COVID-19: IOA requests one-time financial grant from sports ministry

Narinder Batra wrote a letter to sports minister Kiren Rijiju, asking for financial assistance to resume sporting activities once the go ahead is given.

Published : May 17, 2020 17:21 IST , New Delhi

Narinder Batra has requested the sports ministry for a grant of Rs 10 crore for the IOA.
Narinder Batra has requested the sports ministry for a grant of Rs 10 crore for the IOA.
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Narinder Batra has requested the sports ministry for a grant of Rs 10 crore for the IOA.

The Indian Olympic Association on Sunday requested the sports ministry to sanction one-time financial assistance to them, the National Sports Federations and the State Olympic Associations to tide over the crisis triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic.

IOA president, Narinder Batra wrote a letter to sports minister Kiren Rijiju, asking for financial assistance to resume sporting activities once the government gives the go ahead.

Batra requested the ministry to grant Rs 10 crore for the IOA, Rs 5 crore each for Olympic sports NSFs, Rs 2.50 crore for the non-Olympic sports NSFs and Rs 1 crore each for the SOAs.

 

“I appeal/request to you Sir, The Hon’ble Union Sports Minister Mr Kiren Rijiju to take up with Government of India to support/give one time grant to the NOC of India, National Sports Federations and State Olympic Associations in this pandemic period to enable them to tide over the cash crunch being faced by them,” Batra wrote.

"...It (the pandemic) has affected the business, employment as well as the Sports Activities in their respective states,” he said.

“All sports competitions training and other related activities have come to a standstill and now in order to restart all these activities, it will require lot of financial support to IOA/NSFs/SOAs,” he added.

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