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What this is
The Government of Sikkim has been providing Cash Incentive Awards to Meritorious Sports persons of Sikkim who have won Gold, Silver, Bronze in the respective sports disciplines at the Zonal Level competitions and above, and have represented Sikkim in international competitions as National team(s).
In detail
The Incentive Awards in the form of Cash assistance to Meritorious Sports Persons of Sikkim constitute a Government policy aimed at encouraging the youth to pave their future by engaging themselves in any sports. The scheme seeks to promote all-round development physically, socially, mentally and emotionally, thereby, contributing to the overall wellbeing of citizens in general.
The award has been introduced with a view to encourage and motivate sportspersons in their pursuit of excellence. The scheme applies for sub-junior/cadet, junior and senior level of sports competitions with equal quantum of awards for both men & women.
However, the achievement in an unauthorized or invitational tournament will not be considered under this scheme. Only tournaments organized under the aegis of Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports/ SAI/ recognized Sports Federation at the zonal, national and international levels will be eligible. The disbursement of the cash award under this scheme is organized annually. Eligibility is restricted to sports persons who are Bonafide domiciles of Sikkim.
Who qualifies
- Medal winner in recognized Games/Competitions/ Tournaments/ Championship etc.
- Eligible for Zonal Level Competitions and above.
- Bonafede/possessing domicile of Sikkim State
- Tournaments organized under the aegis of Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports/ SAI/ recognized Sports Federation.
- Both Olympic and Non-Olympic Sports Disciplines
- Achievement in Veteran tournaments is not included in this scheme.
What you get
- Recognition and motivation
- Financial Support
- Equal Opportunities/ Gender equality across all age group
- Promotion of Sports culture
- Holistic development of individual
Who is excluded
- Unauthorized/ Invitational tournaments
- Non-domicile candidate
- Unauthorized sports disciplines
- Veteran tournaments
not about the scheme.
www.syad.sikkim.gov.inreference field: scheme is missing
Provenance
| schemeName | Cash Incentive Award to Bonafede Meritorious Sportspersons | myScheme · 2026-09-02 |
| schemeOpenDate | ... | not published at source |
| schemeCloseDate | ... | not published at source |
| nodalMinistryName | ... | myScheme · 2026-09-02 |
| dbtScheme | ... | myScheme · 2026-09-02 |
| achievement data | ... | no source publishes this for any central scheme |