This govt wants sportspersons to hand over 1/3th of income

Haryana government has mandated that sportspersons employed by the state governing body should hand over one-third of the income earned from professional sports or commercial endorsements to the state’s Sports Council.

The notification in gazette dated April 30 and undersigned by Ashok Khemka, Principal Secretary, Sports and Youth Affairs Department, reads, “In case the sportsperson is treated on duty with the prior approval of the competent authority while taking part in professional sports or commercial endorsements, the full income earned by the sportsperson on this account will be deposited with the Haryana State Sports Council.”