Lok Sabha Question No. 208 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-24
Subject: Sports in Schools
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Ranjanben Dhananjay Bhatt, Jayadev Galla

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION AND LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 208 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24 th  June, 2019

Sports in Schools

†208. SHRIMATI RANJAN BEN DHANANJAY BHATT: SHRI JAYADEV GALLA:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government is seriously considering to make policy to identify interest of each child towards sports activities from the new academic session and if so, the action taken/ proposed to be taken by the Government in this regard;

(b)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  give  special  fund  to  promote  the  sports  activities  for children  in  schools  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof,  State/UT-wise  along  with  the  special  funds earmarked to States, State/UT-wise including Gujarat;

(c) the time by which the said funds are likely to be provided;

(d)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  as  per  some  global  education  survey,  a  very  less percentage of Indian students spend sufficient time on sports and nearly 25 per cent students does not play any sport in schools; and

(e) if so, the steps taken/ proposed to be taken by the Government so that children play more and more hours in a week?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

(a)  to  (e):  Department  of  School  Education  and  Literacy  has  launched  an  Integrated  Scheme  for School  Education-Samagra  Shiksha,  subsuming  three  erstwhile  Centrally  Sponsored  Schemes  of Sarva  Shiksha  Abhiyan(SSA),  Rashtriya  Madhyamik  Shiksha  Abhiyan(RMSA)  and  Teacher education  (TE)  with  effect  from  1 st April,  2018.  The  new  integrated  scheme    envisages  school education as a continuum from pre-school to senior secondary level and aims to ensure inclusive and equitable  quality  education  at  all  levels.  The  scheme  includes  the  Sports  and  Physical  Education component under which provision for grants for sports equipment for indoor and outdoor games in all government schools has been made.

Realizing the need for holistic development of children, under the Samagra Shiksha, Sports and  Physical  Education  component  has  been  introduced  for  the  first  time  for  encouragement  of Sports,  Physical  activities,  Yoga,  Co-curricular  activities  etc.  A  provision  has  been  made  for Government schools for grant for sports equipments at the rate of  Rs. 5000 for Primary Schools, Rs. 10,000 for upper primary schools and up to Rs. 25,000 for secondary and senior secondary schools per annum.  In the year 2018-19, an outlay of Rs. 506.90 crore was approved under sports grant for 894307 government schools. The State and UT wise detail including Gujarat is at Annexure.

Global Education Census Report 2018 of Cambridge Assessment International Education has stated  that  74%  Indian  students  play  sports  regularly.  However,  the  Report  does  not  mention  the methodology  used  in  the  study  and  the  source  of  this  data  is  stated  to  be  a  study  by  a  nongovernmental  organisation.  The  Cambridge  Assessment  International  Education  did  not  share  this data  with  Government  and  therefore,  this  Ministry  cannot  authenticate  the  report.    However,  this Ministry is aware of the issues of promoting sports amongst students.

Ministry  has  issued  guidelines  vide  letter  24.12.2018  to  States  and  UTs to  ensure  proper utilization  of  sports  grant.  These  guidelines  include  an indicative  list  of  age  appropriate  sports equipments for government schools. Sport specific equipments may also be chosen by the schools, based on availability of infrastructure in the school including availability of playfield etc. States and UTs have been advised to encourage schools to include traditional/regional games of the respective State/Region. One responsible person/Physical Education Teacher (PET)/Teacher in charge in every school is to be given the responsibility to take care of the sports equipments and to maintain their stock position.

As  per  the  National  Curriculum  Framework,  2005,  Health  and  Physical  Education  is  a Compulsory subject from Class I to X.  In this regard, NCERT has brought out material for Class VI, VII and VIII as Teachers Guide and for Class IX Textbooks on Health and Physical Education. In addition,  Central  Board  of  Secondary  Examination (CBSE) has introduced a streamlined and well designed Health and Physical Education(HPE) Program to mainstream health and physical education in schools for students of class IX- XII.  The schools have been directed to reserve one period per day for HPE/ sports. This program is compulsory for all affiliated schools of CBSE.

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## Annexure

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO THE PART (A) TO |(E) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 208 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24 TH   JUNE, 2019 ASKED BY SHRIMATI RANJAN BEN DHANANJAY BHATT AND SHRI JAYADEV GALLA REGARDING SPORTS IN SCHOOLS

Budget approved  for Sports & Physical Education for the year 2018-19 under Samagra Shiksha

(Rs. in Crore)

| Sl.No   | State/UT          | Estimated Budget   | Estimated Budget   |
|---------|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
| Sl.No   | State/UT          | Physical           | Financial          |
| 1.      | A. &N. Islands    | 328                | 0.37               |
| 2.      | Andhra Pradesh    | 7970               | 0.80               |
| 3.      | Arunachal Pradesh | 3317               | 2.74               |
| 4.      | Assam             | 47074              | 13.07              |
| 5.      | Bihar             | 73838              | 39.73              |
| 6.      | Chandigarh        | 311                | 0.39               |
| 7.      | Chhattisgarh      | 46691              | 22.73              |
| 8.      | D. &N. Haveli     | 296                | 0.26               |
| 9.      | Daman And Diu     | 88                 | 0.06               |
| 10.     | Delhi             | 2731               | 3.45               |
| 11.     | Goa               | 753                | 0.40               |
| 12.     | Gujarat           | 33485              | 28.26              |
| 13.     | Haryana           | 14355              | 14.93              |
| 14.     | Himachal Pradesh  | 15397              | 14.19              |
| 15.     | Jammu And Kashmir | 23325              | 20.69              |
| 16.     | Jharkhand         | 12540              | 6.27               |
| 17.     | Karnataka         | 48393              | 17.92              |
| 18.     | Kerala            | 0                  | 0.00               |
| 19.     | Lakshadweep       | 82                 | 0.10               |
| 20.     | Madhya Pradesh    | 111249             | 11.41              |
| 21.     | Maharashtra       | 816                | 0.41               |
| 22.     | Manipur           | 2977               | 2.56               |
| 23.     | Meghalaya         | 92                 | 0.23               |
| 24.     | Mizoram           | 2541               | 2.36               |
| 25.     | Nagaland          | 343                | 0.22               |
| 26.     | Odisha            | 56058              | 42.13              |
| 27.     | Puducherry        | 382                | 0.29               |
| 28.     | Punjab            | 19248              | 18.19              |
| 29.     | Rajasthan         | 66641              | 69.56              |
| 30.     | Sikkim            | 765                | 0.86               |
| 31.     | Tamil Nadu        | 12711              | 7.20               |
| 32.     | Telangana         | 28086              | 7.74               |
| 33.     | Tripura           | 1458               | 2.06               |
| 34.     | Uttar Pradesh     | 161030             | 107.56             |
| 35.     | Uttrakhand        | 17046              | 14.52              |
| 36.     | West Bengal       | 81910              | 33.41              |
|         | Grand Total       | 894327             | 507.05             |