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The Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Youth Affairs and Sports Shri Sarbananda Sonowal has said that the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (Department of Sports) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with India Infrastructure Finance Company Limited (IIFCL), which is a Public Sector Company, in March 2015.  The IIFCL will contribute Rs.30 crore (Rs.10 crore each year for three years) to the National Sports Development Fund (NSDF) for the Target Olympic Podium (TOP) Scheme under its initiatives for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). 

In a written reply in the Lok Sabha today Shri Sonowal said, the TOP Scheme has been formulated within the overall ambit of the NSDF with the objective of identifying and supporting potential medal prospects for 2016 and 2020 Olympics Games. The IIFCL has contributed Rs.10 crore to the NSDF in March 2015.  The contribution will be used to fund the activities of the sport of Badminton under TOP Scheme.

            He said, 45 sportspersons in the disciplines of Athletics, Badminton, Boxing, Shooting, Wrestling and Sailing have been identified/selected for their customized training at Institutes/ Centers, having world class facilities/high quality support staff, under the guidance of reputed coaches.

 The Minister said, criteria for selection included recent performance, consistency in performance, performance vis-a-viz international standards, etc. The list of sportspersons selected so far under the scheme is given in the statement at Annexure.   

            There has been representation from Ms Jwala Gutta and Ms Ashwini Ponnappa, Badminton Players (Doubles) for their inclusion in the TOP Scheme.  There is provision for periodic review of performance of sportspersons, who reach the prescribed benchmark, for induction in the Scheme. Total fund allocated is given in the statement at Annexure.  A sum of Rs.96.80 lacs has been released so far, the Minister added.

S No	List of Sportspersons Discipline Wise identified/selected under Top Scheme	Fund allocated till Olympic 2016 (Rs in Lacs)
	Athletics (5 athletes)
1	Vikas Gowda - Men’s Discus Throw	112.5
2	SeemaAntil –Women’s Discus Throw	75.00
3	Arpinder Singh – Men’s Triple Jump	45.00
4	Khushbir Kaur - 20km Racewalking	45.00
5	K.T. Irfan - 20km Racewalking	45.00
	Badminton (6 athletes)
6	SainaNehwal – Women’s singles	90.00
7	P.V. Sindhu - Women’s singles	90.00
8	P. Kashyap – Men’s singles	90.00
9	K. Srikanth – Men’s singles	90.00
10	Guru Saidutt – Men’s Singles	60.00
11	H.S. Prannoy – Men’s Singles	60.00
	Boxing (8 athletes)
12	MC May Kom – Women’s 51 kg	75.00
13	Sarita Devi – Women’s 60 kg	75.00
14	PinkiJangra – Women’s 51 kg	45.00
15	Devendro Singh – Men’s 49 kg	75.00
16	Shiva Thapa – Men’s 56 kg	45.00
17	MandeepJangra – Men’s 60 kg	45.00
18	Vijender Singh – Men’s 75 kg	75.00
19	VikasKrishan – Men’s 75 kg	45.00
	Shooting (17 athletes)
20	AbhinavBindra – Men’s 10m Air Rifle	112.5
21	GaganNarang – Men’s 50m Rifle Prone	112.5
22	Sanjeev Rajput – Men’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions	112.5
23	Ayonika Paul – Women’s 10m Air Rifle	60.00
24	Apurvi Chandela – Women’s 10m Air Rifle	60.00
25	Heena Sidhu – Women’s 10m Air Pistol	75.00
26	Shweta Chaudhary – Women’s 10m Air Pistol	45.00
27	Malaika Goel – Women’s 10m Air Pistol	45.00
28	Jitu Rai – Men’s 10m Air Pistol, 50m Free Pistol	75.00
29	P.N. Prakash – Men’s 10m Air Pistol	75.00
30	Vijay Kumar – Men’s 25m Rapid Fire Pistol	75.00
31	RahiSarnobat – Women’s 25m Sports Pistol	45.00
32	AnisaSayyed – Women’s 25m Sports Pistol	45.00
33	Manavjit Sandhu - Men’s Trap	112.5
34	Ankur Mittal – Men’s Double Trap	60.00
35	Mohd Asab – Men’s Double Trap	60.00
36	Kynan Chenai – Men’s Trap	60.00
	Wrestling (7 athletes)
37	Sushil Kumar – Men’s 74 kg	75.00
38	YogeshwarDutt – Men’s 66kg	75.00
39	Bajrang – Men’s 66kg	45.00
40	Amit Kumar – Men’s 57kg	75.00
41	Rahul Aware – Men’s 57kg	45.00
42	BabitaKumari – Women’s 53kg	45.00
43	VineshPhogat – Women’s 48kg	45.00
	Sailing (2 athletes)
44	VarshaGautam - 49erFX team	45.00
45	Aishwarya N. - 49erFX team	45.00
Total		3007.50

Courtesy:pib.nic.in