Haryana government has announced a cash award of four crore rupees for Paralympics medalist Deepa Malik, at par with medal-winners at the Olympic Games.State's Sports and Youth Affairs Minister, Anil Vij said that it is a matter of pride for Haryana that a sportsperson from the state had bagged a medal at the Paralympic Games as well. Mr Vij, who welcomed the athlete at IGI Airport in New Delhi yesterday, said that Deepa will also be given a government job as per her educational qualifications.Deepa, hailing from Sonipat in Haryana, became the first Indian woman athlete to win medal at Paralympics. She won a silver medal in the women's shotput event with a throw of 4.61 metres at the Rio Paralympics.