What is the news?
The Union Government has approved continuation of Scheme of Assistance to National Sports Federations (NSFs) from 2021-22 to 2025-26.
What is the Scheme of Assistance to National Sports Federations (NSFs)?
It is the flagship Central Sector Scheme of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.
The scheme is the main source of funding for preparation of national teams for all major national and international competitions, including the Olympic Games, Paralympics, Asian Games, Para Asian Games, Commonwealth Games (CWG) and other major international tournaments.
Besides providing support to elite athletes through the NSFs, the scheme also aims to improve the bench strength of Indian athletes through a strong talent identification and development system.
Source: This post is based on the article “Government approves continuation of Scheme of Assistance to National Sports Federations with an outlay of Rs. 1575 crore” published in PIB on 3rd Feb 2022.
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