THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala government on Wednesday decided to award Rs three lakh to Robin Uthappa, member of the Indian Cricket team that won the ICC Twenty/20 World Cup, Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan said on Wednesday.

Talking to reporters after a cabinet briefing, Achuthanandan Rs.Five lakh had already been announced for S Sreesanth, who hails from Kerala.

Though Uthappa's family was settled in Bangalore, his mother hails from Kozhikode in Kerala.