Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports07-May, 2010 16:44 IST
Sports Minister Sanctions pension to 51 Meritorious Sportspersons
Press release of Meritorious pension

            Dr. M. S Gill, Union Minister of Youth Affairs & Sports has sanctioned pension worth Rs. 4.65 crore during 2009-10 and during April-May of current financial year to 51 meritorious sportspersons,  belonging to various sports disciplines viz Athletics, Billiards & Snookers, Boxing, Badminton, Equestrian, Football, Hockey, Kabaddi, Shooting, Tennis, Volleyball, Weightlifting and Wrestling under the Scheme of Pension to Meritorious Sportspersons.  Out of 51 players, 4 will receive pension @ Rs.8000/- per month, 10 @ Rs.7000/- per month and 37 @ Rs.6000/- per month.  Pension sanctioned is for life time. Names of sportspersons approved for sanction are given below.

Under the Scheme of Pension to Meritorious Sportspersons, introduced in July 1994 with the objective of rewarding meritorious sportspersons for their outstanding achievements with life time assistance in the form of assured monthly pension, those sportspersons, who have won Gold, Silver or Bronze medals in Olympic Games, World Cup / World Championships in Olympic and Asian Games disciplines, Asian Games, Commonwealth Games and Para – Olympic Games and who have retired from active sports and are above 30 years of age, are eligible for pension varying from Rs.10,000/- per month to Rs.3000/- per month. 

At present, 540 sportspersons are getting pension, which is being paid to them through Life Insurance Corporation of India.   

 

 

 

 

NAMES OF 51 MERITORIOUS SPORTSPERSONS SANCTIONED PENSION

 

                                     

Sl. No

Name of pensioner and address

Achievement &

Disciplines

Rate of pension per month
  1.  

Shri Ramesh Kumar

 

Gold Medal in World Cup - Kabaddi

8000/-
  1.  

Shri Mehar Singh

 

Bronze Medal in Asian Games - Volleyball

6000/-
  1.  

Shri Jagraj Singh Maan

Bronze Medal in Asian Games –Athletics

6000/-
  1.  

Shri Girwar Singh

 

Silver Medal in Asian Games - Boxing

6000/-
  1.  

Shri Suresh Kumar

 

Gold medal in World Cup -Kabaddi

8000/-
  1.  

Shri G.Velu

Silver Medal in Commonwealth Games - Weighligting

6000/-
  1.  

Ms. Sunita Rani

Gold Medal in Asian Games - Athletics

7000/-
  1.  

Shri Neer Gulia

 

Gold Medal in Asian Games - Kabaddi

7000/-
  1.  

Shri Devinder Ahuja

 

Bronze Medal in Asian Games -  Badminton

6000/-
  1.  

Shri P.M. Shiv Das

 

Bronze Medal in Asian Games –Football

6000/-
  1.  

Shri Pandurang R. Kakade

Bronze Medal in Asian Games –Football

 

6000/-
  1.  

Smt. K.M.Beenamol

 

Gold Medal in Asian Games - Athletics

7000/-
  1.  

Ms. Amandeep Kaur

Punjab

Gold Medal in Commonwealth Games - Hockey

7000/-
  1.  

Smt. Jyoti Sunita Kullu

Gold Medal in Commonwealth- Hockey

7000/-
  1.  

Shri Jetender Kumar

 

Silver Medal in Commonwealth - Boxing

6000/-
  1.  

Shri Ratan Singh

 

Bronze Medal in Asian Games –Athletics

6000/-
  1.  

Shri Edward A Sequeira

Silver Medal  in Asian Games -Athletics

6000/-
  1.  

Shri T.P.P.Nair

 

Silver Medal in Asian Games - Volleyball

6000/-
  1.  

Shri B.C.Suresh

 

Gold Medal in World Cup - Kabaddi

8000/-
  1.  

Shri Dhruv A. Sitwala

 

Silver Medal in IBSF World – Billiards & Snookers

7000/-
  1.  

Shri Ris Maj Palvinder Singh

Bronze Medal in Asian Games –Equestrian

6000/-

 

 
  1.  

Shri Mehboob Khan

 

Silver Medal in

Asian Games-Hockey

hockey

6000/-

23.

Shri Madan Mohan Singh

Silver Medal in

Asian Games –

Hockey

6000/-

24.

Shri Rafath Habib

 

Gold Medal in

Asian Games –

Snooker 

7000/-

25

Shri Birender Singh Thapa

Bronze Medal in Commonwealth Games- Boxing

6000/-

26

Shri Om Prakash Rajput.

Bronze Medal in Asian Games - Wrestling

6000/-

27

Shri Birju Sah

 

Bronze Medal in Asian Games –Boxing

6000/-

28

Shri Nirmal Singh Grewal

Silver Medal in Asian Games - Athletics

6000/-

29

Shri Ramesh Balwant Tawde

Bronze Medal in Asian Games - Athletic

6000/-

30

Smt. Kamla Cheema

 

Silver Medal in Asian Games - Hockey

6000/-

31

Shri Davinder Kumar

 

Silver Medal  in

Asian Games –

Hockey

6000/-

32

Shri Shivaji Ningappa Chingle

Silver Medal in

Commonwealth

Games - Wrestling

6000/-

33

Smt. G.V. Dhanalakshmi

Silver Medal in Asian Games - Athletics

6000/-

34

Maj. J.S. Ahluwalia

 

Bronze Medal in Asian Games –Equestrian

6000/-

35

Shri Mohd Sameer Dad  

Gold Medal in Asian Games - Hockey

7000/-

36

Shri Joginder Singh Dhanoa

Silver Medal in Asian Games-Athletic

6000/-
  1.  

Shri Ngangom  Dingko Singh

 

Gold medal in Asian Games-Boxing

7000
  1.  

Smt. Manisha Malhotra

 

Silver Medal in Asian Games-

Tennis

6000
  1.  

Shri A.P. Subbaiah

 

Bronze Medal in

Commonwealth

Games - Shooting

6000
  1.  

Shri Vishal Uppal

 

Bronze Medal in

Busan Asian Games –

Tennis

6000

 
  1.  

Shri Nitten Kirtane

 

Bronze Medal in

Asian Games –

Tennis

6000
  1.  

Shri Udaya Chowta

 

Gold Medal in World Cup

Weightlifting

8000
  1.  

Ms. Angel Mary Joseph

 

Silver Medal in Asian Games Athletics

6000
  1.  

Shri Harpreet Singh

 

Silver Medal in Commonwealth Games –Boxing

6000
  1.  

Smt. Prasmita Mangaraj

 

Silver Medal in Commonwealth Games –

Weightlifting

6000
  1.  

Shri Lajrus Barla

 

Gold Medal in Asian Games – Hockey

7000
  1.  

Shri Shyam Singh Thapa

 

Bronze Medal in Asian Games-

Football

6000
  1.  

Shri Sukalyan Ghosh Dastidar,

 

Bronze Medal in Asian Games-

Football

6000
  1.  

Shri Amar Bahadur Gurung

 

Bronze Medal in Asian Games-

Football

6000
  1.  

Shri Bhagirath Samai

 

Bronze Medal in Asian Games-

Shooting

6000
  1.  

Ms. Aparna Popat

 

Silver Medal in Commonwealth Games –

Badminton

6000

 

 

RM/JL

 


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