Heads will roll if babus delay athletes’ incentives: Sports Minister

TIL Desk Sports/ Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore has said he will not hesitate to sack his officials if they delay sanction of incentives for athletes but also warned against false accusations.

Speaking at a felicitation function for the Commonwealth Games medal winners in New Delhi, Rathore said there was no dearth of money in Indian sports but the funds will have to be used for justified purposes by both the athletes as well as the federations.

“The officials in sports ministry and Sports Authority of India have been tasked to attend to your requirements and resolve your issues at the earliest. At any point in time if I hear that sportspersons are having issues in getting these incentives and funds there are few heads that will roll,” the minister said.

“But before you (athlete) make any accusation, please be very sure that there was an error on our part and not on your part. There was this case that came to me: an athlete was complaining that he or she was not getting the incentive money. I was about to suspend one of my officers but later found out that the money was allotted to that athlete one year ago,” he said.