Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Tuesday announced incentives for sportspersons and inmates of state-run sports hostels.
According to the announcement, the monthly allowance of girl inmates of sports hostels has been increased to Rs 500 and that of boy inmates to Rs 300 from Rs 200 per month, an official statement said.
For out of station participation in recognised sports competition organised by national sports federation or similar level, sportspersons will get an allowance of `300 per day. Sportspersons achieving gold medal at national level will get a monthly allowance of Rs 1,000 for one year. For silver and bronze medals, the amount will be Rs 500 and Rs 300, respectively.
If a medal winner creates a record at the national level and the record is not broken for one year, the record holder will get an extra monthly allowance of Rs 5,000 for one year. Sportspersons selected for national teams will a get Rs 1,000 per month for one year.