Lok Sabha Question No. 2195 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-04
Subject: National Policy for Sports
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Ashok Mahadeorao Nete, Sumedhanand Saraswati

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2195

TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.07.2019

National Policy for Sports

†2195. SHRI ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE:

## SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARSWATI:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  formulated/proposes  to  formulate any National Policy regarding sports and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the schemes made under the policy to achieve the past glory in hockey, cricket etc;
- (c) the names and the details of the programmes being implemented by  the  Government  to  promote  hockey,  football,  volleyball  and  other sports in the country;
- (d) the locations at which hockey, football stadiums are being set up in the country, State-wise; and
- (e) whether the Government proposes to set up new hockey, football and  other  sports  stadiums  in  coming  years  and  if  so,  the  details thereof, location-wise?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

- (a): Yes,    Sir.  This  Ministry  has  already  formulated  the  National Sports Policy in 2001 with the objectiveof Broad-basing and Achieving Excellence in Sports at the national and international levels.The  full text/details  of  the  National  Sports  Policy,  2001  is  available  at  the website  of  this  Ministry.  The  salient  features  of  the  National  Sports Policy, 2001 are as follows:
- (i)
- Broad basing of sports and achievement of excellence;
- (ii)
- Up-gradation and development of infrastructure;
- (iii) Support  to  National  Sports  Federations  and  other  sports bodies;
- (iv) Strengthening of scientific and coaching support to sports
- (v) Special incentives to promote sports
- (vi) Enhanced participation of women, scheduled tribes and rural youth;
- (vii)
- Involvement of corporate sector in sports promotion; and
- (viii)
- Promote sports mindedness among the public at large.
- (b) & (c):  The Scheme for Assistance to National Sports Federations (NSFs), high quality infrastructure at SAI Centres, support to potential medal winners under Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS), various verticals of Khelo India scheme and schemes run by Sports Authority of India (SAI) are aimed at broad basing and achieving excellence in sports  in  all  disciplines  including  Hockey,  Football  and  Volleyball. The details of these schemes are in the public domain on the website of this Ministry.

(d)& (e) 'Sports' being a State subject the responsibility of providing sports infrastructure, including hockey and football stadia, rests with the State/Union Territory Governments. Central Government supplements efforts of Governments of the States / Union Territories for  bridging  gaps  in  sports  infrastructure.  Receipt,  processing  and sanction  of  projects  for  bridging  gaps  in  sports  infrastructure  under Khelo  India  scheme  is  a  continuous  process.  Information  relating  to location of SAI hockey and football fields and projects sanctioned for hockey and football fields under Khelo India Scheme is at Annexure.

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## Annexure referred to in reply to parts (d) & (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2195 to be answered on 04.07.2019 regarding National Policy for Sports

## (A)   List of SAI Centres/Regional Centres having Hockey and Football Fields

## Hockey:

|   S. No. | SAI Centres                 | S. No.   | SAI Regional Centre     |
|----------|-----------------------------|----------|-------------------------|
|        1 | Medikeri (Karnataka)        | 1.       | Bangalore (Karnataka)   |
|        2 | Hyderabad (Telangana)       | 2.       | Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) |
|        3 | Chennai (Tamil Nadu)        | 3.       | Chandigarh (Punjab)     |
|        4 | Puducherry (Puducherry)     | 4.       | Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) |
|        5 | Trichur ((Kerala)           | 5.       | Sonepat (Haryana)       |
|        6 | Kollam (Kerala)             | 6.       | Kolkata (West Bengal)   |
|        7 | Tikamgarh (Madhya Pradesh)  | 7.       | Gandhinagar (Gujarat)   |
|        8 | Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh)  | 8.       | Imphal (Manipur)        |
|        9 | Bareilly (Uttar Pradesh)    | 9.       | Mumbai (Maharashtra)    |
|       10 | Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh)    |          |                         |
|       11 | Mustana Sahib (Punjab)      |          |                         |
|       12 | Badal (Punjab)              |          |                         |
|       13 | Patiala (Punjab)            |          |                         |
|       14 | Kurukshetra (Haryana)       |          |                         |
|       15 | Hissar (Haryana)            |          |                         |
|       16 | Hazaribagh (Jharkhand)      |          |                         |
|       17 | Alwar (Rajasthan)           |          |                         |
|       18 | Kandivali (Maharashtra)     |          |                         |
|       19 | Aurangabad (Maharashtra)    |          |                         |
|       20 | Ranchi (Jharkhand)          |          |                         |
|       21 | Sundergarh (Odisha)         |          |                         |
|       22 | Mayiladuthurai (Tamil Nadu) |          |                         |
|       23 | Kokrajhar (Assam)           |          |                         |

