The Tokyo Olympic bronze medal winner was granted ₹1.76 lakh to support his foreign exposure training by the Sports ministry's Mission Olympic Cell (MOC).
A decision that will benefit the likes of boxer Amit Panghal, whose 'inadvertent' violation in 2012 has denied him a shot at the honours.
A total of 100 Indian athletes have so far qualified and another 25 to 35 might make the cut for the delayed Tokyo Olympics scheduled from July 23 to August 8.
The first film to be telecast will be of reigning World champion and Rio silver medallist shuttler PV Sindhu.
Saravanan, included in the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) after securing his Tokyo berth at the Mussanah Open Sailing Championships in Oman, will train with his coach in Malta for 28 days.
Pistol shooter Manu Bhaker on Friday evening alleged that she was harassed by Air India officials at the Indira Gandhi International Airport while she was trying to board a flight from Delhi to Bhopal.
The ministry said that the spectator management will be done in accordance to the Ministry of Home Affairs' guidelines issued on November 25.
The union sports minister also said that the country is expected to send the largest ever contingent of athletes to the postponed Tokyo Olympics which is scheduled to be held from July 23 to August 8 next year.
There will be a special focus on developing sports science facilities at all the academies to improve the overall quality of training.
The consolidated budget estimate of Rs 67.32 crore is for financial year 2020-21 and subsequent four years.
Defender Manitombi Singh, who died in August at the age of 39 in Imphal after long illness, was the only earning member of his family and is survived by parents, wife and an eight-year-old son.
Both of Singh's kidneys are damaged and he has been searching for a donor for about a month and has urged sports ministry for help.
Sports Ministry of India has come forward to extend financial support to Uttar Pradesh boxer Sunil Chauhan and his brother, archer Neeraj Chauhan who were facing a financial crunch after their father lost his job due to coronavirus pandemic.
The Sports Ministry announced financial help of Rs 5 lakh each to boxer Sunil Chauhan and his brother Neeraj, who is an archer, considering the hardships they were facing in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Supreme Court earlier asked the high court to dispose of a petition in which it had passed the orders restricting the ministry and the IOA from taking any decision without its prior approval.
The Sports Ministry has sanctioned financial assistance of Rs five lakh to young Indian footballer Ramananda Ningthoujam, who is suffering from a kidney ailment.
The Union Sports Minister, Kiren Rijiju on July 03 said that the ministry will launch Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) Junior to groom young athletes for the 2024 and 2028 Olympics.
The decision was made in a bid to encourage them to produce better results and attract former players to become high performance trainers
Cricketing activity in South Africa has been suspended since March due to the coronavirus outbreak.
The court on Wednesday observed that the ministry didn't comply with its February 7 order and took the decision without "informing the court in advance".
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