The Government of Kerala shall, after due appropriation made by the State Legislature bye law in this behalf, pay to the State Sports Council, by way of grants, such sum of money as it may think fit for carrying out the purposes of this Act.
91[34 A. State Sports Development Fund.- (1) The Government shall, with the objectives specified in subsection (3), constitute a "State Sports Development Fund" under the Director of Sports and Youth Affairs, by converting the Sports Development
91. Ins. by KS (A) Act,2015.
29 Fund constituted as per G O(Rt) No.68/12/S&YA, dated 20th March, 2012 and existing on the date of commencement of the Kerala Sports (Amendment) Ordinance, 2015(12 of 2015), which shall be administered by a Board of Trustees constituted under subsection
(4).
(2) All grants, grant- in-aid and donations received from the Central and State Governments, Corporates, Associations, Societies, Boards, Trusts or from any other legal source shall be credited to the State Sports Development Fund.
(3) The State Sports Development Fund may be utilized for the following matters, namely:-
(i) to provide encouragement to sportsmen for sports in general and especially in particular sports disciplines, for achieving excellence at State, national or international level;
(ii) to provide special coaching in sports disciplines to the sportsmen, sports coaches and sports specialist;
(iii) to provide assistance for the infrastructure facilities required to promote excellence in sports;
(iv) to provide assistance to Sports Organizations, Sports Clubs, educational institutions, individuals and Government - Non Government organizations for purchasing sports equipments as part of promotion of excellence in sports;
(v) to promote international co-operation inspiring the development of sports and exchange programmes for the training of sportsmen and coaches;
(vi) to provide suitable assistance to the sportsmen who sustain injury while on coaching for competitions or during competitions;
(vii) to provide suitable assistance to eminent Keralite Sportsmen who earned reputation to the country by winning international competitions and to the State by winning national competitions;
(viii) to provide sufficient insurance coverage to sportsmen who are registered in the Sports Council and is active in the sports field.
(4) The Government shall constitute a "Board of Trustees" with the following members, namely:-
(i) Minister for Sports Chairman (ex-officio)
(ii) The Secretary to Government (Sports) Member (ex-officio)
(iii) The President, Kerala State Sports Council Member (ex-officio) 30
(iv) The Secretary to Government, Finance (Expenditure) Department Member (ex-officio)
(v) The Finance Officer of the Directorate of Sports and Youth Affairs Member
(vi) The Secretary, Kerala State Sports Council Member
(vii) Persons nominated by the Government from among the eminent sportsmen and officials Five Member
(viii) The Director of the Sports and Youth Affairs, who shall be the Member- Secretary and Treasurer
(ix) The affairs of the Trust shall be conducted in accordance with the written Trust Deed, signed and registered under the Indian Trust Act,1882 (Central Act 2 of 1882)]