GUWAHATI: Assam will offer a government job to every medal winner from the state in the upcoming National Games in Gujarat. Chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma made the announcement on Saturday while appointing lawn bowl player and Commonwealth Games gold medallist, Nayanmoni Saikia, as DSP in the state police. He also handed over a cheque of Rs 50 lakh to Nayanmoni on the occasion.
“If any player from Assam wins gold, bronze or silver in the National Games, our government will immediately offer him/her a government job depending upon the educational qualification of the player,” Sarma said.
