Lok Sabha Question No. 850 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-20
Subject: Promotion of Sports
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: HARISH CHANDRA MEENA, REKHA ARUN VERMA, ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT

## MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS)

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 850

TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.07.2017

## Promotion of Sports

850.  SHRI HARISH MEENA:

SHRIMATI REKHA VERMA:

SHRI ARVIND SAWANT:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  initiated  any  policy/programme  to promote sports and encourage new talents from amongst rural youth in the country;
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  achievements  made  in  this  regard
- during the last three years and the current year; and
- (c) if not, whether the Government proposes to initiate any policy/programme for this purpose and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)&(b)  Sports is a State subject and, therefore, development of Sports is primarily the responsibility of the State Government. The Central Government complements/supplements the efforts of the State Governments.

A Centrally Sponsored Scheme, namely, Panchayat Yuva Krida Aur Khel  Abhiyan  (PYKKA)  was  being  implemented  during  the  period  from 2008-09 to 2013-14 to encourage mass participation in sporting activities.

Under PYKKA Scheme, sports competitions, namely, rural sports competitions,  women  sports  competitions  and  north  east  games  were conducted and playfields were developed in Village Panchayats and Block Panchayats all over India. PYKKA Scheme was reviewed and revised as Rajiv  Gandhi  Khel  Abhiyan  (RGKA),  also  a  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme and  was  implemented  during  the  period  2014-15  and  2015-16.  Under RGKA Scheme, besides rural sports competitions, women sports competitions and north east games, competitions in left wing extremism affected areas were also held.

A  new  Scheme  called  'Khelo  India  -  National  Programme  for Development of Sports', subsuming the RGKA Scheme, is being implemented  by  this  Ministry  as  a  Central  Sector  Scheme  from  the 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.,  and  identification  of  sporting talents. This scheme is applicable all over India.

Details  of  sports  infrastructure  developed  under  the  RGKA  and Khelo  India  Scheme  are  given  in  Annexure  I  and  II.  The  number  of participants in the sports competitions under the RGKA are at Annexure -

III.

Besides  the  above,  in  order  to  promote  sports  in  the  country, 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:

-  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)

Accordingly,  SAI  has  established  10  Regional  Centres  and  02 educational  institutions  to  implement  the  above  sports  promotional schemes in the country.

The majority of the youth (sports persons) selected under the above schemes are identified from the rural, tribal and backward areas of the country.  The selected trainees are provided with regular sports training in their respective sports discipline to excel at National and International level competition.

The  Special  Area  Games  (SAG)  Scheme  of  SAI  lays  emphasis  on scouting talent among from the rural and tribal youth in the age group of 10-18  years.    The  majority  of  the  trainees  admitted  under  this  scheme come  from  rural,  backward  and  tribal  areas  of  the  country.    Currently, there are 19 SAG Centres with 2000 trainees (1120 boys and 880 girls) being trained and provided with various facilities.

Similarly, the Army Boys Sports Company (ABSC) Scheme which is a joint venture with Indian Army also identifies youth sports talent from the rural and tribal areas falling under their regimental centres.  The trainees in the age group of 8-14 years are admitted in ABSC centres for regular sports training  and  most  of them, who are medically fit,  are  enrolled  in the  Army  on  attaining    the  age  of  17  ½  years.    As  on  date  1352  boys trainees  are  being  trained  in  24  Army  Boys  Sports  Company  (ABSC)

centres across the country.

Presently, under SAI Sports Promotional Schemes 13,684 talented sports person 9653 boys and 4031 girls are provided with regular sports training in 27 sports disciplines on residential and non-residential basis in

290 SAI sports centres.

The  Achievements  of  trainees  under  SAI  Sports  Promotional Schemes at National Level for the year 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16 are at Annexure - IV.

- (c) Does not arise.

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)&  (b)  OF  THE  LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 850 FOR 20.07.2017 ASKED BY SHRI HARISH MEENA, SHRIMATI REKHA VERMA AND SHRI ARVIND SAWANT, MPs REGARDING PROMOTION OF SPORTS

Annexure - I

Details of indoor sports hall developed under Rajiv Gandhi Khel Abhiyan (RGKA) in the year

## 2015-16

|   S. No. | Block      | District      | State          |
|----------|------------|---------------|----------------|
|        1 | Bhimadole  | West Godawari | Andhra Pradesh |
|        2 | Udaigiri   | Nellore       | Andhra Pradesh |
|        3 | Periakulam | Theni         | Tamil Nadu     |
|        4 | Majitha    | Amritsar      | Punjab         |

Note: Rs. 40 lakhs each sanctioned for the above mentioned four indoor sports halls.

