The protesting Indian women's hockey players finally received their financial dues from the Sport Ministry in Bhopal on Friday.

Director Sports, Government of India [ Images ], Deepika Kachhal went to the Sports Authority of India (SAI) Regional Centre to distribute cheques to the women players, who were sporting black arm bands in protest against the non-payment of their longstanding dues.

All the 41 players got cheques of Rs 2.30 lakh from the Sports Ministry, chief coach M K Kaushik [ Images ] said.

Madhya Pradesh [ Images ] Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan had donated Rs 1 crore to the Sports Ministry as financial assistance to the players.