"I really thankful to Rajasthan state sports council for giving limba his monthly salary even though he is on special medical leave. The salary is around 60-65 thousand per month but most of it goes in house rent and medicines," she said. Jenni said that Limba Ram does not receive any government pension and treatment for his illness is quite expensive.

"I also met the Archery Association of India, President Arjun Munda. I also took an appointment to meet Kiren Rijiju sir but could not meet him as he was busy. We are not covered in sports pension and government should consider giving him a pension," she added. Jennie proposed that the ministry of health and family welfare should come up with a health card for former sportspersons.

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" Ministry of Health and Family welfare should come up with a health card which will be applicable to all the hospitals across India," she said. "There should be a sports hospital which should be connected to sports ministry so that sportsperson who are suffering from a serious illness can be treated there," she added.

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