The ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has implemented the “Pension and Meritorious Sportspersons” scheme for Indian sportsperson who have won medals in Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, Asian Games, and World Cups/World Championships and Paralympics Games. Benefit: Sportsperson will get a lifelong monthly pension after they attain the age of 30 years or retire from […]
Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Wednesday felicitated India’s just-returned Tokyo Paralympic medallists and hoped the country’s para-athletes would break their record performance in the 2024 Paris edition. The Indian para-athletes registered their best-ever performance for the country in the Tokyo Games by winning an unprecedented 19 medals, including five gold, eight silver and six bronze. […]
The Sports Ministry has decided to grant recognition to 27 national sports federations, according to an affidavit it has filed before the Delhi High Court. Prominent among the 27 federations include badminton, weightlifting, wrestling, hockey, swimming, cycling, shooting, table tennis, squash, basketball, football, and kabaddi. According to the affidavit, 13 NSFs, including athletics, boxing and […]
