NMC’s Rs 57.89 Lakh Financial Boost To Nagpur’s 74 Top Sports Performers

Nagpur: For the first time in Nagpur Municipal Corporation's (NMC) history, as many as 74 sportspersons, who distinguished themselves at national and international level competitions, have been provided financial assistance totalling Rs57.89 lakh.
Through the Udaan Sports Encouragement Scheme, the performers from Nagpur who participated and won medals at the national and international competitions were provided financial support, with the amount deposited into their bank accounts on Wednesday.
On the lines of Haryana government scheme, NMC sports officer Piyush Ambulkar initiated the move last year while municipal commissioner and administrator Abhijeet Chaudhari gave his approval and a provision of Rs2 crore was made in the budget.
Accordingly, applications were invited and a total of 74 sportspersons qualified for various incentive awards and received financial assistance from the municipal corporation.
In the past three years, 10 international medal-winning players have been awarded an incentive of Rs2 lakh each. A couple of international participants and 15 National Games medallists were given Rs1 lakh each. Similarly, 38 medallists in various national championships received Rs50,000 each and nine participants were given Rs21,000 each.