PIB News Update: The salient features of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay National Welfare Fund for Sportspersons (PDUNWFS) are as follows :
(i) To provide suitable assistance to outstanding sportspersons now living in indigent circumstances;
(ii) To provide suitable assistance to outstanding sportspersons injured during the period of their training for competitions and also during the competitions, depending on the nature of the injury;
(iii) To provide suitable assistance to outstanding sportspersons who bring glory to the country in international sports field and who are disabled as an after effect of their strenuous training or otherwise and to provide them assistance for medical treatment;
(iv) To provide suitable assistance to promote welfare of outstanding sportspersons generally in order to alleviate distress among them and their dependents in indigent circumstances.
Funds are not sanctioned/released under the Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay National Welfare Fund for Sportspersons scheme area-wise. Information of funds sanctioned to athletes under the scheme during each of the last three and current year (as on 25.11.2019) is at Annexure-1.
The financial help is provided to athletes depending upon their financial and medical conditions. The information of funds provided to athletes during the period under question is at Annexure-1.