Sports Ministry launches online portal for pension, schemes to sportspersons

Web portal for schemes of Department of Sports (dbtyas-sports.gov.in) and National Sports Development Fund website (nsdf.yas.gov.in) have also been launched.

Union Minister Anurag Singh Thakur

In a bid to bring in more transparency and accountability, Union Minister for Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Anurag Singh Thakur on Friday launched revised schemes of cash awards, national welfare and pension to sportspersons. Apart from this, web portal for schemes of Department of Sports (dbtyas-sports.gov.in) and National Sports Development Fund website (nsdf.yas.gov.in) have also been launched.

As per a release, several amendments have been made to scheme of cash award to medal winners in international sports events and their coaches, Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay National Welfare for Sportspersons (PDUNWFS) and pension to meritorious sportsperson scheme of Department of Sports .