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Commonwealth Games medal winners Got Free Education
The government proposes to provide free education for sports persons who won medals in the recently concluded Commonwealth Games, 2010 for the entire duration of their studies. The expenditure on education for school going students would be borne by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and the University Grants Commission (UGC) respectively. CBSE is also offering Chacha Nehru Sports awards of Rs.6000/- per student for outstanding sportspersons and for athletes who set new records in 15 different disciplines during the annual National CBSE sports and game competition. This information was given by the Minister of Human Resource Development Kapil Sibal, in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday.
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