THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Kerala government on Friday announced a cash award of over rupees one crore to the state football team that recently lifted the prestigious Santosh Trophy beating heavyweights Bengal in a penalty shootout in the final.
A cabinet meeting, chaired by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, took the decision to give a total of Rs 1.14 crore as cash prize to the team - Rs five lakh each to 20 players and the main coach and three lakh each to the assistant coach, manager and goalkeeper trainer, an official statement said here.