Lok Sabha Question No. 4816 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-30
Subject: Sports Facilities
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: RAMSINH PATALYABHAI RATHWA

## MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4816 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.03.2017

## Sports Facilities

4816. SHRI RAMSINH RATHWA:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  make  provisions  for  adequate sports  facilities,  playgrounds,  athletic  tracks  and  recreation  centers  in the country with a view to prevent lifestyle diseases in the people;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of locations identified for the purpose across the country; and
- (d) the budgetary allocations made/ likely to be made for the purpose in the current Financial Year?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS (SHRI VIJAY GOEL)

- (a) to (c) A new Scheme called 'Khelo India - National Programme for Development of Sports' is being implemented by this Ministry as a Central Sector  Scheme  from  the  current  financial  year  2016-17.  This  Scheme provides for conducting sports competitions in two age groups of (i) under 14 and (ii) under 17 all over India to encourage mass participation of both boys  and  girls  in  Sports  and  creation  of  sports  infrastructure  facilities, namely, Synthetic Athletic Track, Synthetic Hockey Field, Synthetic Turf Football Ground, Multipurpose hall, Swimming pool, etc. This scheme is

also  applicable  all  over  India.  This  scheme  is  applicable  all  over  India. The objectives of the Scheme are:

- a) Broad basing of sports
- b) Identification  of  talent,  train  the  talented  persons  and  nurture  the talent
3. c)
4. Groom the talented persons
- d) Creation  of  Sports  Infrastructure  at  Block,  Tehsil,  District,  State levels, etc.
6. e)
7. Providing excellence in sports.

The  broad-basing  of  sports  through  creation  of  infrastructure  and competition  will  deepen  the  sporting  culture  in  country  and  it  will positively impact health and fitness of individuals reducing prevalence of lifestyle diseases.

This  scheme  is  demand-driven  scheme.  Proposals,  as  and  when received from States, if complete in all respects and technically feasible, are sanctioned subject to availability of funds.

Details of funds released to States/UT for conducting sports competitions and development of sports infrastructure under Khelo India are at Annexure - I.

- (d) Revised Estimates (RE) 2016-17 for Khelo India Scheme is Rs.118.10 crore.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF THE LOK SABHA  UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  4816  FOR  30.03.2017  ASKED  BY SHRI RAMSINH RATHWA, MP, REGARDING SPORTS FACILITIES.

Annexure - I competitions and development of sports infrastructure during the current financial year 2016-17

State/UT-wise details of funds released under Khelo India Scheme for conducting sports (position as on 02.03.2017)

## (Rs. in crore)

| S.No.   | Name of State/UTs   | Sports Competition   | Infrastructure   |
|---------|---------------------|----------------------|------------------|
| 1.      | Andhra Pradesh      | 2.48                 | 2.50             |
| 2.      | Arunachal Pradesh   | 0.66                 | 2.50             |
| 3.      | Assam               | 2.62                 | -                |
| 4.      | Bihar               | -                    | -                |
| 5.      | Chhattisgarh        | 1.52                 | -                |
| 6.      | Goa                 | 0.15                 | -                |
| 7.      | Gujarat             | 2.46                 | -                |
| 8.      | Haryana             | -                    | 2.00             |
| 9.      | Himachal Pradesh    | 0.53                 | -                |
| 10.     | Jammu &Kashmir      | 6.07                 | 1.80             |
| 11.     | Jharkhand           | 1.56                 | -                |
| 12.     | Karnataka           | 2.36                 | 5.80             |
| 13.     | Kerala              | 1.20                 | 2.50             |
| 14.     | Madhya Pradesh      | 3.38                 | 3.50             |
| 15.     | Maharashtra         | -                    | 4.00             |
| 16.     | Manipur             | -                    | -                |
| 17.     | Meghalaya           | -                    | -                |
| 18.     | Mizoram             | 0.42                 | -                |
| 19.     | Nagaland            | 0.45                 | -                |
| 20.     | Odisha              | -                    | -                |
| 21.     | Punjab              | 1.70                 | 4.64             |
| 22.     | Rajasthan           | 3.29                 | 3.44             |
| 23.     | Sikkim              | -                    | -                |
| 24.     | Tamil Nadu          | 3.65                 | -                |
| 25.     | Telangana           | 2.08                 | 2.00             |
| 26.     | Tripura             | 0.37                 | -                |
| 27.     | Uttar Pradesh       | -                    | -                |
| 28.     | Uttarakhand         | 1.51                 | 1.50             |
| 29.     | West Bengal         | 2.58                 | -                |
| 30.     | Puducherry          | 0.17                 | 2.46             |
| 31.     | Lakshadweep         | 0.07                 | -                |
| TOTAL   | TOTAL               | 41.28                | 38.64            |

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