"It's been a wonderful performance from you guys, we didn't get the gold but we came very close to it and the way you guys inspired after the semifinal loss is commendable," Mandaviya said.

States like Gujrat and Uttar Pradesh have been accorded with whopping 400 crores each, while medal medal-producing state has received a mere 65 crore.

Indian captain Harmanpreet Singh was overwhelmed by the reception and wowed to better their performance in the future.

The Indian men's hockey team clinched its second successive bronze medal in the Olympic Games after beating Spain 2-1 in the third position playoff match in Paris on Thursday.

India missed a golden chance to enter the hockey final of the Olympics for the first time in 44 years as they went down 2-3 to Germany in a close last-four clash at the Games.