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Pension to Meritorious Sportspersons – Scheme for disabled sportspersons

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Pension to Meritorious Sportspersons – Scheme for disabled sportspersons

Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports

Scheme for disabled sportspersons

10 FEB 2020

The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports is implementing ‘Pension to Meritorious Sportspersons’ scheme, Sportspersons who are Indian citizens and have won medals in Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, Asian Games and World Cups/ World Championships (in Olympic and Asian Games disciplines) and Paralympic Games, are eligible for lifelong monthly pension after they attain the age of 30 years or retire from active sports, whichever is later. At present, 627 sportspersons are getting lifelong monthly pension ranging from Rs. 12,000 to 20,000 under the scheme. This Ministry is also implementing the ‘Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay National Welfare Fund for Sportspersons’ (PDUNWFS), which caters to sportspersons of yesteryears now living in indigent conditions and for medical treatment of sportspersons. These schemes are equally applicable to disabled and physically impacted sportspersons.

Also check the : Scheme of ‘Pension to Meritorious Sportspersons’

Financial assistance to sportspersons under these schemes is not given state wise. Information relating to assistance provided to sportspersons from the PDUNWFS during the last five years and current year (as on 05.02.2020) is as under :

S. No.	Year	Number of sportsperson / organization	Amount (in Rs.)
1	2014-15	17	70,00,000
2	2015-16	04	12,00,000
3	2016-17	03	12,85,000
4	2017-18	06	25,37,500
5	2018-19	12	66,00,000
6	2019-20	15	59,32,415

This Information was given by the Minister of State (I/C) for Youth Affairs and Sports, Shri Kiren Rijiju in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.

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Rate of Pension to Sports Persons under “Scheme of Pension to Meritorious Sports persons”

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Rate of Pension to Sports Persons under “Scheme of Pension to Meritorious Sports persons”

Pension to Sports Persons

The Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Youth Affairs & Sports Shri Jitendra Singh has said that there is already a Scheme titled “Scheme of Pension to Meritorious Sportspersons” under which medal winners in Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, Asian Games and World Cups/World Championships (in Olympic and Asian Games disciplines) and Para-Olympic Games, after they attain the age of 30 years or retire from active sports, whichever is later, are eligible for monthly pension at following rates:

S.No	Category of meritorious sportspersons	Rate of Pension – (Rs/per month)

1	Medalists at the Olympic Games	10000
2	Gold medalists at the World Cup/World Championships in Olympic and Asian Games disciplines	8000
3	Silver and Bronze medalists at the World Cup/World Championships in Olympic and Asian Games disciplines	7000
4	Gold medalists of the Asian/Commonwealth Games	7000
5	Silver and Bronze medalists of the Asian/Commonwealth Games	6000
6	Gold Medalists of Para-Olympic Games	5000
7	Silver medalists of Para-Olympic Games	4000
8	Bronze Medalists of Para-Olympic Games	3000

In a written reply in the Lok Sabha today Shri Singh said, at present, 620 Sportspersons are getting pension under the “Scheme of Pension to Meritorious Sportspersons” on monthly basis.

The Minister said, the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports has a Scheme of National Welfare Fund for Sportspersons, which provides for ex-gratia financial assistance to outstanding sportspersons of yesteryears, now living in indigent circumstances, whose annual income is less than Rs. 2 lakh for medical treatment etc.

The funds from the National Welfare Fund for Sportspersons can be utilized for following proposes:

(i) to provide suitable assistance to outstanding sportspersons now living in indigent sportspersons;

(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 the international 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 administrator and apply the funds of the Fund to promote the welfare of the sportspersons generally in order to alleviate distress among them and their dependents in indigent circumstances;

(v) to administer and apply the funds of the Fund for active sportspersons individually or collectively as a group;

(vi) to encourage and provide assistance in cash or kind (sports equipments, kit, etc) to budding sportspersons, in their pursuit for achieving excellence in sports;

(vii) to do all other things which are incidental to the above objectives.

