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The Basketball Federation of India (BFI) announced a Diwali bonanza stating that the top 20 category-A male and female basketball players in the country will each get a stipend of INR 75,000 per month. In May this year, there were reports about the remuneration, and now on Saturday, the body passed the resolution having the list of 40 players in the senior men and women category to receive the prescribed monthly stipend. A total of Rs 3.6 crore will be distributed.
These 40 players for Category A were chosen based on their overall performance at national and international levels in the last four years. Besides, the committee will provide structured remuneration for players falling under Category B and C selected for the upcoming National Championships. The selection Committee along with head coach Scott Flemming will review players performance and will be promoted to the higher category.
Great initiative to uplift the game and its players
This new remuneration is a great step that would empower players and the basketball game. BFI President Aadhav Arjuna claimed the decision as historic. "As President of the Basketball Federation of India, I’m thrilled to introduce new initiatives aimed at uplifting our players and strengthening the sport. Starting this Diwali 2024, the top 20 Category ‘A’ Basketball Players, both men and women, will benefit from a monthly remuneration of INR 75,000. This is just the beginning of a brighter future for basketball in India,” he said.
He underlined that this large investment of INR 3.6 crore each year reflects the federation's dedication to empowering players and raising the bar for Indian basketball.
Current “A” listed Indian players
Men- Aravind Annadurai, Vishesh Bhriguvanshi, Amritpal Singh, Amjyot Singh, Palpreet Singh, Muin Bek, M. Arvind Kumar, Sahaij Pratap Singh Sekhon, Principal Singh, Pranav Prince, Prashant Singh Rawat, P. Baladaneshwar, Harsh Dagar, Kushal Singh, Amarendra Nayak, Kanwar Gurbaz Singh, Vaisakh K Manoj, Piyush Meena, Pratyanshu Tomar, M. Lokeshwaran.
Women: Aneesha Cleetus, K. B. Harshitha, Pushpa Senthil Kumar, T. Darshini, Poonam Chaturvedi, M. Nishanthi, Nima Doma, Kavitha Jose, Sreekala Rani, Vaishnavi Yadav, Sanjana Ramesh, Kavya Singla, Manmeet Kaur, Anumaria, R. Sruthy, K. Sathya, Siya Deodhar, Rashi Kothani, Susan Florentina, Ishika Choudhary.