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  &  (b)  OF  THE  LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 850 FOR 20.07.2017 ASKED BY SHRI HARISH MEENA, SHRIMATI REKHA VERMA AND SHRI ARVIND SAWANT, MPs REGARDING PROMOTION OF SPORTS

Annexure - II

State-wise details of projects sanctioned during 2016-17 and 2017-18 (As on 12.07.2017) under Khelo India Scheme

2016-17

(Rs. in crore)

|   Sl. No. | Name of State     | Name of the Project                                                                      | Grant Sanctioned (Date)   | Grant released (Date)   |
|-----------|-------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh    | (i)Laying of Synthetic Athletic Track at Kommadi Mini Sports Complex, Vishakhapatnam     | 7.00 (30.03.2017)         | 1.50 (30.03.2017)       |
|         2 | Andhra Pradesh    | (ii) Construction of Indoor Stadium/Multipurpose Indoor Hall at Nellore                  | 8.00 (23.03.2017)         | 2.50 (23.03.2017)       |
|         3 | Andhra Pradesh    | (iii) Construction of multipurpose indoor hall at Vizzy Stadium, Viajayanagram           | 6.00 (09.02.2017)         | 1.00 (09.02.2017)       |
|         4 | Arunachal Pradesh | Construction of Multipurpose Indoor Hall at Tirbin-Basar, West Siang District            | 6.00 (01.03.2017)         | 2.50 (01.03.2017)       |
|         5 | Gujarat           | Construction of Synthetic Athletic Track at Naroda, District Ahmadabad                   | 7.00 (20.03.2017)         | 2.50 (20.03.2017)       |
|         6 | Karnataka         | Laying of Synthetic Hockey Surface at Sainik School, Bijapur                             | 5.50 (20.03.2017)         | 2.00 (20.03.2017)       |
|         7 | Karnataka         | Laying of Synthetic Football turf at SAI Regional Centre, Bengaluru                      | 5.00 (27.02.2017)         | 2.00 (27.02.2017)       |
|         8 | Kerala            | Laying of Synthetic Athletic Track in Govt. Brennen College, Thalassery, Kannur (LNCPE). | 7.00 (02.03.2017)         | 2.50 (02.03.2017)       |
|         9 | Mizoram           | Laying of Synthetic Astro-Turf Football ground at Lawngtlai Playground Lawngtlai.        | 5.00 (23.03.2017)         | 2.00 (23.03.2017)       |

| Sl. No.   | Name of State   | Name of the Project                                                                                           | Grant Sanctioned (Date)   | Grant released (Date)   |
|-----------|-----------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------|
| 10.       | Odisha          | Construction of Multi-purpose Indoor Hall in Kalinga Stadium Sports Complex, Bhubaneswar                      | 8.00 (09.03.2017)         | 2.50 (09.03.2017)       |
| 11.       | Puducherry      | Construction of Swimming pool at Saradambal Nagar, Puducherry                                                 | 5.00 (06.03.2017)         | 2.00 (06.03.2017)       |
| 12.       | Rajasthan       | Construction of Multipurpose Indoor Hall, Football Ground and Athletic Track at LBS Govt. PG College Kotputli | 3.12 (06.03.2017)         | 1.00 (06.03.2017)       |
| 13.       | Rajasthan       | Laying of Synthetic Athletic Track in District Stadium, Churu                                                 | 6.30 (05.04.2017)         | 1.00 (05.04.2017)       |
| 14.       | Telangana       | Laying of Synthetic Athletic Track at Indira Gandhi Outdoor Stadium, Medak                                    | 5.50 (27.02.2017)         | 2.00 (27.02.2017)       |
| 15.       | Uttar Pradesh   | Laying of Synthetic Hockey Field at Kailash Prakash Stadium, Meerut                                           | 5.50 (31.03.2017)         | 1.50 (31.03.2017)       |
| 16.       | Maharashtra     | Construction of Swimming Pool at SAI Western Training Center, Aurangabad.                                     | 5.00 (01.03.2017)         | 3.00 (01.03.2017)       |
| 17.       | Jharkhand       | Upgradation of Hockey and Football Ground at SAI Training Centre , Hazaribagh.                                | 2.07 (22.03.2017)         | 1.00 (22.03.2017)       |
| 18.       | Uttarakhand     | Construction of Multipurpose Indoor Hall at Parade Ground, Dehradun                                           | 8.00 (31.03.2017)         | 2.50 (31.03.2017)       |
| Total     | Total           | Total                                                                                                         | 104.99                    | 35.00                   |

