Lok Sabha Question No. 6296 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-05
Subject: Promotion of Sports in Schools and Colleges
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: PARAYAMPARANBIL KUTTAPPAN BIJU

## MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6296 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.04.2018

Promotion of Sports in Schools and Colleges

6296. DR. P.K. BIJU:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government has any scheme for promotion of sports in schools and colleges in the country particularly in Kerala;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  the  details  of  the  activities  undertaken  thereunder  along  with  the number of sporting events organised in schools and colleges during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT wise particularly in Kerala; and
- (d) the details of funds allocated and spent for the purpose during the said period?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)

FOR YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS {COL. RAJYAVARDHAN RATHORE (RETD.)}

(a) to (d) Sports  is  a  State  subject  and  promotion  of  sports  in  the country,  including  promotion  of  Sports  in  schools  and  colleges  in  the States  is  primarily  the  responsibility  of  the  State  Government  and  the National Sports Federations (NSFs) concerned. The Central Government complements/supplements the efforts of the State Governments and the NSFs.

However,  the  Khelo  India  Scheme  being  implemented  by  this Ministry has verticals that provide for promotion of sports in schools and colleges in the country including the State of Kerala. Brief objectives of these  verticals  are  given  in  Annexure  -  I.  Besides,  the  Khelo  India Scheme caters to the entire population, including students of schools and colleges.

The Government has also recognized the School Games Federation of  India  (SGFI)  as  a  NSF  for  promotion  and  development  of  sports  at school level and Jawaharlal Nehru Hockey Society and Subroto Mukherjee  Sports  and  Education  Society  (SMSES)  as  National  Sports Promotion  Organisations  (NSPOs)  for  promotion  of  Hockey  and  Football respectively among school children. In addition, the Government has also recognized  Association  of  Indian  University  (AIU)  for  development  and promotion of Sports at college and University level.

In  addition,  the  Sports  Authority  of  India  (SAI),  an  autonomous organization under the aegis of the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, is implementing  a  number  of  sports  promotional  schemes  across  the country, including the State of Kerala, to identify talented sports persons in the age group of 8-25 years and nurture them to excel at national and international  competitions.  Many  of  the  beneficiaries  of  these  Schemes are students of schools and colleges. List of Sports Promotional Schemes of SAI are given as under :

-  National Sports Talent Contest Scheme (NSTC)
- 
- Army Boys Sports Company (ABSC)
- 
- SAI Training Centre (STC)
-  Special Area Games (SAG)
- 
- Extension Centre of STC/SAG
-  Centre of Excellence (COE)
-  National Sports Academies (NSA)

'National  Sports  Talent  Contest  (NSTC)'  Scheme  and  'Extension Centres of STC/ SAG' Scheme specifically cater to development of sports in schools and colleges.

This  Ministry  does  not  maintain  records  of  number  of  sporting events organized in schools and colleges.

Details of fund allocated and spent under the various SAI Schemes are given in Annexure - II.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6296 FOR 05.04.2018 ASKED BY DR. P.K.  BIJU,  MP,  REGARDING  PROMOTION  OF  SPORTS  IN  SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES

Annexure - I

Brief objectives of these verticals of the Khelo India Scheme related to promotion of Sports in Schools and Universities/Colleges

- (i) ' Play  Field  Development' :-  This  vertical  aims  to  put  in  place  a  strong  institutionalized mechanism for preserving,  protecting,  developing  and  promoting  playfields,  by  providing financial  assistance  to    States/UTs  to  set  up  District  and  State  level  Playing  Fields Associations, creating a National inventory of playfields and sports infrastructure. Development of playgrounds in all gram panchayats can be taken up in convergence with the scheme of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) and any other scheme(s) of the State Government/Central Government.
- (ii) 'Utilization and Creation of Sports Infrastructure' :- This vertical provides for grant of financial  assistance  for  filling  the  critical  gaps  in  sports  infrastructure  of  the  country    to various  entities  including  schools,  colleges  and  Universities  under  the  Central  and  State Governments and setting up of University Centres of Excellence in Sports.
- (iii) 'Annual  Sports  competition' :  -  This  vertical  provides  for  conduct  of  annual  sports competitions at school and university levels for providing platform for school and college students to showcase sporting skills and serve as avenue for talent spotting.
- (iv) 'Talent  Search  and  Development' :  -  Under  this  vertical  annual  financial  assistance  of Rs.5.00 lakh is to be provided to about 1000 talented athletes identified  in priority sports disciplines through various avenues, including school and university level competitions.
- (v) 'Physical  Fitness  of  School  going  Children' :-  This  vertical  provides  for  measuring  the physical fitness of school going children and implementing a component of enhancing their physical fitness.

