New Delhi: Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Youth Affairs and Sports Sarbananda Sonowal has said that the Sports Ministry has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with India Infrastructure Finance Company Limited (IIFCL), which is a Public Sector Company, in March 2015, according to which the IIFCL will contribute Rs.30 crore (Rs.10 crore each year for three years) to the National Sports Development Fund (NSDF) for the Target Olympic Podium (TOP) Scheme under its initiatives for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).
In a written reply in the Lok Sabha, Sonowal said, the TOP Scheme has been formulated within the overall ambit of the NSDF with the objective of identifying and supporting potential medal prospects for 2016 and 2020 Olympics Games. The IIFCL has contributed Rs.10 crore to the NSDF in March 2015. The contribution will be used to fund the activities of the sport of Badminton under TOP Scheme.
He said, 45 sportspersons in the disciplines of athletics, badminton, boxing, shooting, wrestling and sailing have been identified/selected for their customized training at Institutes/ Centers, having world class facilities/high quality support staff, under the guidance of reputed coaches.
The Minister said, criteria for selection included recent performance, consistency in performance, performance vis-a-viz international standards, etc. The list of sportspersons selected so far under the scheme is given in the statement at annexure.
There has been representation from Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa, Badminton Players (Doubles) for their inclusion in the TOP Scheme. There is provision for periodic review of performance of sportspersons, who reach the prescribed benchmark, for induction in the Scheme. Total fund allocated is given in the statement at annexure. A sum of Rs.96.80 lacs has been released so far, the minister added.
Annexure
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S No
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List of Sportspersons Discipline Wise identified/selected under Top Scheme |
Fund allocated till Olympic 2016 (Rs in Lacs) |
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Athletics (5 athletes) |
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1 |
Vikas Gowda - Men’s Discus Throw |
112.5 |
|
2 |
SeemaAntil –Women’s Discus Throw |
75.00 |
|
3 |
Arpinder Singh – Men’s Triple Jump |
45.00 |
|
4 |
Khushbir Kaur - 20km Racewalking |
45.00 |
|
5 |
K.T. Irfan - 20km Racewalking |
45.00 |
|
|
Badminton (6 athletes) |
|
|
6 |
SainaNehwal – Women’s singles |
90.00 |
|
7 |
P.V. Sindhu - Women’s singles |
90.00 |
|
8 |
P. Kashyap – Men’s singles |
90.00 |
|
9 |
K. Srikanth – Men’s singles |
90.00 |
|
10 |
Guru Saidutt – Men’s Singles |
60.00 |
|
11 |
H.S. Prannoy – Men’s Singles |
60.00 |
|
|
Boxing (8 athletes) |
|
|
12 |
MC May Kom – Women’s 51 kg |
75.00 |
|
13 |
Sarita Devi – Women’s 60 kg |
75.00 |
|
14 |
PinkiJangra – Women’s 51 kg |
45.00 |
|
15 |
Devendro Singh – Men’s 49 kg |
75.00 |
|
16 |
Shiva Thapa – Men’s 56 kg |
45.00 |
|
17 |
MandeepJangra – Men’s 60 kg |
45.00 |
|
18 |
Vijender Singh – Men’s 75 kg |
75.00 |
|
19 |
VikasKrishan – Men’s 75 kg |
45.00 |
|
|
Shooting (17 athletes) |
|
|
20 |
AbhinavBindra – Men’s 10m Air Rifle |
112.5 |
|
21 |
GaganNarang – Men’s 50m Rifle Prone |
112.5 |
|
22 |
Sanjeev Rajput – Men’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions |
112.5 |
|
23 |
Ayonika Paul – Women’s 10m Air Rifle |
60.00 |
|
24 |
Apurvi Chandela – Women’s 10m Air Rifle |
60.00 |
|
25 |
Heena Sidhu – Women’s 10m Air Pistol |
75.00 |
|
26 |
Shweta Chaudhary – Women’s 10m Air Pistol |
45.00 |
|
27 |
Malaika Goel – Women’s 10m Air Pistol |
45.00 |
|
28 |
Jitu Rai – Men’s 10m Air Pistol, 50m Free Pistol |
75.00 |
|
29 |
P.N. Prakash – Men’s 10m Air Pistol |
75.00 |
|
30 |
Vijay Kumar – Men’s 25m Rapid Fire Pistol |
75.00 |
|
31 |
RahiSarnobat – Women’s 25m Sports Pistol |
45.00 |
|
32 |
AnisaSayyed – Women’s 25m Sports Pistol |
45.00 |
|
33 |
Manavjit Sandhu - Men’s Trap |
112.5 |
|
34 |
Ankur Mittal – Men’s Double Trap |
60.00 |
|
35 |
Mohd Asab – Men’s Double Trap |
60.00 |
|
36 |
Kynan Chenai – Men’s Trap |
60.00 |
|
|
Wrestling (7 athletes) |
|
|
37 |
Sushil Kumar – Men’s 74 kg |
75.00 |
|
38 |
YogeshwarDutt – Men’s 66kg |
75.00 |
|
39 |
Bajrang – Men’s 66kg |
45.00 |
|
40 |
Amit Kumar – Men’s 57kg |
75.00 |
|
41 |
Rahul Aware – Men’s 57kg |
45.00 |
|
42 |
BabitaKumari – Women’s 53kg |
45.00 |
|
43 |
VineshPhogat – Women’s 48kg |
45.00 |
|
|
Sailing (2 athletes) |
|
|
44 |
VarshaGautam - 49erFX team |
45.00 |
|
45 |
Aishwarya N. - 49erFX team |
45.00 |
|
Total |
3007.50 |
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