Overview
Support to traditional wrestling hubs by providing mats and equipment to modernize indigenous wrestling training.
Key details
- Amount / benefit value
- Per athlete per year: ₹3,000 sports kit + ₹3,000 competition exposure + ₹1,000/month stipend (10 months) + ₹150 accidental insurance, plus a wrestling mat and/or multi-gym equipment for the adopted akhara.
- Official website
- https://sportsauthorityofindia.nic.in/sai_new/national-sports ↗
Note: Traditional wrestling akharas are formally adopted by SAI (around 40–50 nationally) as part of the NSTC Scheme, launched 1985, to modernise indigenous wrestling training alongside coaching from NSNIS-trained coaches.
Eligibility
- ▸ Akharas functional for at least 3 years
- ▸ Minimum of 20 active wrestlers training daily
- ▸ Space available for laying wrestling mats
Benefits
- ✓ One-time supply of wrestling mats and multi-gym equipment
- ✓ Annual grant for equipment maintenance
- ✓ Stipend for the coach/guru in selected cases
Documents required
- ▪ Aadhaar card
- ▪ Proof of age (birth certificate / school certificate)
- ▪ Domicile / residence proof
- ▪ Recent passport-size photograph
- ▪ Sports achievement certificates (state / national)
- ▪ Bank account details (passbook copy)
- ▪ Coach / academy recommendation letter (if applicable)
- ▪ Medical fitness certificate
Application process
Application to nearest SAI Regional Centre with documentation of Akhara activities
Official link
https://sportsauthorityofindia.nic.in ↗Application referrals
—visitors referred
Apply via: Application to nearest SAI Regional Centre with documentation of Akhara activities