Lok Sabha Question No. 3889 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-08
Subject: Sports Infrastructure
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: SHARAD TRIPATHI, NIHAL CHAND CHAUHAN, ANSHUL VERMA, SUKHBIR SINGH JAUNPURIA

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †3889 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.12.2016

Sports Infrastructure

†3889.

SHRI SHARAD TRIPATHI:

SHRI NIHAL CHAND:

SHRI ANSHUL VERMA:

SHRI SUKHBIR SINGH JAUNAPURIA:

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

- (a)  the  details  of  schemes  under  which  sports  infrastructures  including sports stadiums are constructed in the country;
- (b)  whether  any  provision  to  construct  such  infrastructure/stadiums  in schools/  colleges  has  been  included  in  these  schemes  and  if  so,  the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has any proposal to set up sports infrastructure/ stadium in each district in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to set up National Sports Academy and Junior Sports Academy across the country to identify and nurture the sports talent and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the details of proposals received by the Union Government to provide financial assistance for the development of sports academies which are being run by the State Governments along with the action taken thereon, State-wise?

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

(a) to (c) A  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.The  Scheme, inter-alia, provides for creation of sports infrastructure, namely, Synthetic Athletic  Track,  Synthetic  Hockey  Field,  Synthetic  Turf  Football  Ground, Multipurpose hall, Swimming pool and construction of stadia complex.

School, Colleges and Universities under Central/State Governments  are  entities  eligible  to  receive  assistance  for  creation  of sports infrastructure under this scheme

The scheme is demand-driven. Proposals, as and when received from  States,  if  complete  in  all  respects  and  found  feasible  are  being considered subject to availability of funds under the Scheme. However, construction  of  Stadia  Complex  will  be  decided  by  this  Ministry  after taking  into  account  the  various  facilities  available  in  a  State  and availability of funds under the scheme.

- (d) This Ministry, through Sports Authority of India (SAI) proposes to setup  13  National  Sports  Academies  (NSAs),  out  of  which  SAI  has 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(SPMPC), New Delhi and Golf at Thiruvananthapuram.    02  more  National  Academies  in  the  discipline  of Hockey  and  Boxing  are  being  established  at  New  Delhi  and  Rohtak, Haryana.
- (e) Sports  is  a  State  subject  and,  therefore,  promotion  of  Sports  is primarily the responsibility of the State Government. The Central Government complements/supplements the efforts of the State Governments.  This  Ministry  does  not  have  any  Scheme  under  which financial  assistance  can  be  provided  for  the  development  of  sports academies which are being run by the State Governments.

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