Shri Jitendra Singh said, quantum of assistance admissible from the National Welfare Fund for Sportspersons is as follows:

(i) Assistance to sportspersons living in indigent circumstances: A lumpsum ex-gratia financial assistance may be granted to an outstanding sportsperson now living in indigent circumstances, subject to a maximum of Rs. 5 lakh.

(ii) Assistance for injuries sustained during training for and participation in international competitions: A lumpsum financial assistance to an outstanding sportsperson or his/her family may be granted under the Scheme:

(a) in case of sustaining a fatal injury during training for, or participation in, an international competition, subject to a maximum of Rs. 5.00 lakh;

(b) in case of sustaining injury other than a fatal injury, subject to a maximum of Rs.2.00 lakh provided that the assistance shall in no case be less than Rs. 10,000/-.

(iii) Assistance to Families of Outstanding Sportspersons : A lumpsum financial assistance, not exceeding Rs. 2.00 lakh in each case, may also be provided to the families of outstanding sportspersons in indigent circumstances.

(iv) Assistance for Medical Treatment: Financial assistance not exceeding Rs. 2.00 lakh may also be provided for medical treatment of an outstanding sportsperson in indigent circumstances.

(v) Assistance to Sports Promoters: Lumpsum financial assistance, not exceeding Rs. 50,000/- may be provided to referees, coaches and umpires, who were eminent, but are not well off and are in indigent circumstances.

The Minister said, the Scheme of National Welfare Fund for Sportspersons also has a clause under which the Chairperson of the General Committee of National Welfare Fund for Sportspersons has the discretionary powers under which the Chairperson may sanction assistance in deserving cases even to those who, technically, are non-eligible, depending upon the facts and circumstances of each case. The Chairperson will have the discretion to decide the quantum of assistance.

All schemes of the Ministry and the Sports Authority of India are inclusive schemes and are equally applicable to women sportspersons. Further, for encouraging sports among women, sports competitions are held at district, state and national levels under the scheme of National Championship for Women, presently merged with the scheme of Panchayat Yuva Krida aur Khel Abhiyan (PYKKA), the Minister added.

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CONFEDERATION WRITES TO DOPT ON GRANT OF INCREMENT TO SPORTS PERSONS

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CONFEDERATION WRITES TO DOPT ON GRANT OF INCREMENT TO SPORTS PERSONS

GOVERNMENT IS STILL TO ISSUE ORDERS ON GRANT OF INCREMENT TO SPORTS PERSONS FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS AT NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEVELS’

CONFEDERATION WRITES TO DOPT FOR EXPEDITING THE ISSUE OF ORDERS

CONFEDERATION OF CENTRAL

GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AND WORKERS

Manihsinath Bhawan

A/2/95 Rajouri Garden

New Delhi. 110 027.

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D/14/2012

Dated: 28th December, 2012

The Secretary, Personnel,

Department of Personnel and Training,

North Block,

New Delhi. 110- 001.

Dear Sir,

Sub: “incentive increments to sports persons for outstanding sports achievements, National and International levels.

Ref: Your letter MNo. 6/2/2008 Pay I dated August, 2008.

Kindly refer to the above cited letter.

The practice of giving incentive increments to the sportsperson who excel was to be replaced with lump sum grant. Views were called for by the Department of Personnel from all Ministries/Departments as also individuals. We have felt that there was no need to change the existing system as we found to be a better financial benefit in the longer run. Lumpsum grant however, large it may be will not help the persons who have worked hard in their youthful days. However, we felt that the sportsperson must have a say in the matter.

More than 4 years have passed now. No views from the Ministries or individuals seem to have been received by the Department of Personnel. Or if received it has not been made known.

It has been represented to us that in the name of changing the entire scheme itself, the incentive increment system was in vogue was discontinued with effect from 1.1.2006. As you are aware, the scheme was introduced in Government service with effect from 1985 with a view to attract the sports personnel to choose the Government service and more so to encourage them so that they can acquit themselves creditably.

We, in the circumstances, request that the incentive scheme may be revived and made effective from 1.1.2006. In the case of all allowances which are incentive in character, the Government had doubled the amount after the 6th CPC.

The action taken in this regard may please be intimated to us.

Thanking you,

Yours faithfully,

K.K.N. Kutty

Secretary General.

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