Lok Sabha Question No. 4531 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-22
Subject: Programmes under Khelo India
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: SUNIL KUMAR SINGH, DEVJI MANSINGRAM PATEL, CHANDU LAL SAHU, SANTOSH AHLAWAT

## MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS)

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †4531

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.03.2018

Programmes under Khelo India

†4531.

SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH:

SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL:

SHRI CHANDU LAL SAHU:

SHRIMATI SANTOSH AHLAWAT:

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

- (a) whether the Government has launched 'Khelo India' programme in the country with a cost of more than Rs. 1750 crores;
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  details  of  projects/activities formulated/  proposed  by  the  Government  in  this  regard,  State/UT-wise including Jharkhand and Rajasthan;
- (c) the details of the benefits likely to be availed by the players through this scheme; and
- (d)  the  details  of  funds  likely  to  be  provided  to  each  player  under  this scheme?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS {COL. RAJYAVARDHAN RATHORE (RETD.)}

(a) to (c) Yes, Madam.

Salient features of the verticals of  the  Khelo  India  Scheme, including details of benefits that could be availed thereunder, are given at Annexure  -  I.  The  Khelo  India  Scheme,  with  an  estimated  financial implication of Rs.1756 crore from 2017-18 to 2019-20, aims at strengthening the entire sports ecosystem  of the country, including the States of Jharkhand and  Rajasthan, through its twelve verticals. (d) As the Khelo India Scheme aims to target the entire population, player-wise allocation of funds have not been made thereunder. However, the  Scheme,  inter-alia  includes  a  vertical  of  'Talent  Identification  and Development' which has provisions for identification of talented players in priority  sports  disciplines  at  various  levels  through  different  avenues. Best  talents  in  those  sports  discipline  will  be  identified  by  the  High Powered Committee and provided annual financial assistance, at the rate of  Rs.5.00  lakh  per  annum,  for  a  period  of  8  years  under  a  Long  Term Athlete Development Programme.

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF THE LOK SABHA  UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  †4531  FOR  22.03.2018  ASKED  BY SHRI  SUNIL  KUMAR  SINGH,  SHRI  DEVJI  M.  PATEL,  SHRI  CHANDU  LAL SAHU AND SHRIMATI SANTOSH AHLAWAT, MPS, REGARDING PROGRAMMES UNDER KHELO INDIA

Annexure - I

## Vision

To infuse sports culture and achieve sporting excellence in the country.

## Mission

To encourage sports for all thus allowing the population across gender and all age groups to harness the power of sports through its cross-cutting influence, namely, holistic development of  children  &  youth,  community  development,  social  integration,  gender  equality,  healthy lifestyle, national pride and economic opportunities related to sports development.

The Khelo India Scheme would include the following components/ objectives:-

- i. Play Field Development
- ii. Community Coaching Development
- iii. State Level Khelo India Centres
- iv. Annual Sports Competitions
- v. Talent Search and Development
- vi. Utilisation and Creation/ Upgradation of Sports Infrastructure
- vii. Support to National/Regional/State Sports Academies
- viii. Physical Fitness of School going Children
- ix. Sports for Women
- x. Promotion of Sports among persons with disabilities
- xi. Sports for Peace and Development
- xii. Promotion of rural and indigenous/tribal games

The various components are briefly explained in succeeding paragraphs.

1. Play Field Development : A National inventory of playfields and sports infrastructure will  be  prepared  on  a  Geographic  Information  System  (GIS)  platform  for  their  optimum utilisation.  In  order  to  put  in  place  a  strong  institutionalized  mechanism  for  preserving, protecting, developing and promoting playfields, State and district playfield Associations will be created in all States/UTs on the lines of National Playfield Association of India (NPFAI). District

## Salient features of the Khelo India Scheme

and State level Associations will register existing play areas, map them on the GIS platform and affiliate  with  the  National  Playing  Fields  Association  (NPFAI)  through  district  and  State associations,  thereby  creating  a  National  database.  Development  of  playgrounds  in  all  gram panchayats can be taken up in convergence with the scheme of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS)  and any other scheme(s) of the State Government/Central  Government.  It  would  also  include  development  of  model  playfields  on pilot basis.

2. Community  Coaching  Development  : A  cascading  model  of  Community  Coach Development will be adopted for development of community coaches across the country. This will  involve  skill  development  and  certification  system.  A  short  term  community  coaching development  programme  will  be  evolved  and  identified  Physical  Education  Teachers  (PETs) nominated by States/UTs will be trained as master trainers or coach developers. Such  Master Trainers will, in turn, train other PETs/Volunteers in their respective States/UTs as community coaches and develop teams at community  level. Online courses for  community  coach development will also be developed at primary and advanced levels.
3. State  Level  Khelo  India  Centres  : A  large  number  of  sports  infrastructure  set  up throughout the country are not being utilised optimally due to lack of coaches/part-time coaches, supports staff such as physiotherapists and masseurs, equipment, proper field of play, consumables,  day  boarding  facilities,  etc.,  as  well  as  lack  of  adequate  financial  support  for meeting recurring expenditure. Accordingly, it is proposed to support better utilization of sports infrastructure belonging to States/UTs through suitable Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and  provide  support  for  engagement  of  coaches,  providing  day-boarding  facilities  as  per  the Sports Authority of India (SAI) Scheme.
4. Annual  Sports  Competitions  : Khelo  India  will  be  the  basic  platform  to  showcase sporting  skills  and  accordingly  become  a  platform  for  talent  spotting  at  the  national  level  and providing  development  pathways  for  gifted  and  talented  children  to  achieve  excellence.  The Central  Government will  organize  the following  National  level  competitions,  i.e.,  Khelo  India National School Games and Khelo India National University Games, in respect of priority sports disciplines  at  various  places  across  the  country  by  associating  concerned  National  Sports Federations  (NSFs)  and  School  Game  Federation  of  India  (SGFI)  and  University  Sports promotion bodies including Association of Indian Universities (AIU).
5. Talent Identification and Development : The National competitions involving schools, colleges,  Universities  and  NSFs  under  Khelo  India  Scheme,  National  Championships,  and National Sports Talent Search Portal of SAI, will provide a platform for identification of talented sports  persons  in  priority  Sports  disciplines  in  which  the  country  has  potential/advantage.  In addition to selection of prize winners, the duly constituted talent identification committee may also  adopt  globally  accepted  scientific  methods  to  spot  and  identify  talent  in  various  sports disciplines.  Identification of sporting talent will involve conduct of pan-India trials of children by Talent Scouts (to be engaged for the purpose), in association with States/UTs.

