Lok Sabha Question No. 4434 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-22
Subject: Development of Sports
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: RAVNEET SINGH

## MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4434 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.03.2018

## Development of Sports

4434. SHRI RAVNEET SINGH:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  develop  any new  sports facilities/  infrastructure  /University  in  various  districts  of  Punjab  along with  training  of  medical  staff  engaged  in  sports  and  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has collaborated with various countries and universities to increase the research and development in sports science in the country;
- (c)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  funds  allocated  for  the purpose; and
- (d)  whether  the  Government  has  created  any  special  facilities  for physically  challenged  athletes  for  their  training  and  if  so,  the  details
- thereof along with the funds allocated for the purpose?

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

- (a) The Ministry is implementing the Khelo India Scheme which, interalia, provide for development of sports facilities and infrastructure in the

entire country, including Punjab. Salient features of the Scheme, having twelve verticals, are given in Annexure - I.

In addition, National  Centre  of  Sports  Science  and  Research (NCSSR) is to be established in the Netaji Subhash National Institute of Sports (NSNIS), Patiala(an existing institution of sports coach education, sports  sciences,  sports  medicine  and  athlete  training  under  the  Sports Authority of India.)  A sum of Rs. 5 crore has already been released by the Ministry for the purpose of creation of infrastructure and procurement of equipment.    Besides,  Guru  Nanak  Dev  University,  Amritsar  has  been selected  as  one  of  the  Universities  for  creation  of  Sports  Science department therein and a sum of Rs. 1.80 crore has been released.  This University proposes to conduct the following courses from July, 2018:

- (i) Certificate Programe in Sports Anthropometry;
- (ii) M.SC in Sports Bio-Chemistry;
- (iii)
- M.Sc in sports Nutrition;
- (iv) M.Sc. in sports Physiology;
- (v) M.Sc. in Sports Phychology;
- (vi) Masters in Sports Physiotherapy.

The NSNIS, inter-alia, also conducts short and long term academic courses  in  sports  coaching,  sports  sciences  and  other  related  fields, and  provides scientific  back  up  to  the  elite  sportspersons  for  achievements  of high including Post Graduate  Diploma  in  Sports Medicine, level performance.

A National Centre for Sports Coaching (NCSC) will also be established in the NSNIS, Patiala to enhance sports coaching, education in the country and also to create coaching development framework of the country  and  to  conduct  the  research  in  technical,  tactical  and  skill development aspect of coaching and training of athletes, A sum of Rs. 2 crore has been released for the purpose so far.

- (b) & (c) The  Ministry  and  its  organizations  have  been  collaborating with  various  other  countries  and  foreign  universities,  prominent  among them being Australia, Japan, etc., and Universities such as University of Canberra  and  Victoria University, Australia, Nippon  Sports  Science

University  and  University  of  Tsukuba,  Japan,  Birmingham  University, United Kingdom, etc., with various objectives relating to development of Sports, including research and development in sports and sports science. The efforts are largely collaborative in nature on exchange basis, without any specific budget allocation. (d) While  many  of  the  facilities  of  the  organizations  under  this Ministry  are  disabled-friendly  and  efforts  are  on  to  make  more  of  them suitable for persons with disabilities, the Sports Authority of India (SAI), an autonomous organization under the aegis of Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, has established an exclusive SAI Training Centre at SAI Regional Centre, Gandhinagar (Gujarat) in the discipline of Athletics, Swimming & Power  Lifting.  In  order  to  meet  the  special  needs  of  Para  Athletes  the sports infrastructure available at SAI Regional Centre, Gandhinagar has been  upgraded  so  that  regular  training  to  the  physically  challenged athletes  (Para  Athlete)  could  be  imparted.  Further  upgradation  of  the Centre is being undertaken with a total estimated cost of Rs.50 crore out of which Rs.20 crore is being provided by the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  4434  FOR  22.03.2018  ASKED  BY  SHRI RAVNEET SINGH, MP, REGARDING DEVELOPMENT OF SPORTS

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 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

## Salient feature of the Khelo India Scheme

panchayats can be taken upin 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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