KCR all praise for CWG stars

Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao on Saturday announced 2 per cent reservation in state government jobs for sportspersons to encourage sports activities in the state.

Horizontal quota means the reservations given to physically challenged, children of Armed personnel, NCC and sports within the existing quotas for OCs, SCs, STs and BCs. The quota is applicable to sportspersons who excel in state, national and international-level sporting events.

The sportspersons who met the CM include: Saina Nehwal (Badminton), P.V. Sindhu (Badminton), Srikanth Kidambi (Badminton), Rankireddy Satwik Sairaj (Badminton), N. Sikkireddy (Badminton), G. Ruthvika Shivani (Badminton), Hasamuddin Mohammed (Boxing), Aruna Budda Reddy (Gymnastics), Meghana Gundlapally (Gymnastics), Kynan Darius Cheni (Shooting), Gagan Narang (Shooting), H.S.K. Prannoy (Badminton), Pranav Chopra (Badminton), Chirag Shetty (Badminton), Ashwini Ponnappa (Badminton), Sharath Kamal Achanta (Table Tennis) and Ragala Venkat Rahul (Weight Lifting).

They belong to Telangana, AP, Kerala, Maharashtra and Karnataka. The CM had a word of praise for their participation and for bringing laurels to the country and the state. Rao felicitated each and every participant with a bouquet and a shawl. He also interacted individually with everyone, complementing them for their achievements.