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Hockey players to get ₹25,000 per month pocket allowance
The Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) sanctioned a pocket allowance of ₹25,000 to 80 hockey players in the national camp, following a request by the National Federation.
It will be given to 40 men and 40 women, who will be nominated every month by Hockey India.
The Union Sports Minister, Mansukh Mandaviya, emphasised the importance of encouraging the hockey players and acknowledging their overall good performances in recent years.
The Minister also explained the elaborate plans to tap talent across the country with the help of technology, to ensure that every talented player gets a chance to hone his or her skills and realise his or her potential.
'Talent identification is a key area. The Government will soon launch a dedicated mobile application as part of the National Talent Repository System (NSRS). Anyone can upload a clip of talented youngsters from their neighbourhood, school, or village, across a wide range of sports disciplines. The videos will be studied by the zonal talent selection committees under the Khelo India scheme. Deserving candidates will be taken into Khelo India centres and given training, sports science support, nutrition guidance and mentorship,' said the Minister.
The Sports Minister stressed that a vast country like India would have potential champions in big numbers, and such talent needed to be spotted and guided for the country to become a sporting powerhouse.
