Lok Sabha Question No. 2375 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-16
Subject: Promotion of Sports for Differentlyabled Persons
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS (DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2375 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2017

Promotion of Sports for Differently-abled Persons

†2375.   SHRI KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL:

Will  the  Minister  of  YOUTH  AFFAIRS  AND  SPORTS  be pleased to state:

- (a) the  number  of  differently-abled  players  of  national  and international level in the country, State/UT-wise;
- (b) the details of expenditure incurred by the Government for the promotion of sports for differently-abled players during the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;
- (c) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  introduce  any special  social  security  scheme  for  the  retired  differently-abled players and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the number of players appointed in Central Government services under the sports quota during the said period; and
- (e) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to provide better facilities for the differently-abled players in the country?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS (SHRI VIJAY GOEL)

- (a) The  information  about  the  number  of  differently-abled players  of  national  and  international  level  in  the  country  is  not maintained in prescribed format in the Ministry.
- (b) The details of expenditure incurred by the Government for the promotion of sports for differently abled players during the last three years and the current year are provided at Annexure.
- (c) Under the Pension Scheme of Ministry of Youth Affairs and  Sports  (MYAS)  financial  assistance  is  provided  to  the  exmeritorious Sports persons including the differently abled persons.
- (d) No  data  is  available  about  recruitment  of  differentlyabled players under the sports quota.   However, the number of players appointed in the Sports Authority of India (SAI) under the sports quota during the said period are as under:-
1. Mr. Rajender Singh Rahelu, Coach-cum-Para Powerlifter.
2. Mr. Farman Basha, Coach-cum-Para Powerlifter.
3. Mr. H.N. Girisha, Coach-cum-Para Athlete.
4. Mr. Devender Jhajaria, Coach-cum-Para Athlete.
5. Mr. Narender Singh, Coach-cum-Para Athlete.
6. Mr. Jaideep, Coach-cum-Para Athlete.
7. Mr. Surjeet Singh, Coach-cum-Para Athlete.
- (e) Differently-abled elite athletes are also provided with all requisite differently abled friendly infrastructure and facilities for their training and participation in International events.

Sports  Authority  of  India,  Netaji  Subhas  Western  Centre, Gandhinagar  has  been  identified for holding all the sports activities  pertaining  to  differently-abled  athletes  and  Centre  is well equipped to handle differently-abled persons.

For  preparation  in  various  International  Competitions  under different  sports  disciplines,  coaching  camps  are  also  being organized at SAI, NSWC Gandhinagar.  In addition to the Coaching Camps at NSWC, Gandhinagar, Coaching Camps are also organized at SAI Northern Centre, Sonepat, SAI, NSEC, Bangalore.

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Annexure

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)    OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2375 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2017 REGARDING  PROMOTION  OF  SPORTS  FOR  DIFFERENTLY-ABLED PERSONS ASKED BY   SHRI KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL, MP:

Details  of  expenditure  incurred  by  the  Government  for  the promotion of sports for differently-abled players during the last three years and the current year.

(Rs. in lakh)

|   S.No. | Name of the federation                       |   2013-14 |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   2016-17 (December 2016) |
|---------|----------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------------------------|
|       1 | Paralympic Committee of India (PCI)          |    143.4  |    197.72 |    720.08 |                    259.52 |
|       2 | All India Sports Council of the Deaf (AISCD) |     87.49 |      3.02 |     65.64 |                     60.26 |
|       3 | Speial Olympic Bharat (SOB)                  |    274.51 |     19.17 |    600.34 |                    278.92 |

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