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 :

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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RBE No 27/2015
Clarification/Corrigendum No.56
Government of India
Ministry of Railways
(Railway Board)

No. 2015/E(Sports)/4(1)/5/Probation Period

New Delhi, dated 25th March, 2015

The General Managers (P),

All Zonal Railways including
CLW, DLW. ICF, RCF, RWF, Metro Railway/Kolkata,
The CAO(R). DMW/Patiala,
The DG, RDSO/Lucknow.

Sub. Out of Turn Promotion of sportspersons on sports account in Probation period.
Ref.: Railway Board’s letter No. 2010/E(5ports)/4(-1)/1(Policy) dated 31.12.2010 (RBE No. 189B/2010).

In partial modification of existing policy, Ministry of Railways (Railway Board) have decided as under:

2. This issues with approval of Board (MS) and concurrence of the Finance Directorate of the Ministry of Railways

(Railway Board)
Dy. Director, Estt.(Sports)

Source: http://www.airfindia.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/RBE-No.27-of-2015.pdf

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