 Lakh |
| 18. | Kaml Preet Kaur | DMW | Athletics (Discus Throw) | Individual | 6th Place | 35 Lakh |
| 19. | Vinesh Phogat | NR | Wrestling | Individual | Participation | 7.5 Lakh |
| 20. | Bhawana Jat | ER | Athletics (Rack Walk) | Individual | Participation | 7.5 Lakh |
| 21. | Priyanka Goswami | NER | Athletics (Rack Walk) | Individual | Participation | 7.5 Lakh |
| 22. | Sutirtha Mukherjee | SER | Table Tennis | Women Singles | Participation | 7.5 Lakh |
| 23. | Pranati Nayak | CLW | Gymnastic (W) | Individual | Participation | 7.5 Lakh |
| 24. | Annu Rani | DMW | Athletics (Javelion Throw) | Individual | Participation | 7.5 Lakh |
| 25. | Revathy Veeramani | SR | Athletics (4×400) | Individual | Participation | 7.5 Lakh |
Coaches
| S.N | Name (Ms./Shri) | Rly | Game | Highest Medal | Amount |
| 1. | Vijay Sharma | NR | Weightlifting | Silver | 20 lakh |
| 2 | Md. Ali Qamar | ER | Boxing | Bronze | 15 lakh |
| 3. | Anil Mann | NR | Wrestling | Silver | 20 lakh |
| 4. | Rajeev Tomar | NR | Wrestling | Silver | 20 lakh |
| 5. | Kuldeep Singh | NR | Wrestling | Participation | 7.5 lakh |
| 6. | S. Murali | SR | Athletics | Participation | 7.5 lakh |
In this Olympic Games, a total 25 players and 6 coaches with 1 Physio were part of 126 members Indian Olympic contingent.
