Lok Sabha Question No. 1558 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-24
Subject: Sports Centres under SAI
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: MD. BADARIDDOZA KHAN

## MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1558 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.11.2016

Sports Centres under SAI

1558. SHRI MD. BADARUDDOZA KHAN:

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

- (a) the  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to  set  up integrated and fully equipped modern sports centres in the country for development and promotion of sporting talent for international sports including Olympics;
- (b) the  number  of  sports  centres  in  the  country  under  the  Sports Authority of India;
- (c) the annual budgetary allocation for these centres for the last three years and the current year;
- (d) the provisions for financial management of these centres; and
- (e) whether the Government proposes to enhance the said existing budgetary allocations and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) Sports Authority of India under the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports has a number of integrated and well equipped sports centres in different parts of the country for development and promotion of sporting talent. The  major  centres  are  in  Banguluru,  Patiala,  Bhopal,  Gandhinagar, Lucknow,  Sonepat,  Kolkatta,  Thiruvananthapuram,  Delhi  and  Imphal. Upgradation of facilities at these centres is a continuing process.

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 (NSA) across the country in collaboration with concerned National Sports Federation (NSF) /CSR Partner. Out of the proposed 13 NSAs, SAI established 05 such  Academies  during  2015-16  in  the  discipline  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.

With  financial  assistance  from  Ministry  of  Youth  Affairs  and Sports,  eminent  sports  person  Ms  Marykom  in  Boxing,  Shri  Pulela Gopinchand in Badminton, Ms Ashwini Nacchapa and Mrs P T Usha in Athletics  have  established  their  respective  sports  Academies.    They have  also  signed  MoU  with  SAI  for  promotion  of  sports  on  single discipline basis.

- (b) The  details  of  sports  centres  in  the  country  under  the  Sports Authority of India provided at Annexure.
- (c) The budget allocation under Plan & North East Region (NER) is as under:

(Rs in Crores)

| Schemes    |   2013-14 |   2014- |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |
|------------|-----------|---------|-----------|-----------|
| Plan & NER |      53.2 |    63.8 |        77 |        60 |

(d)        The  financial  management  is  governed  as  per  the  provision contained in GFR and the financial powers delegated to the centers from

- time to time duly approved by the Governing Body.
- (e)    The consistent effort of the Ministry of Youth Affairs Sports is to enhance availability of resources for SAI Centres and Schemes.  The budgetary  allocation  is  decided  from  year  to  year,  keeping  in  view various  factors  like  availability  of  overall  resources  and  competing requirements.

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ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1558 FOR 24.11.2016 REGARDING 'SPORTS CENTRES UNDER SAI' ASKED BY SHRI MD. BADARUDDOZA KHAN, MP.

## NUMBER OF SAI CENTRES IN THE COUNTRY AS ON JUNE, 2016

| SN   | Name of the Schemes                 | No. of Centres   |
|------|-------------------------------------|------------------|
| 1    | NSTC                                |                  |
| i)   | Regular Schools                     | 13               |
| ii)  | IGMA                                | 10               |
| iii) | Akharas                             | 40               |
| 2    | Army Boys Sports Companies          | 23               |
| 3    | SAI Training Centre(s)              | 59               |
| 4    | Special Area Games                  | 19               |
| 5    | Ext. Centre of STC/SAG              | 89               |
| 6    | Centre of Excellence                | 15               |
| 7    | SAI National Sports Academies (NSA) | 05               |
|      | TOTAL:                              | 273              |

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