Lok Sabha Question No. 440 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-17
Subject: Women in Sports
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: RANJANBEN BHATT, ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY, RAKSHA NIKHIL KHADSE, HARISH DWIVEDI

## MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS)

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †440

TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.11.2016

Women in Sports

†440. SHRIMATI RANJANBEN BHATT:

SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY:

SHRIMATI RAKSHATAI KHADSE:

SHRI HARISH CHANDRA ALIAS HARISH DWIVEDI:

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

- (a)  the  details  of  the  programmes  being  implemented  to  encourage  the participation  and  training  of  women  in  various  sports  in  the  country particularly at village level;
- (b) the details of the financial assistance provided for the promotional and developmental activities for various sports in the rural areas during the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;
- (c) the details of the infrastructure developed under Centrally Sponsored Schemes for  various  sports  in  rural  areas  of  the  country  indicating  the number of such centers which are functional, State/UT-wise;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  has  formulated  any  scheme  to  promote various  traditional/ancient/conventional  games/  sports  in  the  country particularly in rural areas and if so, the details thereof, sports-wise;
- (e)  whether  the  youths  from  rural  areas  are  provided  opportunities  to participate in games/sports held in foreign countries; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof along with the names of sporting events held in India and foreign countries in which youths from rural areas participated during the last three years and the current year?

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)

## ANSWER FOR YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS (SHRI VIJAY GOEL)

- (a) 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.  This  Scheme,

inter-alia provides for holding of 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  in  both  urban  and  rural areas.  In  addition,  Ministry  through  Sports  Authority  of  India  (SAI)  is implementing following Sports Promotional Schemes in the country where the  entire  population  including  women  from  village  and  rural  area  are encouraged to participate and get training in various sports:

1. National Sports Talent Contest (NSTC)
2. Special Area Games (SAG)
3. SAI Training Centres (STC)
4. Centre of Excellence (CoE)
5. 5.
6. SAI National Academies

There are four Sports Training Centre exclusively for Women at STC Badal  (Punjab),  STC  Dharamshala  (Himachal  Pradesh),  STC  Medikeri (Karnataka) and SAG Tellicherry (Kerala).

- (b) Prior to the current financial year 2016-17, a Centrally Sponsored Scheme, namely, Panchayat Yuva Krida Aur Khel Abhiyan (PYKKA) was implemented  during  the  period  from  2008-09  to  2013-14  and  another scheme, namely, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Abhiyan (RGKA), a Centrally Sponsored  Scheme,  was  implemented  during  the  period  2014-15  and 2015-16. Under PYKKA Scheme, sports competitions, namely, rural sports competitions,  women  sports  competitions  and  north  east  games  were conducted.  Under  RGKA  Scheme,  besides  rural  sports  competitions, women sports competitions  and  north  east  games,  competitions  in  left wing extremism affected areas were also held.
- (c) Under the PYKKA Scheme, funds were granted to States/UTs for development  and  maintenance  of  playgrounds  at  Village  and  Block Panchayats. State-wise details of village/block panchayats approved and funds sanctioned under the Scheme during 2013-14 is given at Annexure I. Under Rajiv Gandhi Khel Abhiyan (RGKA), sports infrastructure of indoor sports hall were sanctioned.  Details are at Annexure - II. These halls are yet to become functional.
- (d) Under  'Khelo  India  -  National  Programme  for  Development  of Sports'  being  implemented  from the current  financial year  2016-17, the States  have  been  given  the  option  to  include  regional/indigenous/local popular  games as part of  competitions.  Further, with  a  view  to  identify and  promote  Indigenous  Games  and  Scouting  of  talent in various traditional/ancient/conventional  games/sports  in  the  country  particularly

in  the  rural  areas,  there  are  10  (ten)  centres  of  Indigenous  Games  and Martial Arts (IGMA) in the whole country and a total 160 boys and girls are undergoing training. Details of Indigenous Games, Centres and number of trainees  are  provided  at  Annexure  -  III.  As  per  schematic  norms  there could  be  maximum  of  20  trainees  in  a  centre  adopted  under  IGMA Scheme. (e) & (f) Sports  is  a  State  subject  and,  therefore,  it  is  primarily  the responsibility  of  the  State  Government  to  develop  and  promote  Sports. The  Central  Government  complements/supplements  the  efforts  of  the State  Governments.  The  selection  of  suitable  sportspersons  for  various events and competitions at National and International levels  is done by the respective Sports Federations in accordance with the national/international norms of the concerned sports disciplines. Therefore, the Ministry does not maintain details of opportunities provided to youths from rural areas to participate in games/sports held in foreign  countries along with the names of sporting events held in India and foreign countries.

