Lok Sabha Question No. 2505 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-05
Subject: PDUNWFS
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Ganesh Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS (DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS)

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2505 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.03.2020

## PDUNWFS

2505. SHRI GANESH SINGH :

Will  the  Minister  of  YOUTH  AFFAIRS  AND  SPORTS  be  pleased  to state :

- (a) the  salient  features  of  'Pandit  Deendayal  Upadhyay  National Welfare Fund for Sportspersons (PDUNWFS);
- (b) the funds/amount released/utilized/disbursed/sanctioned thereunder, State-wise including district Satna;
- (c) whether it is a fact that any awareness programme has been launched in Madhya Pradesh for implementation of the said scheme for medical treatment of sportspersons; and
- (d) if  so,  the  details  thereof  since  inception  of  the  said  scheme, year-wise and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS [KIREN RIJIJU]

- (a)  :  The  salient  features  of  Pandit  Deendayal  Upadhyay  National Welfare Fund for Sportspersons (PDUNWFS) are as follows :
- (i) To provide suitable assistance to outstanding sportspersons now living in indigent circumstances;
- (ii)  To  provide  suitable  assistance  to  outstanding  sportspersons injured  during  the  period  of  their  training  for  competitions  and also  during  the  competitions,  depending  on  the  nature  of  the
- injury; (iii)  To  provide  suitable  assistance  to  outstanding  sportspersons who bring glory to the country in international sports field and who are disabled as an after effect of their strenuous training or otherwise and to provide them assistance for medical treatment;
- (iv) To provide suitable assistance to promote welfare of outstanding sportspersons generally in order to alleviate distress among them and their dependents in indigent circumstances.

(b) : Funds are not sanctioned/released State/District-wise under the Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay National Welfare Fund for Sportspersons scheme.

(c)  :  Sports  being  a  State  subject  the  responsibility  for  medical treatment of athletes of Madhya Pradesh rests with the Government of Madhya Pradesh. Under the Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay National Welfare Fund for Sportspersons, this Ministry supplements efforts of the State Government. Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay National Welfare Fund for Sportspersons scheme has been circulated to the Sports Authority of India, Indian Olympic  Association, all recognized National Sports Federations, all State Governments/UT Administrations,  including  Government  of  Madhya  Pradesh.  The scheme is also available on the website of Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.

(d)  :  The details of funds provided to athletes since 2009-10 of the scheme to till date are at Annexure.

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Annexure Annexure referred to in reply to part (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2505 for answer on 05.03.2020 regarding PDUNWFS by Shri Ganesh Singh

| Year     |   S. No. | Name of sportsperson/ organization                                                                       | Financial assistance for         | State/UT to which beneficiary belongs   | Amount paid   |
|----------|----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|---------------|
| 2009- 10 |        1 | Smt. Jyotsna Bose (about 80 years old) Wife of Late Nirmal Kumar Bose                                    | Ameliorating financial condition | West Bengal                             | Rs. 1,00,000  |
|          |        2 | Ms. Barbara J. Francis, Ex-Hockey Player (70 years old) suffering from cardiac problems                  | Medical treatment                | Maharashtra                             | Rs.1,50,000   |
|          |        3 | Mrs. Sulinder Kour, w/o late Makhan Singh, Athletics (Gold medalist 1964 Asian Games)                    | Ameliorating financial condition | Punjab                                  | Rs.3,00,000   |
|          |        4 | Ms. Sophia Rehman w/o ex-footballer who took part in 1956 Olympics when India reached semi-finals        | Ameliorating financial condition | Andhra Pradesh                          | Rs.1,50,000   |
|          |        5 | Mrs. Alphoncia Thangaraj w/o ex-footballer who took part in 1956 Olympics when India reached semi-finals | Ameliorating financial condition | Jharkhand                               | Rs.1,50,000   |
|          |        6 | Mrs. Boby Kitty w/o ex-footballer who took part in 1956 Olympics when India reached semi-finals          | Ameliorating financial condition | Maharashtra                             | Rs.1,50,000   |
|          |        7 | Mrs. Nanjamma M. w/o ex-footballer who took part in 1956 Olympics when India reached semi-finals         | Ameliorating financial condition | Andhra Pradesh                          | Rs.1,50,000   |
|          |        8 | Mrs. Khajabi                                                                                             | Ameliorating                     | Andhra                                  | Rs.1,50,000   |

