Remuneration of sports coaches being doubled to Rs. 2L: Minister
The remuneration of coaches in various sports disciplines would not be limited to Rs. 1L as the government has doubled the cap. Speaking at the Lok Sabha, Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore said it has been decided to increase the cap of remuneration by 100% as the present cap of Rs. 1L was found to be impractical as foreign coaches were charging much more.
Players' cash-incentives to be distributed among coaches at various levels
The Sports Minister was responding to supplementaries during Question Hour in the Lok Sabha. He also said that the cash incentive of medal winning players would be distributed among the grassroots, intermediate, and apex level coach. So far, the amount was only given to the apex coach, ignoring the contribution of others who spotted and nurtured the talent at various levels.
Small tiff in the Lower House
In a brief war-of-words between members of the opposition and treasury benches, Gaurav Gogoi (Cong) sought Rathore's response to a reported comment made by a sports body on the English-speaking capability of Hima Das, who won a gold in women's 400m of World U20 Championship.