|   S. No. | Name of State     | Name of the Project                                                                                                                                              | Grant Sanctioned (Date)   | Grant released (Date)   |
|----------|-------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|        1 | Odisha            | Purchase of equipments for conducting 22 nd Asian Athletics Championship during July, 2017 at Bhubaneswar.                                                       | 2.06 (28.04.2017)         | 2.06 (28.04.2017)       |
|        2 | Assam             | Laying of Synthetic Athletic Track at SAI SAG centre Kokarjhar.                                                                                                  | 7.00 (24.05.2017)         | 2.00 (24.05.2017)       |
|        3 | Nagaland          | Laying of Synthetic Athletic Track at SAI SAG Centre Dimapur.                                                                                                    | 7.00 (24.05.2017)         | 2.00 (24.05.2017)       |
|        4 | Manipur           | Laying of Synthetic Football Turf at SAI NERC Takyal, Imphal.                                                                                                    | 5.00 (24.05.2017)         | 1.50 (24.05.2017)       |
|        5 | Delhi             | Replacement of Synthetic Athletic Track at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi.                                                                                  | 7.00 (24.05.2017)         | 2.00 (24.05.2017)       |
|        6 | Haryana           | Construction of Multipurpose Indoor Hall at SAI Northern Regional Centre Sonepat.                                                                                | 8.00 (24.05.2017)         | 3.00 (24.05.2017)       |
|        7 | Maharashtra       | Construction of Multipurpose Indoor Hall at SAI Regional Centre, Mumbai.                                                                                         | 8.00 (24.05.2017)         | 3.00 (24.05.2017)       |
|        8 | Karnataka         | Construction of Multipurpose Indoor Hall at SAI Southern Regional Centre, Bangalore.                                                                             | 8.00 (24.05.2017)         | 3.00 (24.05.2017)       |
|        9 | Uttar Pradesh     | Laying of Synthetic Athletic Track at Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Sports Complex, Lalpur, Varanasi                                                                         | 7.00 (28.06.2017)         | 3.50 (28.06.2017)       |
|       10 | Arunachal Pradesh | Construction of Multipurpose Hall at Wakro under Lohit District.                                                                                                 | 8.00 (29.06.2017)         | 4.00 (29.06.2017)       |
|       11 | Assam             | Renovation / Upgradation including Laying of Synthetic Hockey Field in Maulana Md. Tayabullah Hockey Stadium, Betapara, Guhawati (Reimbursement of expenditure). | 4.50 (29.06.2017)         | 4.50 (29.06.2017)       |
|       12 | Andhra Pradesh    | Laying of Astro Turf Hockey                                                                                                                                      | 5.50                      | 2.50                    |

| S. No.   | Name of State   | Name of the Project                                                                                                                                 | Grant Sanctioned (Date)   | Grant released (Date)   |
|----------|-----------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|          |                 | Field at District Sports Authority Ground, Kakinada, East Godavari District.                                                                        | (05.07.2017)              | (05.07.2017)            |
| 13.      | Tamil Nadu      | Laying of Synthetic Athletic Track at Tamil Nadu Physical Education and Sports University, Vandalur, Kelambakkam Road, Melakottaiyur Post, Chennai. | 7.00 (05.07.2017)         | 3.50 (05.07.2017)       |
| Total    | Total           | Total                                                                                                                                               | 84.06                     | 36.56                   |

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  &  (b)  OF  THE  LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 850 FOR 20.07.2017 ASKED BY SHRI HARISH MEENA, SHRIMATI REKHA VERMA AND SHRI ARVIND SAWANT, MPs REGARDING PROMOTION OF SPORTS

Annexure - III

State-wise details of participants in sports competitions under the erstwhile RGKA competitions during 2014-15 and 2015-16

