"Financial Assistance is available for such athletes from National Sports Development Fund for training and competition for preparation for Olympics 2016/2020," a Ministry release said on Tuesday.
Approximately Rs. 30 crores has been earmarked for preparation of these athletes subject to stipulated conditions, Sports minister Sarbanada Sonowal said in a written reply in the Lok Sabha.
30 more athletes will be integrated into the scheme.
The minister claimed that the sportspersons have been chosen from various sports.
"Athletes were chosen from athletics, badminton, boxing, shooting, wrestling n sailing. 30 more to be identified from archery," Sonowal tweeted.
Image: Sports minister Sarbanada Sonowal.
Photograph courtesy: Sarbanada Sonowal/Facebook
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