## Football:

|   S. No. | SAI Centres              |   S. No. | SAI Regional Centre     |
|----------|--------------------------|----------|-------------------------|
|        1 | Kurnool (Andhra Pradesh) |        1 | Bangalore (Karnataka)   |
|        2 | Chennai (Tamil Nadu)     |        2 | Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) |
|        3 | Kollam (Kerala)          |        3 | Kolkata (West Bengal)   |
|        4 | Patiala (Punjab)         |        4 | Gandhinagar (Gujarat)   |
|        5 | Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) |        5 | Imphal (Manipur)        |
|        6 | Lebong (West Bengal)     |        6 | Guwahati (Assam)        |

|   7. | Jalpaiguri (West Bengal)   | 7.   | Sonepat (Haryana)       |
|------|----------------------------|------|-------------------------|
|    8 | Cuttack (Orissa)           | 8.   | Mumbai (Maharashtra)    |
|    9 | Hazaribag (Jharkhand)      | 9.   | Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) |
|   10 | Ponda (Goa)                |      |                         |
|   11 | Dimapur (Nagaland)         |      |                         |
|   12 | Golaghat (Assam)           |      |                         |
|   13 | Shillong (Meghalay)        |      |                         |
|   14 | Raipur (Chhattisgarh)      |      |                         |
|   15 | Burdwan (West Bengal)      |      |                         |
|   16 | Aurangabad (Maharashtra)   |      |                         |
|   17 | Ranchi (Jharkhand)         |      |                         |
|   18 | Agartala (Tripura)         |      |                         |
|   19 | Utlou (Manipur)            |      |                         |
|   20 | Tinsukia (Assam)           |      |                         |
|   21 | Kokrajhar (Assam)          |      |                         |
|   22 | Namchi (Sikkim)            |      |                         |
|   23 | Dhar (Madhya Pradesh)      |      |                         |
|   24 | Giddaur (Bihar)            |      |                         |

## (B)    List of hockey projects sanctioned under Khelo India Scheme

|   S. No. | Name of State   | Name of the Project                                                                                                              |
|----------|-----------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Andhra Pradesh  | Laying of Astro Turf Hockey Field at District Sports Authority Ground, Kakinada, East Godavari District.                         |
|        2 | Assam           | Synthetic Hockey Turf at SAI SAG Centre Kokrajhar, Assam                                                                         |
|        3 | Assam           | Renovation / Upgradation including Laying of Synthetic Hockey Field in Maulana Md. Tayabullah Hockey Stadium, Betapara, Guhawati |
|        4 | Chhattisgarh    | Laying of Synthetic Hockey Turf at Jashpur                                                                                       |
|        5 | Gujarat         | Laying of Hockey Turf Ground at DevgadhBariya, District Dahod                                                                    |
|        6 | Jharkhand       | Upgradation of Hockey at SAI Training Centre ,Hazaribagh.                                                                        |
|        7 | Karnataka       | Laying of Synthetic Hockey Surface at Sainik School, Bijapur                                                                     |
|        8 | Madhya Pradesh  | Laying of Astro turf hockey field at Railway Stadium, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh                                                    |
|        9 | Maharashtra     | Upgradation of Hockey Astroturf at ShivchhatraptiKridapeeth Sports Complex, Pune                                                 |
|       10 | New Delhi       | Replacement of Synthetic Hockey Turf at Major Dhyan Chand Stadium New Delhi for National Hockey Academy                          |
|       11 | Rajasthan       | Laying of Synthetic Hockey Field at MaharanaPratapKheloGaon, Udaipur                                                             |
|       12 | Uttarakhand     | Laying of synthetic Hockey Field, at Sports Stadium RoshnabadSalempurHaridwar                                                    |
|       13 | Uttar Pradesh   | Laying of Synthetic Hockey Field at Kailash Prakash Stadium, Meerut                                                              |

## (C) List of football projects sanctioned under Khelo India Scheme

|   S. No. | Name of State   | Name of the Project                                                                                                     |
|----------|-----------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Jharkhand       | Upgradation of Football Ground at SAI Training Centre ,Hazaribagh.                                                      |
|        2 | Karnataka       | Laying of Synthetic Football turf at Sports Authority of India (SAI) Regional Centre, Bengaluru                         |
|        3 | Manipur         | Laying of Synthetic Football Turf at SAI NERC Takyal, Imphal.                                                           |
|        4 | Manipur         | Construction of Football field and RCC galary at HAO GoundChingamathak, Imphal West.                                    |
|        5 | Manipur         | Construction of football field and RCC galary at HiyangthangKangjeibung, Imphal West.                                   |
|        6 | Mizoram         | Laying of Synthetic Astro-Turf Football ground at Lawngtlai Playground Lawngtlai.                                       |
|        7 | Mizoram         | laying of Synthetic Football Turf at SAI Special Area Games (SAG) Centre, Thenzawal, Mizoram                            |
|        8 | Rajasthan       | Construction, Football Ground and Athletic Track, of Multipurpose Indoor Hall at LBS Government Post G College Kotputli |
|        9 | Tripura         | Synthetic Football Turf in Chandrapur Football ground, Udaipur under Gomati District Tripura                            |

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