Uttarakhand

• 09 Sep 2022

The Amount of Sports Awards Increased in Uttarakhand

Why In News?

• On September 8, 2022, an order was issued by the Uttarakhand Sports Department regarding the increase in the amount of awards for the players and coaches of the state who have won medals in national and international games. The amount of sports awards has been increased from 30 to 100 percent.

Key Points

• According to the order of the Director of Sports, the sportsperson of the state who won the gold medal in the Olympic Games will be given a prize money of Rs 2 crore, while the silver medalist will be given 1.5 crore and the bronze medalist will be given Rs 1 crore. Fifty lakh rupees will be given to the player participating in the Olympic Games.
• The amount of awards for sportspersons who have won medals in World Championships, Asian Games, Commonwealth Games, Asian Championships, Commonwealth Championships, National Games etc. has also been increased.
• The gold medal winners in the World Cup and World Championships will be given a prize of Rs 30 lakh, silver medal winner Rs 20 lakh, bronze medal winner Rs 15 lakh and the player who participates in the world cup and world championship will be given a prize of Rs 7.5 lakh.
• According to the government order, 50 percent of the amount payable to that player will be given equally to the coaches as much as the amount fixed on the basis of medals in all these sports.
• The order also states that after selection in Olympics, World Cup, Asian Games, Commonwealth Games, the athlete will be provided 20 percent of the funds valid for participation in the respective competition in advance. It will be adjusted in the amount received for participation in the competition or winning a medal. If the player does not participate in the concerned competition, then the amount provided earlier will have to be returned.
• Junior players will get half of the prize money of the senior category and sub-juniors will get one-fourth of it as prize money.

Competition	Medal	Amount (first)	Funds (now)
Olympic Game	Gold	Rs. 1.5 crore	Rs 2 crore
	Silver	Rs. 1 crore	Rs. 1.5 crore
	Bell-metal	Rs. 50 lakhs	Rs. 1 crore
	Participation	Rs. 5 lakh	Rs. 50 lakhs
World Championships	Gold	Rs. 20 lakhs	Rs. 30 lakhs
	Silver	Rs. 12 lakhs	Rs. 20 lakhs
	Bell-metal	Rs. 7 lakh	Rs. 15 lakhs
	Participation	Rs. 1 lakh	Rs. 7.5 lakh
Asian Championships	Gold	Rs. 15 lakhs	Rs. 30 lakhs
	Silver	Rs. 10 lakhs	Rs. 20 lakhs
	Bell-metal	Rs. 7 lakh	Rs. 15 lakhs
	Participation	Rs. 75,000	Rs. 7.5 lakh