Lok Sabha Question No. 72 (STARRED), answered on 2019-02-07
Subject: Rajiv Gandhi Khel Abhiyan
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE, SANJAY SHAMRAO DHOTRE

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

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. *72

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2019

Rajiv Gandhi Khel Abhiyan

- *72.  SHRI RAHUL SHEWALE: SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE:

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

- (a)  whether the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Abhiyan (RGKA) and Urban Sports Infrastructure  Scheme  (USIS)  have  achieved  the  desired  results  in improving  the  level  of  sports  in  the  country  and  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (b) the funds provided and utilised under the said schemes during each of  the  last  three  years  and  the  current  year,  State/  UT  and  schemewise;
- (c) the number of complaints of irregularities/corruption in implementation  of  the  said  schemes  reported  along  with  the  action taken thereon by the Government during the said period, State/UT and scheme-wise;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to prepare any long term plan to attract young talent in sports and develop a vast network of infrastructure  including  quality  training  to  the  players  and  if  so,  the details thereof; and
- (e) the details of schemes/programmes implemented/being implemented by the Government for revival of such sports which are presently in dismal position in the country and the achievements

thereof  along  with  the  other  steps  taken/being  taken  to  improve  the performance of Indian sports in national and international competitions?

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

## (a) to (e) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF THE LOK SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  *72  FOR  07.02.2019  ASKED  BY  SHRI RAHUL SHEWALE AND SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE, MPS, REGARDING RAJIV GANDHI KHEL ABHIYAN

(a) & (b) 'Sports'  is  a  State  subject  and  development  of  sports  in  the country, including improving the level of sports is primarily the responsibility of the State Governments and the National Sports Federations (NSFs) concerned. The Central Government complements/supplements the efforts of the State Governments and the NSFs.

Improving  the  level  of  sports  in  the  country  is  a  continuous process  being  undertaken  by  this Ministry through relevant sports promotional schemes.   This Ministry implemented Urban Sports Infrastructure  Scheme  (USIS),  a  Central  Sector  Scheme  from  the  year 2010-11 to 2015-16 for development of Sports infrastructure facilities. The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Abhiyan (RGKA) which was implemented from 2014-15 to 2015-16 provided for construction of sports complex in each block of the country and for holding of annual sports competitions in the country at  Block,  District,  State  and  National  levels.  Under  USIS,  financial assistance  for  62  sports  infrastructure  projects  were  sanctioned  and under  RGKA,  financial  assistance  for  4  indoor  halls  were  sanctioned. During  2014-15  and  2015-16,  various  Sports  Competitions  viz.,  Rural Competitions,  Women  Competitions,  North  East  Games  and  Left  Wing Extremism  Affected  (LWEA)  Area  Competitions  were  held  under  RGKA with a total participation of more than 44 lakh boys and girls.

An independent evaluation study of USIS was carried out by this Ministry through M/s Gayatri Rural Educational Society (GRES), Srikakulam. As per the evaluation report which was submitted in 2015, it was concluded that USIS is a very good and very important programme as it  also  caters  to  youth  outside  educational  institutions.  The  RGKA Scheme  envisaged  to  provide  funding  through  convergence  of  various Schemes  implemented  by  Ministry  of  Rural  Development,  Ministry  of Panchayati  Raj,  Ministry  of  Development  of  North  East  Region,  and erstwhile  Planning  Commission.  However,  RGKA  could  not  take  off  in desired manner as no funds could be obtained towards implementation of RGKA  due  to  non-convergence  of  various  Schemes  of  the  concerned Ministries. Accordingly, inputs and suggestions available in the report on

USIS  along  with  the  recommendations  /  suggestions  of  three  Regional Conferences held between April and May, 2014 with State Governments and conference of Ministers and Secretaries of States/UTs in Charge of Youth  Affairs  &  Sports  held  in  2015  were  considered    when  the  USIS along  with  RGKA  and  other  schemes  were  subsumed  under  a  new Scheme  called  Khelo  India  -  National  Programme  for  Development  of Sports which was implemented during the year 2016-17. The Khelo India Scheme  was  further  revised  and  revamped  in  2017-18  with  a  view  to achieving  the  twin  objectives  of  mass  participation  and  promotion  of excellence in sports.

The  State-wise  details  of  funds  released  under  RGKA  and  USIS during  2015-16  is  given  at  Annexure  -  I.  Since  both  schemes  were subsumed in Khelo India - National Programme for Development of Sports in  the  year  2016-17,  no  funds  were  sanctioned  under  the  said  schemes from 2016-17 onwards.

- (c) No complaints received in this Ministry regarding irregularities / corruption in implementation of USIS and RGKA.
- (d) This  Ministry  is  implementing  Khelo  India  Scheme  which,  interalia, includes the verticals 'Talent Search and Development' and 'Utilisation and Creation/ Upgradation of Sports Infrastructure'.

The  vertical 'Talent Search  and  Development'  provides for identification of talented players in priority sports disciplines at various levels  through  different  avenues  in  a  transparent  manner  and  develop them through a Long Term Athlete Development (LTAD) Programme. The vertical  'Utilisation  and  Creation/  Upgradation  of  Sports  Infrastructure' provides for filling up of critical gaps in sports infrastructure.