|          |    | w/o ex-footballer who took part in 1956 Olympics when India reached semi-finals                                                                                      | financial condition              | Pradesh          |              |
|----------|----|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|------------------|--------------|
|          |  9 | Mrs. Lyra D'souza w/o ex-footballer who took part in 1956 Olympics when India reached semi-finals                                                                    | Ameliorating financial condition | Goa              | Rs.1,50,000  |
|          | 10 | Shri J. Sreedharan, Boxing Coach, paralysed since 2006                                                                                                               | medical treatment                | Karnataka        | Rs.3,00,000  |
|          | 11 | Subroto Mukerjee Sports Education Society                                                                                                                            |                                  | Delhi            | Rs.20,00,000 |
| 2010- 11 | 12 | Shri Prabir Sarkar, physically handicapped sportsperson                                                                                                              | procurement of artificial limb   | West Bengal      | Rs.1,50,000  |
|          | 13 | Shri M. Bharathan ex-footballer (67 years old) (given assistance under discretionary clause                                                                          | Ameliorating financial condition | Kerala           | Rs.1,00,000  |
|          | 14 | Shri Hiralal Shaw ex-wrestler (74 years old)                                                                                                                         | Ameliorating financial condition | West Bengal      | Rs. 2,00,000 |
|          | 15 | Shri Nasir Ali Syed ex-chess player, (75 years old)                                                                                                                  | Ameliorating financial condition | Uttar Pradesh    | Rs. 1,50,000 |
|          | 16 | Ms. Saly George ex-volleyball player (50 Years old) (Arjuna Awardee)                                                                                                 | Ameliorating financial condition | Kerala           | Rs.2,50,000  |
|          | 17 | Shri Ajit Singh Pole vault player, (24 year old) suffered spinal injuries in January 2005 during National School Games (given assistance under discretionary clause) | medical treatment                | Haryana          | Rs.3,00,000  |
|          | 18 | Shri S.K. Pathania ex-athletics player                                                                                                                               | medical treatment                | Himachal Pradesh | Rs.1,00,000  |

|          |    | (74 years old)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |                                  |                 |              |
|----------|----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------|--------------|
|          | 19 | Shri Ranjeet Khashaba Jadhav, son of Late Shri K.D. Jadhav, ex- Olympian who won bronze medal for India in 1952 Helsinki Olympics (given assistance under discretionary clause) in appreciation and recognition of achievements of his father when wrestling stadium in IG Complex was re-christened as KD Jadhav Stadium in 2010 before CWG 2010 |                                  | Maharashtra     | Rs. 3,82,000 |
|          | 20 | Ms Padma Chorol Sportswoman, Jammu & Kashmir - a budding player from Leh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Ameliorating financial condition | Jammu & Kashmir | Rs. 70,000   |
|          | 21 | Smt Sunanda K. Mangave w/o of late Shri K.D. Mangave, wrestler who secured 4 th position at 1952 Helsinki Olympics (widow 80 years old)                                                                                                                                                                                                           | Ameliorating financial condition | Maharashtra     | Rs. 2,00,000 |
|          | 22 | Durand Football Tournament Society                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |                                  | Delhi           | Rs.20,00,000 |
|          | 23 | Shri Joby Mathew, Handicapped arm wrestler (under discretionary clause)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | Ameliorating financial condition | Kerala          | Rs. 2,00,000 |
| 2011- 12 | 24 | Ms. Arunima Sinha, a national level player, who met with an accident on 13 th April 2011 and her left leg amputated                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |                                  | Uttar Pradesh   | Rs. 2,08,714 |
|          | 25 | Shri P K Banerjee                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Member, Indian football team     | West Bengal     | Rs. 1,50,000 |

