In the exercise of encouraging Indian hockey before the upcoming important tournaments, the Sports Ministry has also approved the additional allowance of Rs 25000 per month to hockey players. In the 156th meeting of the Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) on Thursday, it was decided to give this allowance to 80 hockey players under the ‘Target Olympic Podium’ (Tops) scheme.
Sports Minister Mansukh Mandavia said in an informal conversation with the media here on Friday, “This request was coming from Hockey India repeatedly which has been approved. Under this, 80 hockey players (40 men and 40 women) will be given a ‘out of pocket’ allowance (OPA) which plays under the Tops Scheme. “He said,” Our goal is to focus on performance and win medals for the country. ”
Under the tops, the players of the core group are given Rs 50000 and the developmental players are given Rs 25000 per month. At the same time, players involved in the Target Asian Games Group (TAGG) get OPA of Rs 50000 per month. For this, Hockey India will hand over the list of 80 players to the Sports Authority of India (SAI) every month, which means that there will also be scope for change. It will also be basically a player and junior players in the Senior Core Group who are regularly part of the national teams.
Hockey India president Dilip Tirkey welcomed the decision, saying that this will further increase the morale of the players before the upcoming important tournaments. “We want to thank the ministry who took this important decision. Our players have to play important tournaments like World Cup, Olympics and Asian Sports and their morale will increase with this initiative. ”
In the last few years, the graph of Indian hockey has increased upwards. In Tokyo Olympics 2020, India won a bronze medal after 41 years while the women’s team finished fourth in a historic performance. The Indian men’s hockey team retained a bronze medal at the Paris Olympics. At the same time, the Indian men’s hockey team won the gold medal at the Gwangzhu Asian Games.
Hockey players get salary from their employers, while Hockey India has been considering for the last few years on starting a contract system on the lines of cricket. In addition, performing the prize money for performing well in international tournaments including the Olympics and Asian Games.
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