Overview
Integrated into broader schemes now, it focuses on promoting sports among persons with disabilities through specialized coaching and competitions.
Eligibility
- ▸ Differently-abled sportspersons (Deaf, Blind, and Physically challenged).
- ▸ Organizations working for the welfare of disabled persons.
Benefits
- ✓ Financial assistance for conducting sports competitions.
- ✓ Grant for specialized sports equipment.
- ✓ Grant for coaching camps.
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
Through the Sports Authority of India or the National Sports Federation for the Disabled.
Official link
https://sportsauthorityofindia.nic.in ↗Application referrals
—visitors referred
Apply via: Through the Sports Authority of India or the National Sports Federation for the Disabled.