Men's hockey team to get monthly allowance under Target Olympic Podium Scheme

TheMission Olympic Cell (MOC) of the Sports Ministry today approved a monthlyallowance of  50 thousand rupees for each of the 18 members of the men'shockey team under the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS). Themonthly allowance under TOPS has been started by the ministry last year but thehockey team is getting the pocket allowance for the first time.The decision toinclude hockey was taken after India's performance improved under new coachHarendra Singh as they finished runners...