India, July 23 -- In a major push to retain and reward sporting talent in the national capital, the Delhi government on Tuesday announced significant hikes in prize money for medal winners at international and national events, along with assured government jobs. The move is aimed at curbing the trend of athletes migrating to neighbouring states that offer better incentives.

Speaking after a cabinet meeting at the Delhi Secretariat, sports and education minister Ashish Sood said the new measures would be implemented under a revamped "Mukhyamantri Khel Protsahan Yojana".

"Delhi is now offering the highest prize money for international medal winners in the country," he said. "In addition, we are committing government jobs to ensure that at...