|          |    |                                                   | participated in 1960 Rome Olympics   |                |              |
|----------|----|---------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|----------------|--------------|
|          | 26 | Shri Tulsidas Balaram                             | -do-                                 | West Bengal    | Rs. 1,50,000 |
|          | 27 | Shri S. Narayanan                                 | -do-                                 | Maharashtra    | Rs. 1,50,000 |
|          | 28 | Shri O. Chandrashekhar                            | -do-                                 | Kerala         | Rs. 1,50,000 |
|          | 29 | Shri Fortunata A. Franco                          | -do-                                 | Goa            | Rs. 1,50,000 |
|          | 30 | Shri Chunni Goswami                               | -do-                                 | West Bengal    | Rs. 1,50,000 |
|          | 31 | Shri S.S. Hakim                                   | -do-                                 | Andhra Pradesh | Rs. 1,50,000 |
|          | 32 | Shri S.S.H. Hamid                                 | -do-                                 | Andhra Pradesh | Rs. 1,50,000 |
|          | 33 | Shri Arun Lal Ghosh                               | -do-                                 | West Bengal    | Rs. 1,50,000 |
|          | 34 | Shri Simon Sunder Raj                             | -do-                                 | Tamil Nadu     | Rs. 1,50,000 |
|          | 35 | Smt Alphoncia Raj w/o of Shri P. Thanga Raj       | -do-                                 | Jharkhand      | Rs. 1,50,000 |
|          | 36 | Smt Kannan Kamalabai w/o Late Shri D. Kannan      | -do-                                 | Andhra Pradesh | Rs. 1,50,000 |
|          | 37 | Smt D. Devdas w/o Late Devdas                     | -do-                                 | Maharashtra    | Rs. 1,50,000 |
|          | 38 | Smt Barbara j. Francis                            | Medical treatment                    | Maharashtra    | Rs. 2,00,000 |
|          | 39 | Shri Kaushalender Singh, Physically handicapped   | Ameliorating financial condition     | Uttar Pradesh  | Rs. 2,00,000 |
|          | 40 | Joginder Singh Bedi, physically handicapped       | Ameliorating financial condition     | Maharashtra    | Rs. 2,00,000 |
|          | 41 | Smt Farzana Khan, former Football player          | Ameliorating financial condition     | Uttar Pradesh  | Rs. 5,00,000 |
|          | 42 | Shri Desh Prem Azad, coach of cricketer Kapil Dev | Medical treatment                    | Chandigarh     | Rs. 3,44,703 |
| 2012- 13 | 43 | Shri Yuvraj Singh, Cricketer                      | Medical treatment                    | Chandigarh     | Rs. 5,00,000 |
|          | 44 | Ms. Nisha Rani Dutta, Archery                     | Ameliorating financial condition     | Jharkhand      | Rs. 5,00,000 |
|          | 45 | Shri Virender                                     | Medical                              | Delhi          | Rs. 5,00,000 |

