Lok Sabha Question No. 3701 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-08
Subject: Sports Institutions
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: T.G. VENKATESH BABU

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3701 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.12.2016

## Sports Institutions

3701. SHRI VENKATESH BABU T.G.:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  many  of  the  sports institutions in the country are headed or managed by persons not having adequate sports background/ experience;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the reaction of the Government thereto;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  reconstitute  such  sports institutions in the country and if so, the details thereof and the time by which these are likely to be reconstituted;
- (d) the details of sports regional centres in the country, State-wise; and
- (e) whether the Government proposes to set up more such centres and if so, the details thereof along with the time by which these centres are likely to be set up?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  Yes, Madam.
- (b) Govt. of India recognizes various sports associations as National Sports Federations (NSFs).  They receive grants from the Govt. of India

and are responsible for promotion of their respective sports.  Some of these  federations  are  headed  or  managed  by  persons  with  sports background / experience.  As per the National Sports Development Code of  India,  2011,  the  strength  of  prominent  sports-persons  with  voting rights should be a certain minimum percentage (say 25%) of the total members representing a National Sports Federation.  NSFs are required to follow the Sports Code.

- (c) No, Madam.

(d) & (e):      SAI has established 10 Regional Centres and 02 educational institutions to implement sports promotional schemes in the country. The  details  of  SAI  Academic  Institutions  and  Regional  Centres  are provided in the Annexure.

Further, to strengthen the ongoing schemes of SAI and to identify more number of sports person, SAI has decided to shift the existing SAI Regional Centre from Chandigarh to Zirakpur, Punjab and create stateof-the-art infrastructure at Wathora, Nagpur on the land allocated by the Govt. of Maharashtra.

In order to promote sports on single discipline basis and also to provide state-of-the-art sports facilities, the Governing Body of SAI has approved  establishment  of  SAI  National  Sports  Academies  (NSAs) across the country in collaboration with the concerned National Sports Federation  (NSF)  /CSR  Partner.  Out  of  the  proposed  13  NSAs,  SAI established  05  such  Academies  during  2015-16  in  the  disciplines  of Athletics at Thiruvananthapuram and Bhopal, Cycling at Indira Gandhi Stadium,  New  Delhi,  Swimming  at  Dr.  Shyama  Prasad  Mukherjee Swimming Pool Complex (SPMSPC), New Delhi and Golf at Thiruvananthapuram.

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## ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (d) & (e) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3701 FOR 08.12.2016 REGARDING SPORTS INSTITUTIONS BY SHRI VENKATESH BABU T.G., MP:

| SN   | Address of SAI Academic Institutions                                                            |
|------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1    | SAI NS NIS Moti Bagh, Patiala-147001                                                            |
| 2    | LNCPE, Kariavottam, Post Box No.3, Trivandrum-695581                                            |
|      | Address of SAI Regional Centres                                                                 |
| 1    | SAI, NSSC, University Campus, Kangeri, Bangalore-560056                                         |
| 2    | SAI, NSEC, Salt Lake City, Sector-III, Kolkata-700098                                           |
| 3    | SAI, Regional Centre, Sarojini Nagar, Kanpur Road, Lucknow- 226008                              |
| 4    | SAI, UDMCC, Village Gram Gora, Bhashenkeri, Bhadbhada Road, Bhopal-462044                       |
| 5    | SAI NSWC, Sector-5, Gandhinagar-382016                                                          |
| 6    | SAI, CH. Devi Lal Northern Centre, Joshi Chauhan, GT Road, Bahalgarh, Sonepat-131021            |
| 7    | Hockey Stadium, Sector-42, Chandigarh- 160042                                                   |
| 8    | SAI, Regional Centre, New Field Sports Complex, Mohd. Shah Road, Palton Bazar, Guwahati -781008 |
| 9    | SAI NERC, Takyel, Imphal -795001                                                                |
| 10   | SAI Regional Centre, Akuri Road, Kandivali East, Mumbai - 400101                                |

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