Assistance to Women for Trainer and Coaches Training Course

What is Assistance to Women for Trainer and Coaches Training Course?

Assistance to Women for Trainer and Coaches Training Course is a Gujarat scheme of the Sports Authority of Gujarat (SAG), an autonomous body under the Sports, Youth and Cultural Activities Department, Government of Gujarat. The scheme provides financial support to women who enrol in a recognised diploma or certificate course in sports coaching, so that they can qualify as trainers and coaches.

The scheme is one of a set of women-specific measures the Sports Authority runs alongside its Women Players Award Scheme. Its logic is on the supply side of sport rather than the participation side: many girls and women drop out of organised sport where there is no woman coach at the district or taluka centre, and the way to fix that is to fund women through the coaching qualification in the first place.

What the Sports Authority of Gujarat does

SAG runs the state's sports delivery machinery. The Swami Vivekananda Centre of Excellence, District Level Sports Schools (DLSS), the Shaktidoot talent scheme, the In-School scheme, Khel Mahakumbh, Khelo India activity in the state, scholarships and stipends for athletes, financial assistance for international competition, and pensions for retired sportspersons. Coaches are the input all of those depend on, which is why a coach-training scheme sits in the same portfolio.

Who is eligible for this scheme?

You can apply if:

• You are a woman.
• You are a resident of Gujarat.
• You are enrolled in or admitted to a recognised course that qualifies you as a sports trainer or coach.
• You can produce the admission letter and fee receipt from the institute.
• You hold a bank account in your own name for the assistance to be paid into.

You are not eligible if:

• You are not a woman. The scheme is a women-only measure and there is no general-category equivalent under this name.
• You live outside Gujarat.
• You are not enrolled in a qualifying course. The assistance attaches to a course, so a general application without an admission is not entertained.
• Your course is at an institute the Sports Authority does not recognise, which is the point most worth checking before paying any fee.
• You are seeking a coaching appointment. This scheme does not recruit anyone; SAG recruitment is advertised separately.

How much assistance does the scheme give?

The Sports Authority of Gujarat does not publish a standing rate for this scheme on its website, and the amount has to be confirmed with the Authority for the current year. That is a real limitation of the public record and it matters practically: do not commit to a course fee on the assumption of a particular reimbursement figure. Call the Sports Authority on 9714097760, or write to dg-sag@gujarat.gov.in, and get the current sanctioned rate and the ceiling in writing before you enrol.

What can be stated with confidence is the shape of the benefit, assistance towards the cost of the course itself, paid to the woman applicant, against proof of enrolment and fee payment.

What documents are required?

How to apply for assistance for a trainer and coaches training course

1. Confirm recognition and the current rate with the Sports Authority of Gujarat on 9714097760 or at dg-sag@gujarat.gov.in — which courses qualify, what the assistance is this year, and whether the form is currently being accepted.
2. Secure admission to the recognised trainer or coaching course and obtain the admission letter and fee receipt.
3. Obtain the prescribed application form from the Sports Authority of Gujarat office at Sector 13-B, Gandhinagar, or from the district sports office.
4. Fill in the form and attach self-attested copies of your Aadhaar, residence proof, admission letter, fee receipt, any earlier sports qualifications, bank passbook and photographs.
5. Submit the completed application to the Sports Authority of Gujarat, Administrative Building, Sector 13-B, near K-3 Circle, Gandhinagar 382016, by hand or by post, and keep the acknowledgement.
6. Follow up on sanction using the acknowledgement, and provide any additional records the Authority asks for, such as attendance or course completion proof, before the assistance is released to your bank account.

How do I check my application status?

There is no online status tracker for this scheme. Status is checked by contacting the Sports Authority of Gujarat directly:

• General office: 9714097760
• Director General: 079-23263650, dg-sag@gujarat.gov.in
• Secretary: 079-23263651, sec-sag@gujarat.gov.in
• Office: Administrative Building, Sector 13-B, near K-3 Circle, Gandhinagar 382016

Quote your name and the date on which the form was submitted, and keep the acknowledgement, it is the only proof the application was filed.

Why applications are rejected

• Course not recognised by the Sports Authority of Gujarat. Checking this first is the single most valuable step in the process.
• No admission letter or fee receipt, leaving nothing for the assistance to attach to.
• Applicant not resident in Gujarat.
• Bank account not in the applicant's own name, or a name mismatch with Aadhaar.
• Application filed after the course was completed, where the year's sanction has already closed.

An honest note on the published information

The Sports Authority of Gujarat lists its major schemes publicly but does not publish a detailed page for this one setting out the sanctioned amount, the number of beneficiaries per year, or a formal eligibility circular. What is established is the department, the beneficiary group, the purpose and the offline application route. Anyone planning around a specific rupee figure should treat it as unverified until the Sports Authority confirms it for the current year.

Where do I raise a grievance?

• Sports Authority of Gujarat, Gandhinagar to 9714097760, dg-sag@gujarat.gov.in
• Sports, Youth and Cultural Activities Department, Gujarat at sycd.gujarat.gov.in, the parent department
• District sports officer for your district, for local processing delays

No fee is charged for the application form or for its processing.