|          |    | Bhatnagar, Cricket Coach (SAI)                                              | treatment                        |               |              |
|----------|----|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|---------------|--------------|
| 2013- 14 | 46 | Ms. Barbara J. Francies                                                     | Medical Treatment                | Maharashtra   | Rs. 50,000   |
|          | 47 | Ms. Shanthi Sondarajan                                                      | For Diploma Course               | Kerala        | Rs. 60,500   |
|          | 48 | Family of Ms. Ruma Chattoupadhayay, Cycling Coach who died in road accident | Financial Assistance to Family   | Calcutta      | Rs.5,00,000  |
|          | 49 | Ms. Sulinder Kaur wife of Late Shri Makhan Singh, Athlete                   | Ameliorating financial condition | Punjab        | Rs. 2,00,000 |
| 2014- 15 | 50 | Ms. Muniya, Kabaddi Player                                                  | Medical Treatment                | Uttar Pradesh | Rs. 2,00,000 |
|          | 51 | Ms. Barbara J. Frances, Former Hockey Player                                | Medical Treatment                | Maharashtra   | Rs. 50,000   |
|          | 52 | Sh. Charanjit Singh, Hockey Player                                          | Ameliorating financial condition | ----          | Rs. 5,00,000 |
|          | 53 | Sh. Gurbax Singh, Hockey Player                                             | Ameliorating financial condition | ----          | Rs. 5,00,000 |
|          | 54 | Sh. Darshan Singh, Hockey Player                                            | Ameliorating financial condition | ----          | Rs. 5,00,000 |
|          | 55 | Sh. Harbinder Singh, Hockey Player                                          | Ameliorating financial condition | -----         | Rs. 5,00,000 |
|          | 56 | Sh. Balbir Singh, Hockey Player                                             | Ameliorating financial condition | -----         | Rs. 5,00,000 |
|          | 57 | Sh. HaripalKaushik, Hockey Player                                           | Ameliorating financial condition | ---           | Rs. 5,00,000 |
|          | 58 | Sh. Ali Sayeed, Hockey Player                                               | Ameliorating financial condition | ---           | Rs. 5,00,000 |
|          | 59 | Smt. Shanti S. Laxman, Widow of Late Shankar Laxman, Hockey Player          | Ameliorating financial condition | ----          | Rs. 5,00,000 |
|          | 60 | Smt. Charanjit Kaur, Widow of Late Prithpal                                 | Ameliorating financial           | ----          | Rs. 5,00,000 |

|          |    | Singh, Hockey Player                                             | condition                        |                |              |
|----------|----|------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------|--------------|
|          | 61 | Smt. Surinder Kaur, Widow of Late Jagjit Singh, Hockey Player    | Ameliorating financial condition | ----           | Rs. 5,00,000 |
|          | 62 | Smt. Shanti Mary, Widow of Late Shri V.J. Peter, Hockey Player   | Ameliorating financial condition | ----           | Rs. 5,00,000 |
|          | 63 | Smt. Bhupinder Kaur, Widow of Late Joginder Singh, Hockey Player | Ameliorating financial condition | ----           | Rs. 5,00,000 |
|          | 64 | Sh. S.A. Salam, Former Football Player                           | Medical Treatment                | -----          | Rs. 5,00,000 |
|          | 65 | Ms. Barbara J. Frances, Former Hockey Player                     | Medical Treatment                | Maharashtra    | Rs. 50,000   |
|          | 66 | Sh. Shamrao Pawar, Gymnastic Player                              | Medical Treatment                | Karnataka      | Rs. 2,00,000 |
| 2015- 16 | 67 | Sh. Kabyanil Taukdar, Rubic Cube Player                          | Ameliorating financial condition | Assam          | Rs. 3,00,000 |
|          | 68 | Ms. Vibha Patil, Widow of Late Bandhu Patil, Hockey Player       | Ameliorating financial condition | Maharashtra    | Rs. 5,00,000 |
|          | 69 | Shri Dipankar Borah, Karate Player                               | Medical Treatment                | Assam          | Rs. 2,00,000 |
|          | 70 | Ms. Khirada Saikia Kalita, Athlete                               | Ameliorating financial condition | Assam          | Rs. 2,00,000 |
| 2016- 17 | 71 | Shri Mohd. Shahid, Former Hockey Player                          | Medical Treatment                | Uttar Pradesh  | Rs.10,00,000 |
|          | 72 | Shri Bir Bahadur Singh, Former Footballer                        | Ameliorating financial condition | Telangana      | Rs. 2,00,000 |
|          | 73 | Ms Preeti Beniwal                                                | For Medical Treatment            | Haryana        | Rs. 85,000   |
| 2017- 18 | 74 | Shri Mohammad Habib, former footballer                           | Medical Treatment                | Andhra Pradesh | Rs. 5,00,000 |
|          | 75 | Shri N.K. Mishra, former volleyball player                       | Ameliorating financial condition | Rajasthan      | Rs. 5,00,000 |
|          | 76 | Shri Kaur Singh, Former Boxer                                    | Ameliorating financial condition | Punjab         | Rs. 5,00,000 |
|          | 77 | Family of Late Ms                                                | Financial                        | Delhi          | Rs. 5,00,000 |

