• About Us
  • Copyright Policy
  • Disclaimer
  • Authors
  • Career
  • Contact Us
Assamese |   Bengali |  
Friday, March 5, 2021
NORTHEAST NOW
  • HOME
  • NORTH EAST
    • Assam
    • Meghalaya
    • Tripura
    • Mizoram
    • Manipur
    • Nagaland
    • Arunachal
    • Sikkim
  • Neighbours
    • Nepal
    • Bhutan
    • China
    • Myanmar
    • Bangladesh
  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Sports
  • Environment
  • Citizen Journalists
  • Opinion
No Result
View All Result
  • HOME
  • NORTH EAST
    • Assam
    • Meghalaya
    • Tripura
    • Mizoram
    • Manipur
    • Nagaland
    • Arunachal
    • Sikkim
  • Neighbours
    • Nepal
    • Bhutan
    • China
    • Myanmar
    • Bangladesh
  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Sports
  • Environment
  • Citizen Journalists
  • Opinion
No Result
View All Result
NORTHEAST NOW
Assamese
Home Northeast News

Pension amount for meritorious sportspersons increased: Kiren Rijiju

Olympic and Para Olympic Games medalists will now get a pension of Rs 20,000 per month

NE NOW NEWS by NE NOW NEWS
GUWAHATI , July 2, 2019 2:00 am
Pension amount for meritorious sportspersons increased: Kiren Rijiju

Union minister Kiren Rijiju. Image courtesy: Twitter

Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Union minister of state (Independent charge) for youth affairs and sports Kiren Rijiju on Monday told the Rajya Sabha that the pension amount of meritorious sportspersons of the country has been increased.

The Olympic and Para Olympic Games medalists will now get a pension of Rs 20,000 per month.

The gold medal winners of World Cup and World Champions of Olympic and Asian Games disciplines will also be given a pension of Rs 16,000 per month.

Moreover, the silver and bronze medalists at the World Cup in Olympic and Asian Games disciplines will get a pension of Rs 14,000 per month.

While the gold medalists of Asian, Commonwealth and Para Asian Games will now be able to get a pension of Rs 14000 per month, the silver and bronze medalists can get a pension of Rs 12,000 per month.

Besides the pension provisions for the ex-athletes shown below, players who have won medals in National level Games or have participated in International Sports Events and living indigent life or living under financial distress can approach the Ministry for financial assistance. pic.twitter.com/LFxzLaIwlC

— Kiren Rijiju (@KirenRijiju) July 1, 2019

In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha on Monday, Rijiju stated that retired sportspersons are provided service opportunities against sports quota in Central government departments.

He also stated that retired sportspersons are also supported to set up academies and coaching facilities under National Development Sports Fund.

Rijiju stated on his Twitter handle that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is taking all possible steps to provide suitable financial assistance to former sportspersons.

He also urged the meritorious sportspersons to approach the sports ministry for financial assistance if they are facing financial difficulties.

Standoff continues in Nepal over PM Oli’s resignation demand

Nepal PM KP Sarma Oli faces no-confidence motion by his own party

Assam Assembly elections: AJP releases first list of 18 candidates

Assam Assembly elections: AJP releases first list of 18 candidates

Mizoram boy Lalrinsanga Tlau to take on Ghanaian boxer Eric Quarm for WBC Youth title

Mizoram boy Lalrinsanga Tlau to take on Ghanaian boxer Eric Quarm for WBC Youth title

Assam: Prafulla Kumar Mahanta likely to join Grand Alliance, revives AGP-Progressive

Assam: Prafulla Kumar Mahanta likely to join Grand Alliance, revives AGP-Progressive

NORTHEAST NOW

Northeast Now is a multi-app based hyper-regional bilingual news portal. Led by a group of professionals, the digital news platform covers every inch of the eight states of northeast India and the five neighbouring countries. It is the first of its kind new media initiative in the northeast, and is based in Guwahati. As the political dynamics in the northeast is intricate and fluid, Northeast Now is always politically neutral.

 
Our Properties
 
  • NORTHEAST NOW ASSAMESE
  • NORTHEAST JOBS
  • NORTHEAST TENDERS
  • INNFINITY
  • About Us
  • Copyright Policy
  • Disclaimer
  • Authors
  • Career
  • Contact Us

© 2019 - Maintained by EZEN Software & Technology Pvt. Ltd

No Result
View All Result
  • HOME
  • NORTH EAST
    • Assam
    • Meghalaya
    • Tripura
    • Mizoram
    • Manipur
    • Nagaland
    • Arunachal
    • Sikkim
  • Neighbours
    • Nepal
    • Bhutan
    • China
    • Myanmar
    • Bangladesh
  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Sports
  • Environment
  • Citizen Journalists
  • Opinion

© 2019 - Maintained by EZEN Software & Technology Pvt. Ltd