The Hindu·3 min read·medium
After revision, 35 sports disciplines eligible for sports quota, cash awards in Puducherry
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Rajesh B Nair
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The Puducherry government has reduced the number of sports disciplines eligible for quotas and cash awards from 65 to 35. This revision aims to ensure that benefits are directed toward athletes in sports with established competitive structures and to prevent misuse of the system.
The Puducherry government has made a comprehensive revision of sporting disciplines for inclusion in the authorised and valid list for the purpose of admissions to higher education institutions under the Meritorious Sports Persons Quota and for distribution of cash awards to medal winners in the Union Territory.
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