- (e) This Ministry implements Khelo India scheme for the development of sports in the country including for the revival of such sports which are presently  in  dismal  position.  The  Khelo  India  scheme  provides  for encouraging 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

through  its  twelve  verticals.  The  major  achievements  of  Khelo  India Scheme are given at Annexure - II.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) AND (b) OF THE LOK SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  *72  FOR  07.02.2019  ASKED  BY  SHRI RAHUL SHEWALE AND SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE, MPS, REGARDING RAJIV GANDHI KHEL ABHIYAN

Annexure - I

## State-wise details of funds released under Rajiv Gandhi Khel Abhiyan (RGKA) and Urban Sports Infrastructure Scheme (USIS) during 2015-16

(Rs. in crore)

| S. No   | Name of the State/ UT                                             | RGKA           | RGKA        | USIS   |
|---------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|-------------|--------|
| S. No   | Name of the State/ UT                                             | Infrastructure | Competition | USIS   |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh                                                    | 0.80           | 3.21        | 6.90   |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh                                                 | -              | -           | -      |
| 3       | Assam                                                             | -              | -           | 7.40   |
| 4       | Bihar                                                             | -              | -           | -      |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh                                                      | -              | -           | -      |
| 6       | Goa                                                               | -              | -           | -      |
| 7       | Gujarat                                                           | -              | -           | -      |
| 8       | Haryana                                                           | -              | -           | -      |
| 9       | Himachal Pradesh                                                  | -              | 0.72        | 3.00   |
| 10      | Jammu &Kashmir                                                    | -              | 0.37        | -      |
| 11      | Jharkhand                                                         | -              | -           | -      |
| 12      | Karnataka                                                         | -              | 1.72        | -      |
| 13      | Kerala                                                            | -              | -           | 6.42   |
| 14      | Madhya Pradesh                                                    | -              | 0.42        | -      |
| 15      | Maharashtra                                                       | -              | -           | 2.50   |
| 16      | Manipur                                                           | -              | 1.43        | 2.40   |
| 17      | Meghalaya                                                         | -              | -           | 1.80   |
| 18      | Mizoram                                                           | -              | 0.31        | 2.40   |
| 19      | Nagaland                                                          | -              | -           | -      |
| 20      | Odisha                                                            | -              | 3.9         | 4.30   |
| 21      | Punjab                                                            | 0.40           | 1.12        | 0.98   |
| 22      | Rajasthan                                                         | -              | 3.17        | 5.40   |
| 23      | Sikkim                                                            | -              | -           | -      |
| 24      | Telangana                                                         | -              | 0.59        | -      |
| 25      | Tamil Nadu                                                        | 0.40           | 0.35        | 6.30   |
| 26      | Tripura                                                           | -              | 1.78        | -      |
| 27      | Uttrakhand                                                        | -              | 1.21        | 5.60   |
| 28      | Uttar Pradesh                                                     | -              | -           | 2.00   |
| 29      | West Bengal                                                       | -              | -           | 2.50   |
|         | UTs                                                               |                |             |        |
| 30      | A &NIslands                                                       | -              | -           | -      |
| 31      | Chandigarh                                                        | -              | -           | -      |
| 32      | Daman &Diu                                                        | -              | -           | -      |
| 33      | Lakshadweep                                                       | -              | -           | -      |
| 34      | Puducherry                                                        | -              | -           | -      |
| 35      | National Level Competitions released to Sports Authority of India | -              | 0.72        | -      |
|         | Total                                                             | 1.60           | 21.02       | 59.90  |

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (e) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  *72  FOR  07.02.2019  ASKED  BY  SHRI  RAHUL SHEWALE AND SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE, MPS, REGARDING RAJIV GANDHI KHEL ABHIYAN

Annexure - II

## Major achievements of Khelo India Scheme

-  1 st Khelo  India  School  Games  held  from  31 st Jan  -  8 th Feb,  2017  in  which  3507 sportsperson participated in 16 disciplines.
-  2 nd Edition  of  Khelo  India  Games  (Khelo  India  Youth  Games)  held  from  9 th to  20 th January 2019 in which 5925 sportsperson participated in 18 disciplines.
-  National  Sports  competitions  conducted  for  intellectually  challenged  persons.  600 athletes  participated  in  7  sports  disciplines  in  the  inaugural  national  games  conducted from 5 th to 9 th July, 2018.
-  89 sports academies have been accredited for training of identified sporting talents.
-  Financial assistance sanctioned for conducing sporting activities in 14 States (Left Wing Extremism Affected Areas / North Eastern States / Jammu & Kashmir) during 2018-19.
-  39 sports competitions conducted under the 'Ek Bharat Shresth Bharat' programme to promote rural and indigenous games conducted during the period from January, 2018 to January 2019.
-  Finance assistance approved for the Women's World Boxing Championship, 2018 held in India.
-  201 physical education teachers trained to act as coaches at the community level.
-  130 new sports infrastructure projects approved in 25 States & 2 UTs at a total cost of Rs.766.72 crore.
-  1518 sporting talents have been identified under Talent Search & Development.

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