Question

The Scheme of Assistance to National Sports Federations (NSFs) has been extended to train and field national teams for national and international competitions between?

• A. 2022 and 2025
• B. 2021 and 2025
• C. 2022 and 2024
• D. 2022 and 2026

Answer 1

Answer:

D. 2022 and 2026

• The Scheme of Assistance to National Sports Federations (NSFs) has been extended to support the training and participation of national teams in both national and international competitions during the XV Finance Commission Cycle, spanning from 2021-22 to 2025-26 (2022 and 2026)

• This extension aims to prepare Indian athletes for major events, including the Commonwealth and Asian Games of 2022, the Olympics and Paralympics in 2024,and the Asian and Commonwealth Games in 2026.

• It is a main source of funding to prepare national teams for all major national and international competitions, including Asian Games, Para Asian Games, Olympic Games, Para-Olympics, Commonwealth Games (CWG) and other major international tournaments.