The Manipur Government will award Rs 50 lakh to boxer Mary Kom who won a bronze medal at the London Olympics.
The decision to give Rs 50 lakh and two acres of land to Kom was taken at a Cabinet meeting presided over by Chief Minister O. Ibobi Singh, an official spokesman said.
Kom would also be promoted to the rank of Additional Superintendent of Police in the State Police Department after her arrival here in the next few days.
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