Lok Sabha Question No. 4914 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-25
Subject: Incentives to Talented Sportspersons
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: T. R. Paarivendhar

## MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS)

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4914 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.03.2021

Incentives to Talented Sportspersons

4914. DR. T.R. PAARIVENDHAR:

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

(a) whether the Union Government will take necessary steps to amend the existing  rules  to  grant  cash  incentives  to  those  talented  sportspersons who play in school level, university level, district level and State level to buy the requisite sports materials like sport shoes, track suits, nutritious food etc. before the games instead of granting them after winning medal in national and international level;

- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reason therefor?

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

(a)  to  (c):  There  is  no  such  proposal  in  the  Ministry  of Youth Affairs and Sports.  However,  the  scheme  of  Pandit  Deendayal  Upadhyay  National Welfare  Fund  for  Sportspersons  has  been  amended  on  15.05.2020  vide which a new provision has been included for giving financial assistance to sportspersons for training, procurement of equipments and participation in national and international sports events in which maximum amount of Rs. 2.5 lakh may be given under the scheme.

Sportspersons  belonging  to  those  sports  disciplines  whose  Federations are either de-recognized or whose recognition has been suspended by the Government or the Federations who has so far not got the recognition of the Government, are also eligible for assistance. For availing assistance under  this  Scheme,  the  Sportsperson's  parents  should  be  living  under indigent circumstances.

After  amendment  of  the  scheme,  the  sportspersons  who  were  given financial assistance for training, procurement of equipments and participation  in  national  and  international  sports  events  is  enclosed  at Annexure I.

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Annexure I Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question  No.  4914  for  answer  on  25.03.2021  regarding  Incentives  to Talented Sportspersons by Dr. T.R. Paarivendhar:

|   S. No. | Name                 | Discipline   | State          | Sanctioned Amount (in Rs.)   |
|----------|----------------------|--------------|----------------|------------------------------|
|        1 | Shri Abhinav Shaw    | Shooting     | West Bengal    | 2,50,000                     |
|        2 | Shri Chintu Singh    | Shooting     | Rajasthan      | 2,50,000                     |
|        3 | Shri Shuman Kumar    | Shooting     | Bihar          | 2,50,000                     |
|        4 | Shri Devank Sharma   | Pencaksilat  | Jammu          | 80,000                       |
|        5 | Shri Sunny Jadhav    | Wrestling    | Madhya Pradesh | 2,50,000                     |
|        6 | Ms. Shivani Soni     | Mini Golf    | Chhattisgarh   | 45,000                       |
|        7 | Shri Rahul Prajapat  | Kick Boxing  | Rajasthan      | 2,50,000                     |
|        8 | Ms Vikas Rana        | Skiing       | Haryana        | 2,50,000                     |
|        9 | Shri Anshuman Pathak | Shooting     | Uttar Pradesh  | 2,50,000                     |
|       10 | Ms Shaik Jafreen     | Deaf Tennis  | Andhra Pradesh | 2,50,000                     |

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