Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today felicitated Odisha’s ace para shuttler Pramod Bhagat for winning gold medal at World Para-Badminton Championship.
Praising Bhagat’s achievement at a special function at Lok Seva Bhawan here, the Chief Minister said that the para badminton player is an ideal for the youths.
The Odisha CM also announced cash award of Rs 30.95 lakh for Bhagat.
Earlier, Bhagat received the prestigious Arjuna Award from President Ram Nath Kovind at the Rashtrapati Bhawan on the occasion of National Sports Day.