The land was granted by the Telangana Government as they looked to show their appreciation to Sindhu for her achievement in Brazil in August.

Sindhu reached the final of the women’s singles competition in Rio de Janeiro, where she faced the challenge of Spain’s Carolina Marin.

The 21-year-old won the first game of the contest 21-19 but could not prevent her rival from battling back to win the remaining games 21-12, 21-15 to take the gold medal.

Sindhu still made history by becoming the first Indian woman to earn an Olympic silver medal.

The land awarded to Sindhu is located in the Shaikpet village of the Hyderabad district, with two plots combined.

"The Government [of Telangana], after careful examination, hereby accepts the proposal of the district collector, Hyderabad that two adjacent plots in Shaikpet village can be combined to carve out a 1,000 square yards plot to allot the same to Miss P V Sindhu, badminton player, for having won a silver medal in Rio Olympics, as a part of Government incentive," the order said.

The land provided to the badminton star will allow her to build a house on the site.

It is not the first time the State Government has sought to recognise Sindhu’s accomplishment after they gave her a cash gift last year.

The award was believed to be around 50 million rupees (£595,000/$730,000/€704,000).

Sindhu is currently competing in her home country as part of the Premier Badminton League.