(a) the objectives of the National Welfare Fund (NWF) for Sports persons scheme:
(b) the total funds allocated/released and expenditure incurred under the said scheme
during the 11th Five Year Plan, Year-wise; and
(c) the number of sportspersons benefited during each of the last three years and the
current year,sports disciplinewise and State-wise?
THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS(SHRI AJAY MAKEN)
(a) The objectives of the National Welfare Fund (NWF) for Sportspersons scheme are as under:
(i) to provide suitable assistance to outstanding sportspersons now living in indigent
conditions;
(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 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 administer and apply the funds of the Fund to promote the welfare of the
sportspersons generally in order to alleviate distress among them and their dependents
in indigent circumstances;
(v) to administer and apply the funds of the Fund for active sportspersons individually or
collectively as a group;
(vi) to encourage and provide assistance in cash or kind (sports equipments kit etc)
to budding sportspersons in their pursuit for achieving excellence in sports;
(vii) to do all other things which are incidental to the above objectives.
(b) The details of budgetary allocation made and the funds released year wise to the
National Welfare Fund (NWF) for sportspersons during the 11th Five Year Plan are
given in the table below.
(In lakhs)
Year budgetary Funds Amount of assistance Allocation made released given to the to the NWF beneficiaries from the fund
2007-08 5.00 0.00 11.40
2008-09 5.00 5.00 45.61
2009-10 100.00 100.00 48.07
2010-11 100.00 100.00 52.41 up to 31.1.2011