TOP athletes to get monthly stipend of Rs 50,000

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HIGHLIGHTS

1. Rathore announced that elite athletes preparing for Olympics, Asiad and CWG will receive a stipend of Rs 50,000 per month
2. Rathore's announcement meant that the ministry has accepted the recommendation of the Olympic Task Force
3. The govt has selected 152 athletes under the TOP scheme. The stipend will be paid with effect from Sept 1

NEW DELHI: The ministry of sports and youth affairs has decided to pay a monthly stipend of Rs 50,000 to each elite athlete preparing for the coming Commonwealth and Asian Games as well as Tokyo Olympics. The amount would be used by the athletes for their out of pocket expenses, sports minister Rajyavardhan Rathore announced on Friday.

Rathore's announcement meant that the sports ministry has accepted the recommendation of the Olympic Task Force, that submitted its recommendations to the government on August 11. The extensive report has a slew of path-breaking recommendations to improve India's performance in Olympics.

And given that an Olympic medal winner, Rathore, is himself now the sports minister, there is greater hope that the key recommendations would be accepted and implemented in letter and in spirit.

The government has selected 152 elite athletes under the Target Olympic Podium scheme. All the athletes will get benefit from this decision. The stipend will be paid with effect from September 1.

"MYAS @IndiaSports announces Rs 50k/month pocket allowance for 152 elite athletes preparing for Tokyo/CWG/Asian Games. Athletes first, always!" Rathore wrote on the official Twitter handle.

https://twitter.com/x/status/908669900507439104

"The allowance applies wef 1 Sep 2017 & is purely for pocket expenses of elite athletes. Committed to providing all resources to our champions."

https://twitter.com/x/status/908669947986841600

Other than this stipend, Rathore has also directed the ministry that it should get in touch with all athletes selected under the TOP scheme and ensure their training and competition exposure plan is readied professionally. The athletes will also be given any further assistance required for their preparation.

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[Proudpakistaniguy]

MONEY is very important motivating factor so it will help

 

[Papa Dragon]

MONEY is very important motivating factor so it will help

Most athletes don't have the resources to train properly and to eat healthy. It may be a motivating factor but for many of the under privileged in India who are aspiring to get into sports careers, this would be a boost at least to have a healthy training routine. There were many reports on how some national and international sports persons went to rags after the govt stopped supporting them and schemes like this would certainly help them to excel

 

[Soumitra]

TOP athletes to get monthly stipend of Rs 50,000

TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Updated: Sep 15, 2017, 23:06 IST
HIGHLIGHTS

1. Rathore announced that elite athletes preparing for Olympics, Asiad and CWG will receive a stipend of Rs 50,000 per month
2. Rathore's announcement meant that the ministry has accepted the recommendation of the Olympic Task Force
3. The govt has selected 152 athletes under the TOP scheme. The stipend will be paid with effect from Sept 1

Dipika Pallikal and Joshna Chinappa (front). (TOI Photo)
NEW DELHI: The ministry of sports and youth affairs has decided to pay a monthly stipend of Rs 50,000 to each elite athlete preparing for the coming Commonwealth and Asian Games as well as Tokyo Olympics. The amount would be used by the athletes for their out of pocket expenses, sports minister Rajyavardhan Rathore announced on Friday.

Rathore's announcement meant that the sports ministry has accepted the recommendation of the Olympic Task Force, that submitted its recommendations to the government on August 11. The extensive report has a slew of path-breaking recommendations to improve India's performance in Olympics.

And given that an Olympic medal winner, Rathore, is himself now the sports minister, there is greater hope that the key recommendations would be accepted and implemented in letter and in spirit.

The government has selected 152 elite athletes under the Target Olympic Podium scheme. All the athletes will get benefit from this decision. The stipend will be paid with effect from September 1.

"MYAS @IndiaSports announces Rs 50k/month pocket allowance for 152 elite athletes preparing for Tokyo/CWG/Asian Games. Athletes first, always!" Rathore wrote on the official Twitter handle.

Other than this stipend, Rathore has also directed the ministry that it should get in touch with all athletes selected under the TOP scheme and ensure their training and competition exposure plan is readied professionally. The athletes will also be given any further assistance required for their preparation.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...-stipend-of-rs-50000/articleshow/60532146.cms