Sports Ministry revises Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar scheme
In the revised scheme, Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar will be given in four categories- Identification and nurturing of budding/young talent, Encouragement of sports through Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Employment of sportspersons and sports welfare measures and Sports for Development.
"In the revised Scheme, eligibility criteria for all four categories have been prescribed. As ‘Training to promote rural sports, nationally recognized sports, Paralympic sports and Olympic sports’ have been included in the Schedule VII of the Companies Act 2013 and the companies can now spend on promotion and development of sports from the funds earmarked for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), a specific category for ‘Encouragement of sports through Corporate Social Responsibility’ has been provided for in the revised Scheme," read the government statement.
As non-governmental organizations are also doing a lot of work in promotion and development of sports, a separate category ‘Sports for Development’ has been provided for exclusively for NGOs to recognize their contributions.
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