821 sports persons getting life-long pension under Sports Fund for Pension to Meritorious Sports Persons Scheme: Anurag Thakur

Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Anurag Thakur said in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today that eight hundred twenty one sports persons are getting life-long pension under the Sports Fund for Pension to Meritorious Sports Persons Scheme. He said, the Ministry is providing assistance for livelihood to sports persons after their retirement in the form of monthly pension under the scheme. The Minister said, under the scheme, sports persons who are Indian citizens and have won medals in Olympi...