Government of West Bengal, under the instructions of Chief Minister Shubhendu Adhikari going to provide pensions to all the former Players of West Bengal. Under this pension scheme, the fixed pension amount will be disbursed to them by crediting the same in their bank account. This is a monthly Pension scheme paid to them every month. So, the same Scheme is introduced with the name of West Bengal Mukhyamantri Kriti Krirabid Samman Yojana.
All the former athletes of West Bengal under this pension scheme will get a monthly pension amount of Rs.10,000/- from the state government. Check the eligibility Criteria, application process and documents required to get this monthly honorarium.
Mukhyamantri Kriti Krirabid Samman Yojana
To encourage the youth towards sports activities, the government has now started the new pension schemes for the former players or athletes of the state of West Bengal. All the eligible beneficiaries will get a monthly fixed pension amount by the government of Rs.10,000. This amount is given to them directly credited to their bank account.
This is a very good step which is taken by the Government of Bengal to provide financial assistance to the senior as well as former athletes of the state. The notification about this scheme was issued by the CM on 15 September 2026, Tuesday. To run this scheme smoothly, it was also announced in the state budget by the government.
West Bengal Retired Sportspersons Pension Scheme
| Official Name | Mukhyamantri Kriti Krirabid Samman Yojana |
| Type of Scheme | Pension Scheme |
| Launched By | West Bengal Government |
| Beneficiaries | Former Player/ Athlete |
| Eligibility | Must be belongs to state having age 40 years or above |
| How to apply | Offline |
| Benefits Given | Pension Monthly |
| Pension Amount | Rs.10,000 |
| Pension Disbursed through | State’s Sports Department |
Objective of Mukhyamantri Kriti Krirabid Samman Yojana
To encourage the youth towards the sports government of the west Bengal launched this scheme. Not only this, but launching this kind of scheme in the state government also promotes sports in the state among the people.
Scheme Benefits
- All the eligible beneficiaries every month get a monthly pension amount of Rs.10,000/-.
- This is the way in which government provide the financial aid to the senior and former players of the state.
Eligibility Criteria For Athlete/Player
The eligibility Criteria available in the notification are as follows:-
- Applicant can be a permanent citizen of the state of West Bengal.
- The age of the applicant must be 40 years minimum or above.
- The applicant can have won a medal while representing the State in the National Games or any similar event.
- All those players who represented India in International Games like: Olympics, World Championship, Commonwealth Games, Asian Games, Para Sports, etc.
NOTE: All players or athletes who are central or state government employees.
Documents Required
- Aadhaar Card of the applicant
- Voter ID card
- PAN Card also required
- Age proof certificate confirming your age of 40 years
- West Bengal domicile certificate or residential certificate
- Sports achievement documents.
- Income certificate
- Affidavit declaring non-government employee.
- Bank account details to get pension, showing your account number and IFSC Code.
- Photograph of the applicant.
Application Process for Mukhyamantri Kriti Krirabid Samman Yojana
- All eligible applicants need to submit their application to the District Residence of the District Magistrate.
- The candidates who belong to the Kolkata state can submit their application form along with documents to Join secretary.
- So you all need to get the application form from the official website of the Sports and Youth Department of the state or from the offices.
- Fill the form and attach all the above-mentioned documents.
- After starting to receive the pension, every beneficiary needs to submit their life certificate every year before 30th November.
Selections Process
- There is a screening committee will be formed by the state government to complete the selection process of the players according to their eligibility Criteria for the scheme.
- The members of the committee can be: Chief Secretary, Principal Secretary, Secretary-level officers.
- They verified the application along with documents, and then, after completing the successful verification, everyone started receiving the pension amount of Rs.10,000.
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