Lok Sabha Question No. 1346 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-09
Subject: Creation of Sports Infrastructure
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: SIRAJUDDIN AJMAL, AJAY (TENI) MISRA, RODMAL NAGAR, KIRIT PREMJIBHAI SOLANKI, ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE, NEELAM SONKER

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1346 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.02.2017

Creation of Sports Infrastructure

1346.

SHRI SIRAJUDDIN AJMAL:

SHRI AJAY MISRA TENI: SHRI NAGAR RODMAL:

DR. KIRIT P. SOLANKI:

SHRI ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE:

SHRIMATI NEELAM SONKER:

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

- (a) the criteria adopted/schemes under implementation for construction of sports stadiums and sports training centres in the country particularly in the rural areas;
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  number  of  such  stadiums/training centres set up  along with  the  funds  utilised  for  the  purpose  during  the last three years and the current year in the country, State/UT-wise;
- (c)  the  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government/Sports  Authority  of India (SAI) to provide world-level sports training to the potential sportspersons in these training centres/stadiums across the country;
- (d)  the  number  of  such  stadiums/training  centres  under  the  Union Government/SAI across the country, State/UT-wise;
- (e) whether the Government proposes to set up more such stadiums/training  centres  and  upgrade  the  existing  ones  across  the country and if so, the details thereof; and
- (f)  whether  the  Government  has  received  proposals  from  various  State Governments for setting up of such stadiums/training centres and if so, the present status thereof, State/UT-wise?

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

- (a) & (b) The  Ministry  of  Youth  Affairs  &  Sports  is  implementing  the Khelo  India  -  National  Programmme  for  Development  of  Sports  which inter-alia  provides  for  construction  of  sports  infrastructure  such  as synthetic  surfaces  for  field  of  play,  swimming  pool  and  multipurpose halls, based on proposals received from State Governments/UTs.

Sports Authority of India (SAI) has established 10 Regional Centres and 2 Educational Institutions and 287 SAI Sports Training Centres across the country. Presently, 13674 talented sports persons (Boys 9643 & 4031 Girls) are being trained. Details of SAI Regional Centres / institutions and

Sports Training Centres are given in Annexure - I.

- (c) For National athletes,  who are preparing for participation in major international events, world level standards and specifications are provided. For schemes like SAI Training Centres (STCs) and Special Area Games (SAGs) which undertake talent identification and development to help  the  sportspersons  to  become  national  level  athletes,  appropriate training facilities are provided.
- (d) In  addition  to  the  Regional  Centres,  institutions  and  SAI  Sports Training Centres as per details given in Annexure - I, the following Stadia in Delhi which were constructed/ renovated for the IXth Asian Games held at New Delhi in 1982 and subsequently renovated for the XIXth Commonwealth Games held at New Delhi in 2010 are being maintained and utilized by SAI:-
1.  Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Complex
2.  Indira Gandhi Sports Complex
3.  Dr.  Shyama  Prasad  Mukherjee  Swimming  Pool  Complex  (Formerly known as Talkatora Swimming Pool)
4.  Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium (Formerly known as National Stadium)
5.    Dr.  Karni  Singh  Shooting  Ranges  (Formerly  known  as  Shooting Range Tughlakabad)
- (e) To  strengthen  the  ongoing  schemes  of  SAI  and  to  identify  more number  of  sportspersons,  SAI  has  decided  to  establish  the  following Centres across the country:
-  Regional Centre at Nagpur
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- STC, Nagpur
- SAG at Dandeli at Karnataka  (for Siddi tribes)
-  SAG Centre in Kargil, Jammu & Kashmir
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- SAG, Lakshdweep
-  SAG Centre at Solal Gaon, North Lakhimpur, Assam

Out of 27 approved Army Boys Sports Company (ABSC) Centres, 05 BSC  Centres  were  established  during  2015-16  and  5  additional  BSC Centres  in  collaboration  with  Indian  Army/Air  Force/Navy  are  being established during 2016-17.

To  promote  sports  on  single  discipline  basis,  SAI  has  introduced National  Sports  Academy  (NSA)  scheme  with  state  of  the  art  sports facilities.    The  scheme  is  implemented  in  collaboration  with  concerned National  sports  federation  and  possibly  through  CSR  partners.  10  such Academies  in  Swimming,  Cycling,    Athletics  (Sprints),  Cue  Sports  and Hockey in Delhi, Athletics (Middle and Long distance) at Bhopal, Athletics (Sprints and Jumps) and Golf at Thiruvananthapuram, Boxing at Rohtak, SAI  Gopichand  Badminton  Academy  at  Hyderabad  have  already  been established.

The existing SAI Centre are reviewed on regular basis and necessary steps to upgrade the facilities inspite of the funds constraints are being taken from time to time.

(f) Since Sports Authority of India is consolidating its ongoing schemes /centres  and  also  in  view  of  the  funds  constraints  the  new  proposals received  from  the  state  governments  are  not  being  considered  for  the time being.

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1346 FOR 09.02.2017 ASKED BY SHRI SIRAJUDDIN  AJMAL,  SHRI  AJAY  MISRA  TENI:  SHRI  NAGAR  RODMAL,  DR. KIRIT P. SOLANKI, SHRI ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE AND SHRIMATI NEELAM SONKER, MPs REGARDING CREATION OF SPORTS INFRASTRUCTURE

Annexure - I

## Details of 10 Regional Centres and 2 Educational Institutions under Sports Authority of India is given below:-

| SN                       | Name of RCs/Institutions                                    | Name of the State(s)     |
|--------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
| 1                        | Bangalore                                                   | Karnataka                |
| 2                        | Bhopal                                                      | Madhya Pradesh           |
| 3                        | Chandigarh                                                  | Union Territory          |
| 4                        | Gandhinagar                                                 | Gujarat                  |
| 5                        | Guwahati                                                    | Assam                    |
| 6                        | Imphal                                                      | Manipur                  |
| 7                        | Kolkata                                                     | West bengal              |
| 8                        | Mumbai                                                      | Maharashtra              |
| 9                        | Sonepat                                                     | Haryana                  |
| 10                       | Lucknow                                                     | Uttar Pradesh            |
| Educational Institutions | Educational Institutions                                    | Educational Institutions |
| 11                       | Netaji Subash National Sports of Sports, Patiala            | Punjab                   |
| 12                       | Laxmibai National Council of Physical Education, Trivandurm | Kerala                   |

Details SAI Sports Training Centres

| S.No.   | Details                           |   Number of Centres |
|---------|-----------------------------------|---------------------|
| 1.      | NSTC Regular Schools              |                  13 |
| 2.      | Indigenous Games and Martial Arts |                  10 |
| 3.      | Akharas                           |                  42 |
| 4.      | Army Boys Sports Company (ABSC)   |                  24 |
| 5.      | SAI Training Centres (STCs)       |                  59 |
| 6.      | Special Area Games (SAG) Centres  |                  19 |
| 7.      | STC and SAG Extension Centres     |                  95 |
| 8.      | Centres of Excellence (COE)       |                  15 |
| 9.      | National Sports Academies (NSAs)  |                  10 |
|         | Total                             |                 287 |