Punarbhava-National Interactive Portal on Disability

The Ministry for Youth Affairs and Sports has announced a scheme to promote participative sports amongst disabled people. The scheme will provide grants for coaching, procuring sports equipments and organizing district, state and national level competitions for disabled sportspersons. This is India’s first ever sports policy for people with disabilities.

The scheme will be implemented on a pilot basis for a 5 year period but only in special schools and schools which cater to disabled children. The scheme will support 250 students in 5 schools in each State and Union Territory. The schools will be selected for grants through open invitations and after recommendation from a Committee to be headed by Joint Secretary, Sports.

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