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GHMC resumes financial aid for ex-champs

The GHMC has reintroduced financial assistance to veteran Olympians and former sportspersons.

Hyderabad: Here is some good news to few retired sportsmen. The GHMC has reintroduced financial assistance to veteran Olympians (Rs 10,000 per month) and former sportspersons monthly honorarium (Rs 7,500 per month) per month from the period April 2017 to March 2018.

Md. Zulfikaruddin, Olympian, football: Rs 10,000 pm
I.S.H.H. Hamed, Olympian, football: Rs 10,000 pm
K. Satyanarayana, international hockey player: Rs 10,000 pm
Bir Bahadur, international football player Rs10,000 pm
Dennis Swamy, Arjuna awardee, boxing: Rs 10,000 pm
A.C. Mallesham, national kabaddi player: Rs 10,000 pm
G. Vasudev Yadav, international kabaddi player: Rs 10,000 pm
Sameera Begum international tennikoit player, Rs 10,000 pm
Chandra Prakash Biradar, national kho-kho player: Rs 7,500 pm
The financial assistance scheme first ran for a year from 2015. It has been restarted from with effect from APRIL.

( Source : Deccan Chronicle. )
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