Complaints regarding treatment to differently abled athletes

Press Information Bureau Government of India Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports  06-December-2012 16:07 IST Complaints regarding treatment to differently abled athletes  The Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Youth Affairs & Sports Shri Jitendra Singh has said that complaints were received against office-bearers of the Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) alleging that, coaches and escorts who were part of the Indian Contingent for London Paralympic Games, 2012 were not allowed to stay in the Games Village and were asked to stay in the city (outside the Games Village) at their own expenses whereas the officials of PCI were staying inside the Games Village supposed to be meant for the coaches. There were also allegations of delay in reimbursement of allowances to the athletes and coaches etc. In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today he said, based on the complaints, a Show Cause notice was issued to PCI to explain the matter in details. PCI has reported that the number of athletes and team officials allocated to each National Paralympic Committee is based on the quota formula, laid down by the International Paralympic Committee. As per their guidelines, team officials should not exceed 60% of the participating athletes. Hence, for the Indian Team of 10 athletes, a maximum of 6 officials were allowed to stay inside the Games Village. PCI accommodated 2 coaches, 2 escorts, 2 team officials to assist the 10 participating athletes. The Minister said, all the expenses towards boarding and lodging, transportation, pocket allowances, etc, as per norms, have been paid to the athletes and officials apart from reimbursement of the cost of the air passage. Also, the PCI and Sports Authority of India have been advised to take advance action to avoid such incidents in future.

***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** For Latest Updates Always visit http://satish24k.blogspot.in Share and Care