Overview
Financial and equipment support to traditional wrestling centers to modernize training and transition talent to mat wrestling.
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 must have a minimum of 20-30 regular wrestlers
- ▸ Availability of space for wrestling mats
- ▸ Active in producing state or national level talent
Benefits
- ✓ One international standard wrestling mat per Akhara
- ✓ Provision of a gym set/weight training equipment
- ✓ Periodic honorary stipend for the Guru/Coach
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
Applications submitted to SAI Regional centres for inspection and approval.
Official link
https://sportsauthorityofindia.nic.in ↗Application referrals
—visitors referred
Apply via: Applications submitted to SAI Regional centres for inspection and approval.