About the scheme:
- It is organised by Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sport (MYAS)
- First Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) meeting was held in 2023 on the sidelines of the ongoing Hockey World Cup in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
- India’s Olympic Program and proposals of Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) athletes, was held in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
- The Indian men’s and women’s hockey teams are the only teams that are funded under MYAS’s TOPS Scheme
- They get an annual expenditure of Rs. 24 cr under Sports Authority of India’s (SAI) Annual Calendar for Training and Competitions (ACTC) scheme.
Source: PIB
