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New Delhi : The Government, accepting the recommendation of the Olympic Task Force, on September 15, 2017, took decision to give a stipend of Rs 50,000 per month to the elite athletes preparing for Tokyo Olympic, Asian Games or Commonwealth Games to meet their pocket expenses.
The Olympic Task Force had recommended that stipend of Rs 50,000 per month be paid to the elite athletes preparing for Tokyo Olympic, Asian Games or Commonwealth Games to meet pocket expenses.
 The Government has selected 152 elites under Target Olympic Podium (TOP) scheme. All the athletes will get benefit from this decision. The stipend will be paid with effect from September 1, 2017. This decision was announced by the Minister of State (I/C) youth affairs and Sports Col (retd) Rajyavardhan Rathore on social media platform, according to a PIB release. The govrnment is getting in touch with all the athletes selected under TOP to get training & competition exposure plan and any further assistance required for preparation of prestigious competitions.
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