Upper ceiling norms for boarding & lodging of athletes revised

In a major decision, the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS) has revised the upper ceiling amount for boarding and lodging of Indian athletes and team officials.

As per official sources, the upper ceiling amount of boarding and lodging for Indian athletes and team officials has been revised by 66 percent. Under the newly revised norm, athletes, and support staff travelling for approved competitions abroad (foreign exposures) will now be entitled to USD 250 per day. This is an increase of 66% from an earlier norm of USD 150 per day.

The revision is for the athletes and officials participating only in international competitions, under the Ministry’s Scheme of Assistance to National Sports Federations (NSFs), reported PIB. The revision has been made taking into consideration the requests from NSFs, wherein they have mentioned that rates for boarding & lodging fixed by the Local Organizing Committee (LOC) of the competitions are higher than the existing ceiling of USD 150 per day.

It is pertinent to mention here that these norms for boarding and lodging were fixed in November 2015 and the revision of the same has been made after eight years, the PIB report added.

The package includes boarding, lodging, local transportation, and on some occasions entry fees as well. The total cost of the package is much above USD 150 per person per day. These considerations have necessitated a review of boarding and lodging norms fixed in 2015.