MP: Rules and policies block prize money promised to coaches

Despite MP chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan's announcement of awarding prize money to coaches of the winners at the 34th National Games held in Ranchi, sports department has decided otherwise.

Updated on: Dec 23, 2014, 21:48:54 IST

Hindustan Times | By Shruti Tomar, Bhopal

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Despite MP chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan's announcement of awarding prize money to coaches of the winners at the 34th National Games held in Ranchi, sports department has decided otherwise.

"Sports department didn't follow chief minister's announcement. Coaches have been waiting for the prize money for the past two years but government didn't fulfil its promise in any function. I have again sent a proposal to state government to fulfil chief minister's promise," said wushu coach Manoj Gupta.

The department has cited rules and policies to establish the decision.

According to state sports policy, coaches shall be awarded with prize money only if they impart training in the camps organised by the state government before National Games. But before, the Jharkhand National Games, no camp was organised and hence, the question of coaches training in those camps didn't arise.

However, in a function held in July 2012, chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan had relaxed the rules and announced that prize money will be awarded to the coaches.

Requesting anonymity, a coach said, "The step motherly behaviour of sports department will affect the result of the upcoming National Games as coaches are disheartened."

Athletics coach SK Prasad said, "Sports department has awarded lakhs of rupees as prize money to players but decided not to award the coaches. Behind every successful player, there is a coach."

Principal secretary, sports M Mohan Rao said he was not aware of the matter.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Shruti Tomar
I have spent over a decade chronicling Madhya Pradesh’s political and social landscape, covering politics, investigative journalism, crime, human interest, and government policy, blending sharp insight with ground‑level depth. I have closely tracked three assembly elections, three Lok Sabha elections, leadership transitions in MP while exposing governance lapses, tender irregularities, and flawed policy rollouts. My reports have revealed gaps in the Cheetah project, irregularities in medical education, rigging in recruitment exams, and loopholes in policy implementation. In crime reporting, I have moved beyond FIRs to map systemic patterns — from organised crime networks and gender‑based violence to custodial accountability — balancing urgency with sensitivity. My journalism is defined by a commitment to human interest. I have profiled the marginalised Bancchda community, documented atrocities against tribal groups, and highlighted efforts to preserve their culture through heritage liquor and revival of spiritual practices. I have reported on farmers struggling with failed MSP promises, giving voice to those often reduced to statistics in policy files. Passionate about field reporting, I have reported on rampant sand mining in Chambal and Narmada, pharmaceutical companies supplying medicines under altered names, the dire condition of schools and colleges, the plight of commercial sex workers, and skewed sex ratios in specific districts. Beyond deadlines, and as HT’s state correspondent and assistant editor in Madhya Pradesh, I engage with ministers, farmers, students, and activists, believing the best policy stories begin with a single human voice. A postgraduate in Journalism and Mass Communication, I also hold a diploma in sports journalism.Read More

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