Manika Batra was part of the Table Tennis team that won the gold medal at Commonwealth Games 2018.
Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Tusday said the Delhi government will give Rs 14 lakh to paddler Manika Batra for winning a gold medal in Table Tennis at the Commonwealth Games 2018 in Australia.
He announced in the Delhi Assembly that the reward will be given to Batra under the sports policy of the government.
"The Delhi government will give Rs 14 lakh to Manika Batra," the deputy chief minister told the House.
Under the policy, Rs 14 lakh is given to a CWG gold medal winner, while Rs 10 lakh is given to silver medal winner, Sisodia said.
He said Rs 6 lakh is given for winning bronze medal at Commonwealth Games.
Speaker Ram Niwas Goel and other legislators congratulated Batra for winning the gold medal.
On Sunday, Batra inspired India to a historic gold medal with her stunning singles victories in Table Tennis, fashioning an unthinkable 3-1 win over formidable Singapore in the final of the women's team event at the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast.
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The Indian women's table tennis team put on a scintilating show on Day 4 of the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games as they defeated defending champions Singapore 3-1 to claim gold. This is India's first ever gold at the multi-sport event. They had earlier appeared in the finals at the home edition of the Games in 2010, whereas finished fourth in the Glasgow Games.
India took the lead with the help of Manika Batra's 11-8, 8-11, 7-11, 11-9, 11-7 victory over World No. 4 Tianwei Feng. However, Singapore equalised the score after Mengyu Yu defeated Madhurika Patkar 13-11, 11-2, 11-6 in straight games.
India then won the next two matches. The duo of Mouma Das and Madhurika Patkar thrashed Yihan Zhou and Mengyu Yu 11-7, 11-6, 8-11, 11-7 as Indian retained the lead.
In the deciding game, Manika, playing her second match of the finals, came out all guns blazing and defeated Yihan Zhou 11-7, 11-4, 11-7 to guide her team to glory.
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