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Time of India
13 hours ago
- Sport
- Time of India
Hockey players finally get an out-of-pocket allowance after years of waiting
Indian Hockey team New Delhi: For reason unknown, the men and women national campers of Indian hockey weren't entitled to an out-of-pocket allowance (OPA) by the govt under the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) over the years. Since the inception of TOPS in Sep 2014, athletes from other disciplines benefitted from the sports ministry's benevolence of monthly stipend to the identified pool of sportspersons but not the hockey players. However, this anomaly was rectified in a recent meeting of the Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) here on Thursday. The 156th governing council meeting of the MOC has approved an OPA of Rs 25,000 per month for the national campers of both the men's and women's hockey teams after considering the request of the sport's national federation – Hockey India (HI). Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW! A total of 80 players (40 men and 40 women) will benefit from the allowance which is given to athletes in the developmental group of TOPS. Athletes in the core group of TOPS receive a monthly stipend of Rs 50,000. The allowance to hockey players would cost the govt Rs 20 lakh per month, a ministry official said. Dominant India on Day 1! Jaiswal & Gill Hit Centuries | ENG vs IND 1st Test - Sahil from Leeds 'The allowance was requested by Hockey India for some time and we have decided to accept the demand. The players have performed reasonably well and it (this allowance) is being given on merit. The federation will have to submit a list of players to the Sports Authority of India (SAI) every month for disbursement of the funds,' sports minister Mansukh Mandaviya said here on Friday. The men's team was considered for OPA after winning two back-to-back bronze medals — in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics and the subsequent Paris Games last year. The team also secured a gold at the Hangzhou Asian Games in 2023. The women's team finished a creditable fourth in Tokyo. Both the teams are currently playing in the FIH Pro League's European leg. A ministry official informed that the proposals worth Rs 4.28 cr from athletes were approved by the MOC, including Rs 1.38 cr financial assistance to tennis players Saketh Myneni, Jeevan Nedu. Game On Season 1 kicks off with Sakshi Malik's inspiring story. Watch Episode 1 here
Indian Express
a day ago
- Sport
- Indian Express
Hockey players, reliant on PSUs and performance bonuses for a living, to get monthly allowance from government
The Sports Ministry has approved an out of pocket allowance of Rs 25,000 per month for hockey players who are picked in the national camp of both men's and women's team. The decision was taken after repeated requests from the governing body, Hockey India, in the monthly meeting of Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) on Thursday. A total of 80 players (40 men and 40 women) will be part of the scheme. Hockey India will be sending the players names to Sports Ministry. The allowance would cost the government Rs 20 lakh per month. The amount of Rs 25,000 will be same as the athletes in the developmental group of the Target Olympic Podium Scheme receive. The core group athletes are entitled to Rs 50,000 per month. 'Hockey India has requested us and we have decided to accept the demand as the players have performed well at the international level,' Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya told the reporters in an informal meet on Friday. 'The list would take into account form and fitness and names might change depending on these two factors.' Indian hockey players draw salaries from the Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) that they are employed with and tournaments like the Hockey India League (HIL). The other source of income is the prize money won from tournaments like Asian Games, Olympics, and Asian Champions Trophy and the prize money that follows after that. The MOC also approved financial proposals to the tune of Rs 4.28 crore during the meeting. Tennis players got the major chunk of the funds as Rs 1.38 crore will be going to tennis players Saketh Myneni, Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan, and three women players. The ministry is also planning to expand the talent finding horizon of SAI regional centers. 'A lot of times we see videos of kids playing some sport getting uploaded on social media. People are making it a medium to reach and if found good in the first glance, such youngsters will be called to Khelo India regional centers where their potential will be assessed,' said Mandaviya. 'This would widen our talent identification mechanism, which is right now limited to age group competitions. It would ensure that we can reach the remotest corners of the country and find a promising athlete. This is all a part of the National Sports Repository System,' he added.
