The Sports Ministry on Monday disbursed ₹10 lakh for the treatment of hockey Olympian Mohinder Pal Singh, who is suffering from a chronic kidney ailment and is currently on dialysis. The money, sanctioned under the Pandit Deendayal Upadhaya National Welfare Fund for Sportspersons, was given to his wife Shivjeet Singh. Speaking about the decision to extend financial support to Singh, Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju said, “M.P. Singh ji has contributed richly to hockey both as a player and a coach. “Kidney treatment is an expensive treatment and we wanted to extend as much financial support as we could.

Source: The Hindu November 16, 2020 17:05 UTC