The State Sports & Youth Services Department yesterday announced a total amount of Rs 63,16,500 as monetary incentives for 120 sportspersons for achieving success in national and international competitions within six years (April 1, 2007 to March 31, 2013).
As many as 66 sportspersons would get a total of Rs 37,49,000 for the years 2007 to 2012, while another 54 would be given Rs 25,67,500 for the year 2012-2013. The incentive amount will be sent to sportspersons by cheque through registered post.
As many as 13 sportsperons stand to receive Rs 1 lakh or more. Chess Grandmaster Debasish Das would be the highest beneficiary with an incentive of Rs 6.50 lakh. Other leading beneficiaries include shooter Shriyanka Sadangi, chess players, Kiran Manisha Mohanty, Swayams Mishra, Utkal Ranjan Sahoo, Sunyasakta Satpathy, Rakesh Kumar Jena, Saina Salonika, weightlifter Aruna Santa, athlete Sunil Pradhan, hockey international Roshan Minz and powerlifter Sangita Singh.
However, the incentive scheme continues to have flaws in many areas. Supposed to be given every year, it is being given at a time for five years. Interestingly, this is the second time that incentives would be given for the same period _ 2007 to 2012. On June 20, 2013, altogether 129 sportspersons were felicitated with a total incentive of Rs 1.10 crore. Many among them have once again been named in the new list of 120 beneficiaries.
Ambiguity in selection process happens to be another flaw in the scheme. The guidelines say that sportspersons have to apply for the incentives. But in many cases, the sports department selects sportspesons of its own.
Of course, some of the flaws have been sorted out by revising certain sections of the scheme. According to the new rules, eligible sportspersons would be given incentive within 90 days of he or she submitting his/her application. Sportspersons, who have achieved national or international success within April 1, 2013 till date have been told to submit their applications on or before July 15, 2014.
Thanks to the new rule, ace woman sprinter Dutee Chand, who won two gold medals in the Asian Junior Athletics Championship at Taipei City last week, received an incentive of Rs 3 lakh. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik presented the cheques to Dutee at the Stata Secretariat in the presence of Sports Minister Sudam Marandi.
INCENTIVES FOR THE YEARS 2007 to 2012 (Backlog cases):
1. Renubala Mohanta (Athletics): Rs 95,000.
2. Parbati Sethi (Athletics): Rs 16,000.
3. Markanda Reddy (Athletics): Rs 80,000.
4. Sunil Pradhan (Athletics-Badminton): Rs 1.46,000.
5. Punil Kumar Mansingh (Para-athletics): Rs 48,000.
6. Akshaya Kumar Sahu (Para-athletics): Rs 24,000.
7. Bankim Chandra Mohanty (Para athletics/Archery) Rs 16,000
8. Bipin Kumar Jena (Para-athletics) Rs 8,000
9. Debendra Kumar Sahoo (Para-athletics) Rs 16,000
10. Durga Prasad Singh (Para-athletics) Rs 8,000
11. K Jagannath Reddy (Para-athletics) Rs 40,000
12. V Ramesh Rao (Para-athletics) Rs 50,000
13. Paresh Kumar Beura (Para-athletics) Rs 16,000
14. Saina Salonika (Chess) Rs 1,15,000
15. Sidhant Mohapatra (Chess) Rs 65,000
16. Aparajit Gochhikar (Chess) Rs 30,000
17. Sankalp Baliarsingh (Chess) Rs 15,000
18. Kiran Manisha Mohanty (Chess) Rs 3,69,000
19. Utkal Ranjan Sahoo (Chess) Rs 1,92,000
20. Swayams Mishra (Chess) Rs 2,50,000
21. Rudraksh Parida (Chess) Rs 60,000
22. Adyasa Mahapatra (Chess) Rs 90,000
23. Sunyasakta Satpathy (Chess) Rs 1,55,000
24. Debasish Das (Chess) Rs 6,50,000
25. Sita Sharma (Football) Rs 32,000
26. Sradhanjali Samantaray (Football) Rs 60,000
27. Santiga Patra (Football) Rs 40,000
28. Deogi Murmu (Football) Rs 20,000
29. Jhili Munda (Football) Rs 24,000
30. Gomati Bara (Football) Rs 64,000
31. Sumitra Munda (Football) Rs 20,000
32. Manisa Panna (Football) Rs 20,000