| S.No.   | Name of State/UT   | 2014-15   | 2014-15   | 2014-15   | 2015-16   | 2015-16   | 2015-16   |
|---------|--------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| S.No.   | Name of State/UT   | Men       | Women     | Total     | Men       | Women     | Total     |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh     | 483666    | 330081    | 813747    | 60        | 51        | 111       |
| 2       | Arunchal Pradesh   | 91        | 46        | 137       | 348167    | 269950    | 618117    |
| 3       | Assam              | 97        | 61        | 158       | 78        | 7253      | 7331      |
| 4       | Bihar              | 0         | 103       | 103       | 104       | 169       | 273       |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh       | 37589     | 64454     | 102043    | 0         | 77        | 77        |
| 6       | Delhi              | 109       | 213       | 322       | 98        | 217       | 315       |
| 7       | Goa                | 0         | 16        | 16        | 12        | 12        | 24        |
| 8       | Gujarat            | 118       | 214       | 332       | 115       | 221       | 336       |
| 9       | Haryana            | 49836     | 42598     | 92434     | 105       | 169       | 274       |
| 10      | Himachal Pradesh   | 16878     | 22051     | 38929     | 46088     | 44946     | 91034     |
| 11      | Jammu &Kashmir     | 0         | 0         | 0         | 17045     | 15056     | 32101     |
| 12      | Jharkhand          | 0         | 29        | 29        | 75        | 123       | 198       |
| 13      | Karnataka          | 80173     | 83235     | 163408    | 83924     | 93437     | 177361    |
| 14      | Kerala             | 37553     | 22535     | 60088     | 115       | 226       | 341       |
| 15      | Maharashtra        | 92        | 199       | 291       | 93        | 200       | 293       |
| 16      | Madhya Pradesh     | 95981     | 99315     | 195296    | 996       | 20532     | 21528     |
| 17      | Meghalaya          | 83        | 40        | 123       | 3559      | 3175      | 6734      |
| 18      | Mizoram            | 18740     | 18034     | 36774     | 182       | 289       | 471       |
| 19      | Manipur            | 20377     | 24529     | 44906     | 61        | 40        | 101       |
| 20      | Nagaland           | 55        | 30        | 85        | 92        | 78        | 170       |
| 21      | Odisha             | 120166    | 74181     | 194347    | 94758     | 70034     | 164792    |
| 22      | Punjab             | 67025     | 55539     | 122564    | 61353     | 57794     | 119147    |
| 23      | Rajasthan          | 0         | 120       | 120       | 82935     | 72177     | 155112    |
| 24      | Sikkim             | 16316     | 14514     | 30830     | 689       | 520       | 1209      |
| 25      | Tamilnadu          | 0         | 78688     | 78688     | 7415      | 10241     | 17656     |
| 26      | Telangana          | 55907     | 15648     | 71555     | 134       | 259       | 393       |
| 27      | Tripura            | 30447     | 33796     | 64243     | 32769     | 35315     | 68084     |
| 28      | Uttar Pradesh      | 398420    | 243852    | 642272    | 0         | 4         | 4         |
| 29      | Uttarakhand        | 40636     | 35941     | 76577     | 40166     | 34891     | 75057     |
| 30      | West Bengal        | 54379     | 23324     | 77703     | 1235      | 1529      | 2764      |
| 31      | Puducherry         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 30        | 24        | 54        |
| Total   | Total              | 1624734   | 1283386   | 2908120   | 822453    | 739009    | 1561462   |

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  &  (b)  OF  THE  LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 850 FOR 20.07.2017 ASKED BY SHRI HARISH MEENA, SHRIMATI REKHA VERMA AND SHRI ARVIND SAWANT, MPs REGARDING PROMOTION OF SPORTS

Annexure - IV

Achievements of trainees under SAI Sports Promotional Schemes for the year 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16

## National level

| 00   | Scheme name                                        | 2013-2014   | 2013-2014   | 2013-2014   | 2014-2015   | 2014-2015   | 2014-2015   | 2015-2016   | 2015-2016   | 2015-2016   |
|------|----------------------------------------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|      |                                                    | Gold        | Silver      | Bronze      | Gold        | Silver      | Bronze      | Gold        | Silver      | Bronze      |
| 1    | National Sports Talent Contest Scheme NSTC Schools | 10          | 3           | 10          | 21          | 10          | 10          | 0           | 0           | 0           |
| 2    | Army Boys Sports Companies ( ABSC )                | 0           | 1           | 1           | 65          | 51          | 54          | 84          | 39          | 45          |
| 3    | SAI Training Centre ( STC )                        | 150         | 131         | 205         | 235         | 160         | 201         | 195         | 134         | 158         |
| 4    | Special Area Games ( SAG )                         | 132         | 112         | 62          | 109         | 82          | 100         | 99          | 84          | 93          |
| 5    | Extension Centre of STC/SAG                        | 0           | 0           | 0           | 8           | 6           | 20          | 4           | 10          | 6           |
| 6    | Centre of Excellence ( COE )                       | 72          | 51          | 14          | 177         | 157         | 114         | 58          | 43          | 31          |
| 7    | SAI National Sports Academy (NSA)                  | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0           | 4           | 3           | 1           |
|      | TOTAL:                                             | 364         | 298         | 292         | 615         | 466         | 499         | 444         | 313         | 334         |