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †440 FOR 17.11.2016 ASKED BY SHRIMATI RANJANBEN  BHATT, SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR  CHOUBEY,  SHRIMATI RAKSHATAI  KHADSE  AND  SHRI  HARISH  CHANDRA  ALIAS  HARISH DWIVEDI, MPS REGARDING WOMEN IN SPORTS

## Annexure-I

## State-wise number of village/block panchayats approved and grant released under PYKKA scheme for development of playfields during 2013-14

(Rs. in crore)

| S. No   | Name of the State/ UT   | For development and maintenance of playfields   | For development and maintenance of playfields   | For development and maintenance of playfields   |
|---------|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| S. No   | Name of the State/ UT   | No. of VP                                       | No. of BP                                       | Amount                                          |
| 1.      | Arunachal Pradesh       | 355                                             | 32                                              | 7.27                                            |
| 2.      | Assam                   | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               |
| 3.      | Chhattisgarh            | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               |
| 4.      | Goa                     | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               |
| 5.      | Haryana                 | -                                               | -                                               | 3.34                                            |
| 6.      | Himachal Pradesh        | -                                               | -                                               | 2.99                                            |
| 7.      | Karnataka               | 565                                             | 18                                              | 10.2                                            |
| 8.      | Kerala                  | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               |
| 9.      | Madhya Pradesh          | 2304                                            | 31                                              | 32.55                                           |
| 10.     | Maharashtra             | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               |
| 11.     | Manipur                 | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               |
| 12.     | Meghalaya               | -                                               | -                                               | 0.44                                            |
| 13.     | Mizoram                 | 245                                             | 8                                               | 4.1                                             |
| 14.     | Nagaland                | 438                                             | 22                                              | 6                                               |
| 15.     | Odisha                  | -                                               | -                                               | 7.53                                            |
| 16.     | Punjab                  | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               |
| 17.     | Rajasthan               | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               |
| 18.     | Sikkim                  | -                                               | -                                               | 0.79                                            |
| 19.     | Tamilnadu               | -                                               | -                                               | 6.58                                            |
| 20.     | Tripura                 | 208                                             | 10                                              | 4.3                                             |
| 21.     | Uttar Pradesh           | -                                               | -                                               | 4.92                                            |
| 22.     | Uttrakhand              | 1511                                            | 17                                              | 22.84                                           |
|         | UTs                     |                                                 |                                                 |                                                 |
| 23.     | Daman &Diu              | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               |
| 24.     | NSDF-PYKKA              | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               |
| 25.     | SAI NSNIS Patiala       | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               |
|         | Total                   | 5626                                            | 138                                             | 113.85                                          |

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †440 FOR 17.11.2016 ASKED BY SHRIMATI RANJANBEN  BHATT, SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR  CHOUBEY,  SHRIMATI RAKSHATAI  KHADSE  AND  SHRI  HARISH  CHANDRA  ALIAS  HARISH DWIVEDI, MPS REGARDING WOMEN IN SPORTS

Annexure-II

Details of indoor sports hall developed under Rajiv Gandhi Khel Abhiyan (RGKA) in the year 2015-16

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

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †440 FOR 17.11.2016 ASKED BY SHRIMATI RANJANBEN  BHATT, SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR  CHOUBEY,  SHRIMATI RAKSHATAI  KHADSE  AND  SHRI  HARISH  CHANDRA  ALIAS  HARISH DWIVEDI, MPS REGARDING WOMEN IN SPORTS

Annexure-III INDIGENOUS GAMES AND MARTIAL ARTS SCHOOLS (IGMA)

