The Basketball Federation of India (BFI) announced on Saturday that India’s top 20 category-A men and women hoopsters will receive INR 75,000 per month.
The BFI announced their decision after a Steering Committee Meeting in New Delhi.
“As President of the Basketball Federation of India, I’m excited to introduce new initiatives to uplift our players and strengthen our sport. Starting this Diwali 2024, the top 20 Category ‘A’ Basketball Players both Men and Women will receive a monthly remuneration of INR 75,000,” said the BFI president Aadhav Arjuna.
“This significant investment of INR 3.6 crore annually is a testament to our commitment to empowering our players and raising the bar for Indian basketball,” he stated.
Current Category-A 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.
Today marks a historic day for Indian basketball. As President of the Basketball Federation of India, I’m excited to introduce new initiatives to uplift our players and strengthen our sport. Starting this Diwali 2024, the top 20 Category ‘A’ Basketball Players both Men and Women… pic.twitter.com/sXfynpjzOq
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The Selection Committee, in consultation with India’s head coach appointed by BFI, will analyse and review players’ performance in forthcoming Nationals. Based on these evaluations, players may be promoted to a higher category or demoted to the B or C category.
BFI also said they are working on structuring a soon-to-be-launched league, that will help Indian players excel and gain more recognition.