New Delhi: The sports ministry on Saturday cleared an 804-member Indian contingent for the Asian Games, which included 572 athletes.
The ministry will not bear the expense of 49 out of the 232 officials who are going to Jakarta.
While clearing all athletes (572), 119 coaches, 21 doctors and physiotherapists and 226 officials recommended by the Indian Olympic Association, the ministry said the 49 officials can be part of the contingent at the cost of their respective federations.
Out of the 572 athletes cleared to take part in 36 sports, 312 are men.
The long protracted process of naming of the Indian contingent and subsequent clearance by the ministry thus came to an end without any major tussle between the government and the IOA, which had submitted its list on Monday.
The sports ministry, however, cleared a 12-member Indian Olympic Association contingent, which includes the Chef de Mission and his four deputies, at its cost.
Three out of the 122 coaches submitted by the IOA has been cleared at no cost to government as P-Card category.