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6296 FOR 05.04.2018 ASKED BY DR. P.K.  BIJU,  MP,  REGARDING  PROMOTION  OF  SPORTS  IN  SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES

Annexure - II

## Details of fund allocated and spent under the various SAI Schemes

| Statement showing grants released (allocated) and expenditure under North Eastern Region (NER)   | Statement showing grants released (allocated) and expenditure under North Eastern Region (NER)   | Statement showing grants released (allocated) and expenditure under North Eastern Region (NER)   | Statement showing grants released (allocated) and expenditure under North Eastern Region (NER)   | Statement showing grants released (allocated) and expenditure under North Eastern Region (NER)   | Statement showing grants released (allocated) and expenditure under North Eastern Region (NER)   | Statement showing grants released (allocated) and expenditure under North Eastern Region (NER)   | Statement showing grants released (allocated) and expenditure under North Eastern Region (NER)   | Statement showing grants released (allocated) and expenditure under North Eastern Region (NER)   |
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|                                                                                                  |                                                                                                  |                                                                                                  |                                                                                                  |                                                                                                  |                                                                                                  |                                                                                                  | (Rs. in crore)                                                                                   | (Rs. in crore)                                                                                   |
| Name of the Scheme                                                                               | 2014-15                                                                                          | 2014-15                                                                                          | 2015-16                                                                                          | 2015-16                                                                                          | 2016-17                                                                                          | 2016-17                                                                                          | 2017-18                                                                                          | 2017-18                                                                                          |
|                                                                                                  | Allocat ion                                                                                      | Expen diture                                                                                     | Allocat ion                                                                                      | Expen diture                                                                                     | Allocati on                                                                                      | Expendi ture                                                                                     | Alloca tion                                                                                      | Expen diture*                                                                                    |
| National Sports Talent Contest                                                                   | 0.12                                                                                             | 0.10                                                                                             | 0.15                                                                                             | 0.08                                                                                             | 0.10                                                                                             | 0.18                                                                                             | 0.15                                                                                             | 0.03                                                                                             |
| Army Boys Sports Companies                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                             | 1.00                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                             |
| Special Area Games                                                                               | 6.60                                                                                             | 6.81                                                                                             | 6.50                                                                                             | 8.26                                                                                             | 7.00                                                                                             | 8.96                                                                                             | 6.20                                                                                             | 6.58                                                                                             |
| SAI Training Centres                                                                             | 4.00                                                                                             | 4.07                                                                                             | 5.00                                                                                             | 4.80                                                                                             | 4.40                                                                                             | 5.12                                                                                             | 7.20                                                                                             | 3.45                                                                                             |
| Centres of Excellence                                                                            | 0.33                                                                                             | 0.38                                                                                             | 0.35                                                                                             | 0.44                                                                                             | 0.50                                                                                             | 0.71                                                                                             | 0.45                                                                                             | 0.43                                                                                             |
| Total                                                                                            | 11.05                                                                                            | 11.36                                                                                            | 12.00                                                                                            | 13.58                                                                                            | 12.00                                                                                            | 14.97                                                                                            | 15.00                                                                                            | 10.49                                                                                            |

| Statement showing grants released (allocated) and expenditure under other than NER   | Statement showing grants released (allocated) and expenditure under other than NER   | Statement showing grants released (allocated) and expenditure under other than NER   | Statement showing grants released (allocated) and expenditure under other than NER   | Statement showing grants released (allocated) and expenditure under other than NER   | Statement showing grants released (allocated) and expenditure under other than NER   | Statement showing grants released (allocated) and expenditure under other than NER   | Statement showing grants released (allocated) and expenditure under other than NER   | Statement showing grants released (allocated) and expenditure under other than NER   |
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|                                                                                      |                                                                                      |                                                                                      |                                                                                      |                                                                                      |                                                                                      |                                                                                      | (Rs. in crore)                                                                       | (Rs. in crore)                                                                       |
| Name of the Scheme                                                                   | 2014-15                                                                              | 2014-15                                                                              | 2015-16                                                                              | 2015-16                                                                              | 2016-17                                                                              | 2016-17                                                                              | 2017-18                                                                              | 2017-18                                                                              |
|                                                                                      | Allocat ion                                                                          | Expen diture                                                                         | Allocat ion                                                                          | Expen diture                                                                         | Allocati on                                                                          | Expendi ture                                                                         | Alloca tion                                                                          | Expen diture*                                                                        |
| National Sports Talent Contest                                                       | 1.00                                                                                 | 0.41                                                                                 | 1.00                                                                                 | 0.90                                                                                 | 0.65                                                                                 | 0.74                                                                                 | 1.00                                                                                 | 0.36                                                                                 |
| Army Boys Sports Companies                                                           | 9.25                                                                                 | 10.75                                                                                | 8.00                                                                                 | 6.50                                                                                 | 6.00                                                                                 | 14.78                                                                                | 10.00                                                                                | 11.62                                                                                |
| Special Area Games                                                                   | 7.00                                                                                 | 4.58                                                                                 | 8.00                                                                                 | 6.63                                                                                 | 5.75                                                                                 | 8.69                                                                                 | 8.00                                                                                 | 7.12                                                                                 |
| SAI Training Centres                                                                 | 33.00                                                                                | 28.3                                                                                 | 47.00                                                                                | 36.53                                                                                | 31.60                                                                                | 49.43                                                                                | 52.00                                                                                | 44.93                                                                                |
| Centres of Excellence                                                                | 2.50                                                                                 | 2.24                                                                                 | 1.00                                                                                 | 2.30                                                                                 | 4.00                                                                                 | 2.94                                                                                 | 4.00                                                                                 | 2.03                                                                                 |
| Total                                                                                | 52.75                                                                                | 46.28                                                                                | 65.00                                                                                | 52.86                                                                                | 48.00                                                                                | 76.58                                                                                | 75.00                                                                                | 66.06                                                                                |

*Upto January, 2018

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