India Gazette
a day ago
- Sport
- India Gazette
Mission Olympic Cell approves monthly pocket allowance of 25000 for Indian Senior men's, women's hockey teams
New Delhi [India], June 20 (ANI): The Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) has, for the first time, approved a monthly pocket allowance of 25,000 for the Indian Senior men's and women's hockey teams at their 156th meeting on Thursday, according to a release from MYAS. Hockey India will submit the players' lists to the Sports Authority of India (SAI). A total of 80 players from both teams will be given a monthly pocket allowance, which will cost 20 lakhs every month. This is a part of the recent achievements of the men's team, winning Bronze at Paris Olympics, Tokyo Olympics 2020 and Gold at the Hangzhou Asian Games 2023. In recent fixtures, India's form has dipped a bit after six straight losses. The Indian men's hockey team will now take on their nemesis in modern hockey, Belgium. Belgium comes into the game tomorrow with a 6-3 win against Spain, after they lost 1-2 in the previous tie to the same team. They are currently placed third in the points table after the Netherlands and Australia, respectively. The Indian men's and women's teams will take on Belgium in a double-header on June 21 and 22. India has slipped to the 8th position in the current pool standings, and with two matches to go, the team will look to end their campaign with a consolation win. MOC in their previous meeting, inducted seven compound archers in the TOPS (Target Olympic Podium Scheme) Core group. The MOC took cognisance of the International Olympic Committee's recent decision to make compound archery part of the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics. The 155th MOC was attended by Pullela Gopichand, Viren Rasquinha, Prashanti Singh, Kamlesh Mehta, MM Somaya, Siddharth Shanker of Reliance Foundation, among others. It is the first time since archery's re-introduction to the Olympic Games in 1972 that a new bow style has been added to the competition. The seven compound archers inducted directly into the TOPS Core group are Ojas Pravin Deotale, Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Aditi Gopichand Swami, Abhishek Verma, Parneet Kaur, Priyansh, and Prathamesh Samadhan Jawkar. (ANI)
The Hindu
a day ago
- Sport
- The Hindu
Hockey players to get ₹25,000 per month pocket allowance
The Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) sanctioned a pocket allowance of ₹25,000 to 80 hockey players in the national camp, following a request by the National Federation. It will be given to 40 men and 40 women, who will be nominated every month by Hockey India. The Union Sports Minister, Mansukh Mandaviya, emphasised the importance of encouraging the hockey players and acknowledging their overall good performances in recent years. The Minister also explained the elaborate plans to tap talent across the country with the help of technology, to ensure that every talented player gets a chance to hone his or her skills and realise his or her potential. 'Talent identification is a key area. The Government will soon launch a dedicated mobile application as part of the National Talent Repository System (NSRS). Anyone can upload a clip of talented youngsters from their neighbourhood, school, or village, across a wide range of sports disciplines. The videos will be studied by the zonal talent selection committees under the Khelo India scheme. Deserving candidates will be taken into Khelo India centres and given training, sports science support, nutrition guidance and mentorship,' said the Minister. The Sports Minister stressed that a vast country like India would have potential champions in big numbers, and such talent needed to be spotted and guided for the country to become a sporting powerhouse.
Hindustan Times
a day ago
- Business
- Hindustan Times
Hockey players to get monthly allowance from ministry
New Delhi, In a first for Indian hockey players, the sports ministry has approved an out of pocket allowance of ₹25,000 per month for those picked in the national camp of both men and women after repeated requests from the sport's governing body. Eighty players will benefit from the allowance which is given to athletes in the developmental group of the Target Olympic Podium Scheme. The decision was taken at the Mission Olympic Cell's monthly meeting here on Thursday. The allowance would cost the government ₹20 lakh per month. The core group athletes are entitled to ₹50,000 per month. "The allowance was being requested for by Hockey India for some time and we have decided to accept the demand. The players have performed reasonably well and it is on merit," Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya told reporters in an informal interaction here. Hockey India will have to submit a list of players every month for disbursement of the funds. "The list would take into account form and fitness and names might change depending on these two factors," a sports ministry source stated. Currently, the hockey players draw salaries from the departments and organisations that they are employed with even though a proposal to have a graded contract system by Hockey India has been in the deliberation stage for past few years. Their other source of income is the prize money for strong international performances in showpieces like the Olympics and the Asian Games among others. The men's team has won two back-to-back bronze medals in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics and the subsequent Paris Games last year. The women's side finished fourth in Tokyo but failed to qualify for the Paris showpiece. Both the teams are currently competing in the FIH Pro League's European leg where the results have not been particularly encouraging so far. Proposals worth ₹4.28 crore approved ========================= The MOC also approved financial proposals to the tune of ₹4.28 crore during the meeting. A major chunk of the funds ₹1.38 crore will be going to tennis players like Saketh Myneni, Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan and three women players. "Several proposals for assistance from para-athletes were also approved. And a few additions were made to the TOPS developmental group. The core group, for now, remains the same," a Sports Authority of India official said. Talent Identification goes digital ===================== The ministry has decided to strengthen its talent identification process with an app that would allow talented youngsters to upload their performances for assessment by regional talent identification panels of the SAI. "If found good in first glance, the youngster would be called to Khelo India Regional Centres where their potential would be assessed. This would widen our talent identification mechanism, which is right now limited to age group competitions," Mandaviya said. "It would ensure that we can reach the remotest corners of the country and find a promising athlete. This is all a part of the National Sports Repository System," he added.