## 6. Utilization and Creation of Sports Infrastructure

Majority of the schools, colleges and even Universities lack proper play grounds as well as  sporting  infrastructure  in  the  country.  Efforts  will  be  made  to  utilize  the  existing  available sports infrastructure through a system of active management committee consisting of players and members of  neighborhood  community  as  well  all  over  the  country  especially  those  under  the control  of  Central  Government/State  Governments.  A  suitable  mechanism  will  be  evolved  to identify gaps in availability of sporting infrastructure across the country and fill these gaps with support  under  Khelo  India.    Scheme  of  Khelo  India  will  also  be  converged  with  Members  of Parliament  Local  Area  Development  (MPLAD)  Scheme.  The  States  may  also  provide  for convergence of Member of Legislative Assembly Local Area Development (MLALAD) Scheme with Khelo India Scheme. This Component will have the following two sub components :

- i. University  Centre  of  Excellence  Programme:    For  setting  up  centers  of  sporting excellence in selected Universities.
- ii. Creation of Appropriate Sports Infrastructure:  Under this component, grants-in-aid will be provided to States/ UTs, SAI etc. to develop critical sports infrastructure and other infrastructure where there are gaps.
7. Support to National/ Regional/State Sports Academies : The sports talents identified under the Scheme will be given the option to join SAI National Sports Academies, State Sports Academies and Sports Schools or Sports Academies established by private sector. Grants-in-aid will be provided for establishment, operation and maintenance of sports academies in respect of identified  disciplines  to  Sports  Authority  of  India,  State  Governments  or  to  private  sector  or sports  person  under  Public  Private  Partnership  (PPP)  mode  for  facilitating  and  supplementing Long Term Athlete Development (LTAD) programme (for 8 years). At least one academy for Para Athletes will be supported.
8. Physical Fitness : An effort will be made to implement a component of physical fitness across  all  schools  in  India  under  Khelo  India.    National  Physical  Fitness  parameters  will  be evolved region- wise and a tool kit will be provided to each school to evaluate physical fitness of all school going children throughout the country, in all States/UTs. A mechanism will be evolved to  perform  an  advisory  role  for  integration  of  Sports  and  physical  education.  Sports  will  be integrated  with  School  education  by  making  it  a  compulsory  subject  for  which  marks  will  be awarded. This will be done in conjunction with the Department of School Education & Literacy.
9. Sports for Women : While all the components of the Khelo India Scheme are gender neutral  and  afford  opportunities  to  women  too  for  participating  in  sporting  activities  and development of sports, it is proposed to hold annual national competitions for women. Emphasis will be laid on such sports disciplines where there is less participation of women so that more number of women will participate in such sports disciplines.

10. Sports for Peace & Development : The Government of India, under the Special Package  for  J&K  is  providing  funds  to  the  tune  of  Rs.200  crore  for  enhancement  of  sports facilities in the State. To ensure optimal utilization of these infrastructure, soft support in terms of  coaches,  equipment,  consumables,  technical  support,  competition  etc.  will  be  provided. Efforts will be made to organize block level competitions in respect of sports disciplines popular in the State of J&K for positive engagement of youth. Similar efforts will also be made in case of other extremism and terrorism affected and other disturbed areas.

11. Promotion  of  sports  among  persons  with  disabilities  : Financial  assistance  will  be provided to States/UTs and SAI for creation of specialist sports infrastructure for persons with disabilities.  Funds  required  for  making  stadia  disabled  friendly  /  barrier  free  will  be  accessed from  Scheme for  Implementation  of  Persons  with  Disabilities  Act  (SIPDA)  of  Department  of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities. The funds provided under this head will be used for classification of players, equipment, training and preparation of teams for Paralympic Games and disciplines and competitions.

12. Promotion of rural and indigenous/tribal games : In order to showcase our rural and indigenous/tribal  games,  annual  competitions  will  be  held  annually  under  the  Khelo  India Scheme  in  rural  and  indigenous/tribal  games  alternately.  A  dynamic  and  interactive  website providing information on such games will also be put up. This will not only help disseminate information  and  pique  the  curiosity  of  the  present  generation  about  these  games  but  also encourage children and youth to take up these games in a major way, paving way for their future mainstreaming.

## Financial Implications

Rs.1756 crore is the estimated expenditure to be incurred during the period from 2017-18 to 2019-20.

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