The Odisha government has said it will provide a cash prize of Rs 6 crore to Pramod Bhagat, who won the gold in badminton in the recently concluded Tokyo Paralympic Games an official said.

Bhagat, a resident of Odisha's Bargarh district, claimed the gold medal defeating Great Britain's Daniel Bethell in men's singles SL3 class, in which athletes with lower limb impairment are allowed to compete. "Bhagat will be handed over the cheque by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik after his arrival in Bhubaneswar. He will also be eligible for a Group-A level government job," an official statement said.