Tendulkar took to multiple social media platforms, including Facebook and Twitter, to express his views on the prevailing sporting scenario in the country.
"Financial security is often a challenge when any sportsperson decides to focus on sports alone as their career," Tendulkar said in the speech which was to be delivered yesterday.
"I am aware that the Government, through it's many institutions, employs sports-persons and supports them which we all appreciate.
Incidentally, Tendulkar had written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, requesting inclusion of international medallists in the Central Government Health Scheme.
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Tendulkar cited the examples of national level hockey player Nauri Mundu from Jharkhand, who doubles up as a teacher and works in the farm to make ends meet along with Sita Sahu, a medallist at the Special Olympics in Athens in 2011, who is selling 'golgappas' to manage her life.
Tendulkar emphasised on the importance of having health insurance for national-level athletes.
"It is also imperative to have health insurance for all our national level athletes. The struggles faced by hockey great Mohammad Shahid in his last days reiterates the need to prevent such unfortunate situations.
Tendulkar referred about India's first Olympic swimmer late Shamsher Khan in his speech. Khan had participated in the 1956 Melbourne Olympics and qualified for the 200m butterfly final.
"I appeal to the Hon'ble Minister of Health & Family Welfare J.P. Naddaji to kindly consider my request on this issue which is in line with the recommendations put forth by the AICS," he added.
Tendulkar proposed to immortalise sportspersons by making their lives part of the curriculum at schools.
"Sportspersons who won the gold, silver and bronze medals for India, do we appreciate them enough?" asked the iconic India batsman.
"I sincerely feel that the lives of these champions should be part of our curriculum. In the year 2009, this August House passed the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Bill. It is my humble suggestion that the Act be amended to include the Right to Play."
The 44-year-old Mumbaikar also stressed on the need to have a dedicated squad guiding "our athletes' preparations" for the Olympics.
"Before the Olympics or a major sporting event, our expectations go sky rocketing. I realize that things are changing for the good and that we have adopted a long-term approach on preparation," he said.
Tendulkar also talked about his vision of a healthy and a fit India, besides raising the issue of India being the diabetic capital of the world with over 75 million people affected by the disease.
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