Financial assistance from NSDF to Saina Nehwal for availing of the services of Personal Coach and purchase of equipments




Financial assistance from NSDF to Saina Nehwal for availing of the services of Personal Coach and purchase of equipments
Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports has sanctioned financial assistance to Saina Nehwal from National Sports Development Fund (NSDF) for the following proposals:

(1) Engagement of Shri Vimal Kumar, as Personal Coach, from June 2015 to till Olympics 2016 and payment of remuneration to him at the rate of Rs 1,00,000.00 (Rupees One Lac only) per month during the said period. 

(2) Purchase of Gym equipments namely (a) Leg Press and (b) Functional Trainer at the estimated cost of Rs 10,81,000.00 (Rupees Ten lakhs eighty one thousand only)

The financial assistance from National Sports Development Fund (NSDF), approved under this sanction, is out of the contribution made by the India Infrastructure Finance Company Limited (IIFCL), under its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative, to the Target Olympic Podium Scheme under the National Sports Development Fund. 

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Financial assistance from NSDF to athlete Vikas Gowda for training during 2014-15 and 2015-16
Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports has sanctioned financial assistance to athlete Vikas Gowda from National Sports Development Fund (NSDF) for his training from December 2014 to August 2015 and November 2015 to August 2016 (Total 19 months) at a total budget of Rs. 112.50 Lakhs allocated under TOP Scheme. Approval was also conveyed for financial assistance for training at World Athletics Center Phoenix, Arizona (USA) as under:

(1) Financial assistance for the period from December 2014 to March 2015 (04 months) – payment will be on reimbursement basis;

(2) Financial assistance for the period from April to May (02 months) – 90% of the estimated training cost was released as advance; and

(3) Air fare from Phoenix (USA) to Wuhan (China) and back for participation in Asian Athletic Championship in June 2015.

Ministry has approved release of 90% of the estimated expenses of training for the period from June to August 2015 (03 months) as under:

Coaching fee: USD 9000; other training expenses: USD 19200 [Total USD 28200) 

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Financial assistance from NSDF under TOP Scheme for sending sparring partners and officials with the Indian Wrestling Team to USA for training and participation in competition during August-September, 2015

Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports has sanctioned financial assistance from National Sports Development Fund under TOP Scheme for sending sparring partners and officials with the Indian Wrestling Team to USA for training and participation in competition during August-September, 2015 as indicated below:

S No
Name of the sparring partners
Name of the Wrestler in the team to whom attached  
1
Abhisek Maan
Amit Kumar
2
Amit Kumar
Yogeshwar Dutt
3
Arvinder Kumar
Sushil Kumar
4
Gopal Yadav
Narsingh Yadav
5
Ritu
Vinesh Phogat
6
Sangeeta
Babita Kumari
7
Priyanka
Geeta Phogat


Name of the Official
Designation
8
Mestavistli Vladimer
Foreign Expert
9
Paramjeet
Masseur
10
Shri Sushil Kumar
Wrestler

2.         As per the projections of the Wrestling Federation of India, the estimated cost for sending nine persons for the period from 15.08.2015 to 15.09.2015 (31 days) has been worked out as under:

Item
Estimated cost
Boarding/lodging for 10 persons for 22 days during training camp
USD 27500 @ USD 125 per day per person for 22 days
Boarding/lodging for 09 persons for 10 days during competition
CHF 16200 @ CHF 180 per day per person for 09 days
Air travel in Delhi- Las Vegas-Delhi sector
Actual in excursion class in the shortest route for 10 persons
Visa for 10 persons
Actual
Total
USD 27500 + CHF 16200 + air travel

3.         Competent authority has approved financial assistance from the National Sports Development Fund (NSDF) as per the estimates given in Para 2 above. 
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