|          |    | Nitisha Negi, footballer                                    | assistance to family             |                |              |
|----------|----|-------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------|--------------|
|          | 78 | Ms Gohela Boro, Archer                                      | Medical Treatment                | Assam          | Rs. 3,37,500 |
|          | 79 | Family of Late Master Praveen, hockey trainee at STC Bhopal | Financial assistance to family   | Haryana        | Rs. 2,00,000 |
| 2018- 19 | 80 | Shri N. Brij Kishore, Gymnastic coach                       | Medical treatment                | Telangana      | Rs. 6,00,000 |
|          | 81 | Family of Shri Sumit Rabha, football player from Assam      | Medical treatment                | Assam          | Rs. 5,00,000 |
|          | 82 | Ms Khaidem Kalambia Chanu, Fencing                          | Medical treatment                | Assam          | Rs. 5,00,000 |
|          | 83 | Shri Lakshmi Kanta Das                                      | Medical treatment                | West Bengal    | Rs. 2,00,000 |
|          | 84 | Shri Limba Ram, Former archer                               | Medical treatment                | Rajasthan      | Rs. 5,00,000 |
|          | 85 | Ms Gohela Boro, Archer                                      | Medical treatment                | Assam          | Rs. 5,00,000 |
|          | 86 | Shri Ashok Soren, Archer                                    | Ameliorating financial condition | Jharkhand      | Rs. 5,00,000 |
|          | 87 | Ms Garima Joshi, Athletics                                  | Medical treatment                | Uttrakhand     | Rs. 5,00,000 |
|          | 88 | Shri Prem Lal, Former Wrestler                              | Medical treatment                | Delhi          | Rs. 5,00,000 |
|          | 89 | Shri Hakam Singh, Former Athlete                            | Medical treatment                | Punjab         | Rs.10,00,000 |
|          | 90 | Ms Vandana Suryavanshi, Former Judo player                  | Ameliorating financial condition | Madhya Pradesh | Rs. 3,00,000 |
|          | 91 | Shri G. Lakshaman, Athletic player                          | Ameliorating financial condition | Kerala         | Rs.10,00,000 |
| 2019- 20 | 92 | Shri Limba Ram Ahari, former Archer                         | Medical treatment                | Rajasthan      | Rs. 5,00,000 |
|          | 93 | Shri Madasu Srinivas Rao, Para Badminton                    | Ameliorating financial condition | Andhra Pradesh | Rs. 5,00,000 |
|          | 94 | Ms Chandro Devi Tomar                                       | Medical treatment                | Uttar Pradesh  | Rs. 5,00,000 |
|          | 95 | Shri Renjith Maheshwari                                     | Medical treatment                | Tamil Nadu     | Rs. 2,20,000 |

|   96 | Ms Veera Pal Kaur      | Medical treatment                | Punjab          | Rs. 1,50,000   |
|------|------------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------|----------------|
|   97 | Ms Mithula U.K.        | Medical treatment                | Karnataka       | Rs.10,00,000   |
|   98 | Shri J. Pitchayya      | Medical treatment                | Telangana       | Rs. 5,00,000   |
|   99 | Shri Ansh Yadav        | Medical treatment                | Uttar Pradesh   | Rs.10,00,000   |
|  100 | Ms Inshah Bashir       | Medical treatment                | Jammu & Kashmir | Rs. 50,000     |
|  101 | Shri Sanjay Singh      | Medical treatment                | Haryana         | Rs. 1,00,000   |
|  102 | Ms Saly George         | Ameliorating financial condition | Kerala          | Rs. 2,50,000   |
|  103 | Ms Gohela Boro, Archer | Medical Treatment                | Assam           | Rs. 1,62,415   |
|  104 | Ms Inshah Bashir       | Medical treatment                | Jammu & Kashmir | Rs. 6,00,000   |
|  105 | M. Murali              | Ameliorating financial condition | Telangana       | Rs. 3,00,000   |
|  106 | Deepak Rathee          | Medical treatment                | Haryana         | Rs. 1,00,000   |

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