Lok Sabha Question No. 247 (STARRED), answered on 2018-01-04
Subject: Career in Sports
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK, SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *247 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.01.2018

## Career in Sports

*247.

SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK:

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

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

- (a) whether the schools and colleges provides appropriate/adequate opportunities to children interested in pursuing their career in sports;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether India spends only 3 paise per capita per day on sports and if so, the details thereof;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  currently  has  any  programme  to  encourage children and youth to participate in sports, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (e) whether the Government has adequate facilities in the country to provide training to children and youth in sport and if so, the details thereof along with the other steps taken by the Government to help people to have better/greater access to sports facilities?

ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS {COL. RAJYAVARDHAN RATHORE (RETD.)}

- (a) to (e) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF  THE  LOK SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  *247  FOR  04.01.2018  ASKED  BY  SHRI DHANANJAY  MAHADIK  AND  SHRIMATI  SUPRIYA  SULE,  MPS,  REGARDING CAREER IN SPORTS

- (a) & (b) Schools  and  colleges  in  the  country  come  under  the  Subject  of Education and are geared primarily towards academic education. Therefore, many of them are not equipped to provide appropriate/adequate opportunities to children to pursue Sports as a career. However, this Ministry has academic institutes  for  training  in  sports  coaching  and  physical  education.  It  is  also setting up a National Sports University in Manipur to provide opportunities to children to pursue a career in Sports.
- (c) The  total  outlay  of  the  Department  of  Sports  of  this  Ministry  during the year 2017-18 is Rs.1393.21 crores. As per figures of The Census 2011, the population of India is 121 crores. Thus, per capita per day spend of the outlay of the Department of Sports of this Ministry alone is around 3 paise.

Sports being a State subject, State Governments are primarily responsible for development of Sports and have their own budget for purpose. The role of the Central  Government  is  to  only  supplement/complement  the  efforts  of  the States  in  this  regard.  Apart  from  the  Central  and  State  Governments,  many non-Governmental organizations are also involved in development of Sports in the country.

Besides,  training to promote  rural  sports, nationally  recognized  sports, Paralympic sports and Olympic sports is one of the Activities which may be included by companies in their Corporate Social Responsibility Policies as per Schedule  VII  of  the  Companies  Act,  2013.  Since  the  entries  in  the  said Schedule VII are to be interpreted liberally so as to capture the essence of the  subjects  enumerated  in  the  said  Schedule,  the  items  enlisted  in  the Schedule VII of  the  Act,  are  broad-based  and  are  intended  to  cover  a  wide range of  activities,  including  other  sporting  activities.  Therefore,  the  actual per capita per day spend of India on sports is certainly higher than 3 paise at present.

(d) The Ministry is implementing a number of sports promotional schemes for  promotion  and  development  of  sports  in  the  country.  The  Khelo  India Scheme being implemented by this Ministry aims to infuse sports culture and achieve sporting excellence in the country by encouraging sports for all, thus allowing  the  population  across  gender  and  all  age  groups  to  harness  the power of sports through its cross-cutting influence, namely, holistic development of children and youth, community development, social integration,  gender  equality,  healthy  lifestyle,  national  pride  and  economic opportunities  related  to  sports  development  through  its  twelve  verticals.  A brief on the Scheme, delineating its salient features, is given in Annexure - I.

National  Sports  Federations  (NSFs)  are  responsible  for  promotion  and development  of  their  respective  discipline  of  sports.  Under  the  Scheme  of Assistance to NSFs, Government provides financial assistance for participation of sports persons / teams in international sports events abroad, training/coaching of sports persons/teams through Indian and foreign coaches, procurement of equipment and consumables etc.

School  Games  Federation  of  India  (SGFI)  and  Association  of  Indian Universities  (AIU)  have  been  recognized  by  the  Government  of  India  as National  Sports  Federation  and  National  Sports  Promotion  Organization (NSPO),  respectively  and  are  eligible  for  the  financial  assistance  under  the Scheme of Assistance to NSFs. SGFI and AIU are involved in promotion and development  of  sports and  games  in  schools and  colleges/universities respectively.

Government has also recognized Jawaharlal Nehru Hockey Tournament Society  and  Subroto  Mukherjee  Sports  Education  Society  as  NSPOs  for promotion  of  the  sport  of  hockey  and  football  at  school  level.  Financial assistance,  at  par  with  the  NSFs,  is  given  to  them  for  organising  the championships at school level.

In addition, the Sports Authority of India (SAI), an autonomous organization  under  this  Ministry,  is  also  implementing  a  number  of  sports promotional  Schemes  throughout  the  country  to  promote  sports  among  the youth in various  sports disciplines, and identify and nurture sports talent  in identified sports discipline. Talented sports persons in the age group of 8 to 25 years of age are selected through scheme selection criteria under these schemes.The sports promotional Scheme of SAI are 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)
- (e) Though  development  of  sports,  including  creation  of  sports  training facilities,  is  primarily  the  responsibility  of  State  Governments,  this  Ministry has  been  implementing  various  sports  promotional  schemes  for  creation  of sports infrastructure in the country. The Department has sanctioned a total of 127  sports  infrastructure  projects,  comprising  Multipurpose  Indoor  Halls, Synthetic Athletic Tracks, Synthetic turf for Football and Hockey, Swimming pools,  in  States/UTs  (till  22.12.2017)  under  its  sports  promotional  schemes, out of which a total of 89 projects were sanctioned during the last three years and current year(till 22.12.2017).

SAI  has  also  established  10  Regional  Centres  and  2  educational institutions  to  implement  its  sports  promotional  schemes  in  the  country through  303  SAI  sports  centres.  Presently,  14505  talented  sports  persons (10195 boys and 4310 girls) are being trained in these centres on residential and non-residential basis.

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (d)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *247 FOR 04.01.2018 ASKED BY SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK  AND  SHRIMATI  SUPRIYA  SULE,  MPS,  REGARDING  CAREER  IN SPORTS

Annexure-I

## Vision

To infuse sports culture and achieve sporting excellence in the country.

## Mission

To encourage sports for all thus allowing the population across gender and all age groups to harness  the  power  of  sports  through  its  cross-cutting  influence,  namely,  holistic  development  of children  &  youth,  community  development,  social  integration,  gender  equality,  healthy  lifestyle, national pride and economic opportunities related to sports development.

The Khelo India Scheme would include the following components/ objectives:-

- i. Play Field Development
- ii. Community Coaching Development
- iii. State Level Khelo India Centres
- iv. Annual Sports Competitions
- v. Talent Search and Development
- vi. Utilisation and Creation/ Upgradation of Sports Infrastructure
- vii. Support to National/Regional/State Sports Academies
- viii. Physical Fitness of School going Children
- ix. Sports for Women
- x. Promotion of Sports among persons with disabilities
- xi. Sports for Peace and Development
- xii. Promotion of rural and indigenous/tribal games

## Financial Implications

Rs.1756 crore is the estimated expenditure to be incurred during the period from 2017-18 to 2019-20.

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## A BRIEF ON THE REVAMPED KHELO INDIA SCHEME