33. Bijaylaxmi Sahoo (Football) Rs 12,000
34. Madhusmita Barik (Football) Rs 20,000
35. Thunki Munda (Football) Rs 32,000
36. Ahalya Munda (Football) Rs 20,000
37. Santoshini Oram (Football) Rs 12,000
38. Dolly Munda (Football) Rs 12,000
39. Subasini Bag (Football) Rs 12,000
40. Birendra Lakra (Hockey) Rs 47,500
41. Poonam Toppo (Hockey) Rs 10,000
42. Ignace Tirkey (Hockey) Rs 50,000
43. Prabodh Tirkey (Hockey) Rs 60,000
44. William Xalxo (Hockey) Rs 50,000
45. Binita Xess (Hockey) Rs 15,000
46. Bikash Toppo (Hockey) Rs 22,500
47. Roshan Minz (Hockey) Rs 1,10,000
48. Subhadra Pradhan (Hockey) Rs 57,500
49. Amardeep Ekka (Hockey) Rs 25,000
50. Amit Rohidas (Hockey) Rs 7,500
51. Lilima Minz (Hockey) Rs 15,000
52. Namita Toppo (Hockey) Rs 15,000
53. Deep Grace Ekka (Hockey) Rs 15,000
54. Anupa Barla (Hockey) Rs 15,000
55. Sunita Lakra (Hockey) Rs 37,500
56. Suravi Pradhan (Hockey) Rs 15,000
57. Anita Ekka (Hockey) Rs 8,000
58. Sarojini Ekka (Hockey) Rs 8,000
59. Sumanti Toppo (Hockey) Rs 8,000
60. Sangeeta Singh (Powerlifting) Rs 1,00,000
61. Alma Lakra (Rowing) Rs 20,000
62. Manjula Xess (Rowing) Rs 8,000
63. Ashmita Kujur (Rowing) Rs 20,000
64. Pratima Puhana (Rowing) Rs 20,000
65. Sanjukta Dung Dung (Rowing) Rs 20,000
66. Prasad Mohanty (Weightlifting) Rs 15,000
INCENTIVE FOR THE YEAR 2012-2013
1. Purnima Hembram (Athletics) Rs 99,000
2. Saraswati Chand (Athletics) Rs 24,000
3. Markanda Reddy (Para-Athletics) Rs 64,000
4. Saina Salonika (Chess) Rs 75,000
5. Sudhant Mohapatra (Chess) Rs 37,500
6. Aparajita Gochhikar (Chess) Rs 45,000
7. Sankalp Baliarsingh (Chess) Rs 50,000
8. Kiran Manisha Mohanty (Chess) Rs 20,000
9. Rutumbara Bidhar (Chess) Rs 15,000
10. Rakesh Kumar Jena (Chess) Rs 1,27,500
11. Swayams Mishra (Chess) Rs 45,000
12. Debasish Das (Chess) Rs 90,000
13. Rasanara Parwin (Cricket) Rs 15,000
14. Birendra Lakra (Hockey) Rs 50,000
15. Sushant Tirkey (Hockey) Rs 65,000
16. Lilima Minz (Hockey) Rs 22,500
17. Namita Toppo (Hockey) Rs 22,500
18. Deep Grace Ekka (Hockey) Rs 22,500
19. Anupa Barla (Hockey) Rs 22,500
20. Soubik Mandal (Karate) Rs 15,000
21. Valena Valentian (Karate) Rs 15,000
22. Suraj Hantala (Karate) Rs 15,000
23. Sangeeta Singh (Powerlifting) Rs 15,000
24. Santosh Kumar Barik (Powerlifting) Rs 40,000
25. N Monika Devi (Rowing) Rs 8,000
26. Sanjukta Dung Dung (Rowing) Rs 75,000
27. Alma Lakra (Rowing) Rs 40,000
28. Mina Madhuri Toppo (Rowing) Rs 8,000
29. Manjula Xess (Rowing) Rs 55,000
30. Ashmita Kujur (Rowing) Rs 55,000
31. Pratima Puhana (Rowing) Rs 60,000
32. Pravasini Parida (Sepak takraw) Rs 16,000
33. Mamata Bhoi (Sepak takraw) Rs 16,000
34. Smitarani Nayak (Sepak takraw) Rs 16,000
35. Rajashmita Ojha (Sepak takraw) Rs 16,000
36. Janaki Sahoo (Sepak takraw) Rs 16,000
37. Rukshana Khatun (Sepak takraw) Rs 16,000
38. Padmaja Pattnaik (Sepak takraw) Rs 16,000
39. Lopamudra Mohanty (Sepak takraw) Rs 16,000
40. Arati Moharana (Sepak takraw) Rs 16,000
41. Priyadarshini Ghatuari (Sepak takraw) Rs 16,000
42. Pinu Nayak (Sepak takraw) Rs 16,000
43. Rinu Nayak (Sepak takraw) Rs 16,000
44. Subhadra Sahoo (Sepak takraw) Rs 16,000
45. Jyotsna Sahoo (Sepak takraw) Rs 16,000
46. Dharitri Ojha (Sepak takraw) Rs 16,000
47. Priyanka Parida (Snowboarding) Rs 2,50,000
48. Shriyanka Sadangi (Shooting) Rs 4,37,500
49. Dibya Chhachhan (Taekwondo) Rs 50,000
50. Subhasmita Mohanty (Weightlifting) Rs 30,000
51. Seeta Jena (Weightlifting) Rs 16,000
52. Susanta Sahu (Weightlifting) Rs 16,000
53. Aruna Santa (Weightlifting) Rs 2,00,000
54. Achyutananda Sahu (Weightlifting) Rs 15,000
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PHOTO: Dutee Chand (Right) receives cheques worth Rs 3 lakhs as monetary incentive from Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik in the presence of Sports Minister Sudam Marandi in Bhubaneswar on June 19, 2014.