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Govt sanctions financial assistance from NSDF to Saina Nehwal for an full time physiotherapist

| | Jun 25, 2015, at 02:18 am
New Delhi, June 24 (IBNS) The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS) has sanctioned financial assistance of Rupees Nine lakh to badminton star Saina Nehwal on her request for engaging the services of a full time exclusive Physiotherapist for the period of 15 months.

"The assistance will be utilized for payment of monthly remuneration to the Physiotherapist at the rate of Rupees Sixty Thousand per month. The selection of Physiotherapist has been done by Saina Nehwal herself," read a government statement.

Saina Nehwal has been selected under Target Olympic Podium (TOP) Scheme for financial assistance from National Sports Development Fund (NSDF) for training as part of preparation for Olympic 2016.

She is currently training in Bengaluru at the Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy at Karnataka Badminton Association and wish to continue her training there till Rio Olympics 2016.

The financial assistance from National Sports Development Fund (NSDF), approved for the Physiotherapist, is out of the contribution made by the India Infrastructure Finance Company Limited (IIFCL), under its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative, to the Target Olympic Podium Scheme under the National Sports Development Fund. IIFCL has committed Rupees Thirty Crore to MYAS for three years under its CSR initiative.
 

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