Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay National Welfare Fund For Sportspersons

- Assistance to sportspersons living in indigent circumstances: | - A lumpsum ex-gratia financial assistance may be granted to an outstanding sportsperson now living in indigent circumstances, subject to a maximum of Rs. 5 lakh. | - In addition to this, a provision of monthly pension of Rs. 5000/- (Rupees five thousand) may be provided to those yesteryears meritorious sportspersons now living in indigent circumstances. | - Assistance for injuries sustained during training for and participation in Sports competitions: | - A lumpsum ex-gratia financial assistance subject to a maximum of Rs. 10 lakh may be granted to an outstanding sportsperson for injuries sustained during training for and participation in sports competitions. | - Assistance to Families of deceased Outstanding Sportspersons: | - A lumpsum exgratia financial assistance, not exceeding Rs. 5.00 lakh in each case, may be provided to the families of deceased outstanding sportspersons living in indigent circumstances. | - Assistance for Medical Treatment: | - Financial assistance not exceeding Rs. 10 lakh may be provided for medical treatment of an outstanding sportsperson or of any of his/her family members living in indigent circumstances. | - Assistance to coaches, support personnel, umpires, referees and match officials: | - Lumpsum financial assistance, not exceeding Rs. 2 lakh may be provided to coaches and | support personnel such as sports doctors, sports psychologists, sports mentor, | physiotherapists, masseurs who have been attached with national coaching camps for senior | category players and national teams (senior category), and umpires, referees and match | officials, who have been associated with recognized national championships (senior category) | and international tournaments(senior category) in the sports disciplines included in Olympic | Games, Asian Games and Commonwealth Games who are living in indigent circumstances or | to family members of such deceased support personnel living in indigent circumstances. | - Discretionary powers to the Chairperson of the General Committee: | - The Chairperson of the General Committee may sanction the assistance, in deserving cases, even | to those, who technically are non-eligible, taking into account full facts and circumstances | for each case and for reasons to be recorded in writing. | - The Chairperson will have the discretion to decide the quantum of assistance. | - Disclosure of information about assistance received from other resources: | - Sportspersons or family member of sportspersons applying for assistance from the Pandit | Deendayal Upadhyay National Welfare Fund for Sportspersons (PDUNWFS) will furnish | information about assistance received in kind or cash from any other source for the same | purpose.