Facilities and emoluments to sportspersons

The Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Skill Development, Entrepreneurship, Youth Affairs and Sports Shri Sarbananda Sonowal has said that primary responsibility for promotion and development of specific sports disciplines including traditional and indigenous games and sports is that of the concerned National Sports Federations. Board for control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is not recognized by the Department of Sports, Government of India as a recognized National Sport Federation and as such does not receive any funding from the Department of Sports.  

In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today Shri Sonowal said, amateur Kabaddi Federation of India and Kho-Kho Federation of India are reconised as NSFs for Kabaddi and Kho-Kho respectively. Kabaddi is a “priority” category sports discipline while Kho-kho is in “others” category. The said two NSFs are provided with financial assistance for promotional and developmental activities under the scheme for assistance to NSFs.  

The Minister said, under the Scheme of Assistance to NSFs, assistance is provided to the NSFs of priority sports disciplines, inter-alia, for conduct of national championships in Senior, Junior and Sub-junior levels both for men and women, conduct of zonal championships, conduct of international tournaments in India, participation of Indian sportspersons and teams in international tournaments abroad, organizing coaching camps, etc.   In case of  sports in “others” category assistance is provided for conduct of national championships in Senior and Junior levels for men and women and conduct of zonal championships . NSFs are responsible for promotion of their respective sports disciplines in the entire country and not in a specific state of the country.  

          Shri Sonowal said, the Ministry provides incentives in the form of Special Cash Awards to medal winners in international sports events. Under the scheme ‘Scheme of Special Awards to medal winners in international sports events and their coaches’, cash Awards  to the medal-winners in international sports events such as Olympic Games, Asian Games, Commonwealth Games, World Championships, Asian Championships and Commonwealth Championships (both for men and women) are given as under in terms of the provisions of the Scheme: 

Name of event	Gold Medal/First Position	Silver Medal/Second Position	Bronze Medal/Third Position
(a) Seniors (i) Olympics Games	Rs.50 lakhs	Rs.30 lakhs	Rs.20 lakhs
(ii) Asian Games /Commonwealth Games	Rs.20 lakhs	Rs. 10 lakhs	Rs.6 lakhs
(iii) World Championships in the disciplines of Olympic Games, Asian Games and  Commonwealth Games	Rs.10 lakhs	Rs.5 lakhs	Rs.3 lakhs
(iv)Asian Championships/ Commonwealth Championships	Rs.3 lakhs	Rs.2 lakhs	Rs.1 lakhs

(b) World Championships (Juniors & Sub-Juniors)
Name of event	Gold Medal/First Position	Silver Medal/Second Position	Bronze Medal/Third  Position
(i) Juniors	Rs. 2 lakhs	Rs. 1.5 lakhs	Rs. 1 lakh
(ii) Sub-Juniors	Rs. 1 lakh	Rs. 80,000	Rs. 60,000

 

(c) Asian and Commonwealth Championships (Juniors & Sub Juniors)
(i) Juniors	Rs. 1 lakhs	Rs. 80,000	Rs. 60,000
(ii) Sub-Juniors	Rs. 50,000	Rs. 40,000	Rs. 30,000

Source : PIB