Lok Sabha Question No. 3993 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-10
Subject: Sports Institutions
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: GOWDAR MALLIKARJUNAPPA SIDDESHWARA

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3993 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.08.2017

## Sports Institutions

## 3993. SHRI G. M. SIDDESHWARA:

- Will  the  Minister  of  YOUTH  AFFAIRS  AND  SPORTS  be  pleased  to state:
- (a) the criteria adopted to set up National Sports Schools, Universities, Academies in the country;
- (b) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  set  up  such  sports institutions in the country including remote and farflung areas;
- (c) if  so, the details thereof along with the locations identified for the purpose, State/UT-wise;
- (d) the present status thereof and the funds allocated/spent for the purpose, State/UT-wise; and
- (e) the steps taken by the Government to promote national sports and  sportspersons  in  rural  areas  including  tribals  across  the country?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR

## YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS (SHRI VIJAY GOEL)

- (a) Sir, the Sports Authority of India (SAI) under its Sports Promotional  Schemes  has  set  up  National Sports  Academies which  are  single  discipline  high  performance  sports training centres where best available talent sourced from all over India are nurtured. The  criteria  for  the setting  up  National  Sports Academy is availability of discipline specific infrastructure and good residential facilities.
- (b) to (d)  At present there are 10 National Sports Academies & 5 Regional Sports Academies operational in the country.  Most of them have been  established  in  the  existing  infrastructure  with  SAI/Govt. None  of  the  existing  Academy  is  in  the  remote  and  far  flung areas. Further, Government is also setting up a National Sports University in Koutruk in West Imphal district of Manipur.
- (e) To promote sports in the country, this Ministry, through Sports Authority  of  India  (SAI),  is  implementing  the  following  sports promotional  schemes  across  the  country  to  identify  talented sports persons in the age group of 8-25 years and nurture them to excel at national and international competitions:
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- 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)

Also, 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  financial  year 2016-17. This Scheme provides for conducting sports competitions  at  District,  State  and  National  level  in  two  age groups  of  (i)  under  14  and  (ii)  under  17  to  encourage  mass participation  of  both  boys  and  girls  in  Sports  all  over  India including rural and tribal areas and creation of sports infrastructure facilities, namely, Synthetic Athletic Track, Synthetic Hockey Field, Synthetic Turf Football Ground, Multipurpose  hall,  Swimming  pool,  etc.,  and  identification  of sporting talents.

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