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Railway Minister promises out-of-turn promotion for Mithali, Harmanpreet

Updated on: 24 July,2017 03:46 PM IST  |  New Delhi
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Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu yesterday announced out-of-turn promotions for the women cricketers of the Indian World Cup squad who are employed with the Railways

Railway Minister promises out-of-turn promotion for Mithali, Harmanpreet

Railways player Harmanpreet
Railways player Harmanpreet


Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu yesterday announced out-of-turn promotions for the women cricketers of the Indian World Cup squad who are employed with the Railways.


There are 10 girls from Railways in the Indian team including captain Mithali Raj and vice-captain Harmanpreet Kaur, out of 15-member squad.


Besides out-of-turn promotions, there will be cash awards for the girls also.

"Hon'ble Minister for Railways, Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu has conveyed his best wishes to the Indian team. He has announced out-of-turn promotions to women cricketers of Railways currently in the Indian World Cup squad in England," Rekha Yadav, ED/Sports & Secretary of the Railway Sports Promotion Board (RSPB), said.

"There will be cash awards too as per our extant policy," she added.

Apart from Mithali and Harmanpreet, others girls associated with the Railways are Ekta Bisht, Punam Raut, Veda Krishnamurthy, Poonam Yadav, Sushma Verma, Mona Mesharm, Rajeshwari Gayakwad and Nuzhat Parween.

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