| SN   | Name of the Schools                                            | Discipline   | Residential   | Residential   | Residential   | Non-Residential   | Non-Residential   | Non-Residential   |
|------|----------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
| SN   | Name of the Schools                                            | Discipline   | B             | G             | T             | B                 | G                 | T                 |
|      | LNCPE KERALA                                                   |              |               |               |               |                   |                   |                   |
|      | Kerala                                                         |              |               |               |               |                   |                   |                   |
| 1    | Vyasa Vidya Peetham Kallekkad (PO) Palakkad Distt.             | Kalaripayatu | 0             | 0             | 0             | 0                 | 0                 | 0                 |
|      |                                                                | TOTAL:       | 0             | 0             | 0             | 0                 | 0                 | 0                 |
|      | Tamilnadu                                                      |              |               |               |               |                   |                   |                   |
| 2    | Vivekananda Vidyalaya, Kandha Podikara, Kanakkar Street, Ambur | Silambam     | 0             | 0             | 0             | 17                | 03                | 20                |
| 3    | Govt. Girls Higher Sec. School, Thanjavur                      | Silambam     | 0             | 0             | 0             | 0                 | 20                | 20                |
|      |                                                                | TOTAL:       | 0             | 0             | 0             | 17                | 23                | 40                |
|      | SOUTHERN                                                       |              |               |               |               |                   |                   |                   |
|      | Telangana                                                      |              |               |               |               |                   |                   |                   |
| 4    | Shri Sharda Dhamam, Vil. Bangalguda, Jagir, Hyderabad-30       | Kabaddi      | 0             | 0             | 0             | 0                 | 22                | 22                |
|      |                                                                | TOTAL:       | 0             | 0             | 0             | 0                 | 22                | 22                |
|      | EASTERN                                                        |              |               |               |               |                   |                   |                   |
|      | Jharkhand                                                      |              |               |               |               |                   |                   |                   |
| 5    | Swami Shardhanand DAV Centenary Public School, Khunti          | Archery      | 0             | 0             | 0             | 14                | 13                | 27                |
|      |                                                                | TOTAL:       | 0             | 0             | 0             | 14                | 13                | 27                |
|      | SAI Centre Kandivali                                           |              |               |               |               |                   |                   |                   |
|      | Maharashtra                                                    |              |               |               |               |                   |                   |                   |
| 6    | Dharamaveer Sambhaji Hr. Sec. School, Aurangabad               | Malkhamb     | 0             | 0             | 0             | 05                | 0                 | 05                |
|      |                                                                | TOTAL:       | 0             | 0             | 0             | 05                | 0                 | 05                |
|      | NERC, Imphal                                                   |              |               |               |               |                   |                   |                   |
|      | Manipur                                                        |              |               |               |               |                   |                   |                   |
| 7    | Bal Vidya Mandir, Vill. & PO Dhobal, Manipur                   | Mukna        | 0             | 0             | 0             | 08                | 0                 | 08                |
|      |                                                                | Thang-Ta     | 0             | 0             | 0             | 08                | 09                | 17                |
|      |                                                                | TOTAL:       | 0             | 0             | 0             | 16                | 09                | 25                |
| 8    | Panthoibi Jagoi Sindam Academy, Shanglen                       | Mukna        | 0             | 0             | 0             | 08                | 0                 | 08                |
|      |                                                                | Thang-Ta     | 0             | 0             | 0             | 04                | 08                | 12                |
|      |                                                                | TOTAL:       | 0             | 0             | 0             | 12                | 08                | 20                |
|      |                                                                | G.TOTAL:     | 0             | 0             | 0             | 28                | 17                | 45                |
|      | RC, Guwahati                                                   |              |               |               |               |                   |                   |                   |
|      | Assam                                                          |              |               |               |               |                   |                   |                   |
| 9    | Martial Authority of Assam Tengapara,                          | Khomlainai   | 0             | 0             | 0             | 11                | 01                | 12                |
|      | Kokrajhar                                                      | TOTAL:       | 0             | 0             | 0             | 11                | 01                | 12                |
|      | NC,Chandigarh                                                  |              |               |               |               |                   |                   |                   |
|      | Punjab                                                         |              |               |               |               |                   |                   |                   |
| 10   | International Fateh Academy, Jandiala, Guru, Amritsar          | Gatka        | 0             | 0             | 0             | 06                | 03                | 09                |
|      |                                                                | TOTAL:       | 0             | 0             | 0             | 06                | 03                | 09                |
|      |                                                                | G.TOTAL:     | 0             | 0             | 0             | 81                | 79                | 160               |

S SU UM MM MA AR RY Y

| SN     | Regions              | Centre   | Residential   | Residential   | Residential   | Non-Residential   | Non-Residential   | Non-Residential   |
|--------|----------------------|----------|---------------|---------------|---------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|        |                      |          | B             | G             | T             | B                 | G                 | T                 |
| 1      | SAI LNCPE            | 03       | 0             | 0             | 0             | 17                | 23                | 40                |
| 2      | Southern             | 01       | 0             | 0             | 0             | 0                 | 22                | 22                |
| 3      | Eastern              | 01       | 0             | 0             | 0             | 14                | 13                | 27                |
| 4      | RC Mumbai            | 01       | 0             | 0             | 0             | 05                | 0                 | 05                |
| 5      | NERC,Imphal          | 02       | 0             | 0             | 0             | 28                | 17                | 45                |
| 6      | RC, Guwahati         | 01       | 0             | 0             | 0             | 11                | 01                | 12                |
| 7      | Northern, Chandigarh | 01       | 0             | 0             | 0             | 06                | 03                | 09                |
| TOTAL: | TOTAL:               | 10       | 0             | 0             | 0             | 81                | 79                | 160               |

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