Imphal, Dec 12 (PTI) Manipur government would provide jobs to 109 sportspersons, who have won gold medals in National Games and national sports events, official sources said today.
The decision, taken at a cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister O Ibobi Singh yesterday, was aimed to encourage sports in the state.
Of the 109, 40 would be absorbed in the state youth affairs and sports department, 50 in various positions of the India Reserve Battalion and 19 in the education department as primary teachers, the sources said.
Ten sportspersons now working outside the state would be among the 109.