■ Sports Reporter :
“WITH an aim to facilitate
sports achievers and promoters for their valuable contribution in promotion of sports
‘Mayor Cup Mahakaushal Khel
Ratna Alankaran Samaroh -
2024’ would be organised on
the birth anniversary of Hockey
Wizard Major Dhyanchand as
National Sports Day at Manas
Bhawan auditorium, on
Thursday,” informed Dr
Prashant Mishra, Founder of
Mahakoshal Krida Parishad,
while addressing a press conference, on Friday.
He informed that total 32
players and officials will be given Khel Ratna while late RC
Rajak (posthumous) and
Umashankar Patel will be honoured with Khel Shiromani
2024 Award for their valuable
contribution in Football and
Indian Style Wrestling games.
Besides this, Padam Shri and
Dronacharya Award recipient
Ajit Pal Singh (Hockey), Padam
Shri and Cricket Commentator
Sushil Doshi and International
Umpire Kukku Walia (Hockey)
will be especially arriving to
grace the function.
Mahakoshal Khel Ratna will
be conferred upon
Chandrabhan Dhurve
(Bodybuilding), Vishwanath
Banerjee (Bodybuilding),
Pawan Kumar Patel (Football),
Indira Shrivas (Volleyball),
Ratnakar Ayachit (Boxing),
Prashant Dwivedi (Cricket),
Shashank Joshi (Powerlifting),
Chetali Shah (Kho-kho), Abdul
Kayyum (Hockey), Vidhu Yadav
(Hockey), Ranjit Ran
(Wrestling), Heera
Chakrawarty (Wrestling),
Meenukant Sharma (Athletics),
Vimla Chakrawarty (Athletics),
Pushpa Raghuvansh will not be increased.
Another benefit of UPS is
Assured Family Pension in
which in case of a pensioner’s unfortunate demise,
family will receive 60% of the
pension the employee was
receiving. Besides this,
assured minimum pension
of Rs 10,000 per month as
pension on superannuation
after minimum 10 years of
service.
DRM added that
pensions will be indexed to
inflation as dearness relief
will be based on the All India
Consumer Price Index for
Industrial Workers (AICPIIW), as in case of serving
employees. Lump-Sum
Payment at superannuation
in addition to gratuity 1/10th
of monthly emoluments (Pay
+DA) as on the date of superannuation for every completed six months of the service. This Payment will not
reduce the quantum of
assured pension.
Provisions of UPS will
apply to past retirees of NPS
(who have already superannuated). Arrears for past
period will be paid with interest at PPF rates. UPS will be
available as an option to the
employees. Existing NPS /
VRS with NPS as well as
future employees will have
an option of joining UPS.
During the press conference, ADRM, Sunil Tailor,
Senior Divisional
Commercial Manager, Dr
Madhur Verma and Senior
Divisional Personnel Officer,
Subodh Vishwakarma were
present.