Lok Sabha Question No. 800 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-06
Subject: Khelo India Scheme
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Rajesh Verma

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †800 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.02.2020

## Khelo India Scheme

†800. SHRI RAJESH VERMA:

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

- (a) whether the Government has made any separate scheme for sportspersons of rural areas under 'Khelo India' scheme;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  the  State-wise  details  of  the  number  of  sportspersons  selected  so  far under this scheme; and
- (d)  the  details  of  the  facilities  being  provided  by  the  Government  to sportspersons selected under the said scheme?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)

## FOR YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS { SHRI KIREN RIJIJU }

- (a)  and  (b)  No  Sir,  there  is  no  separate  scheme  for  sportspersons  of  rural areas,  as  the  Khelo  India  Scheme  covers  all  sportspersons,  including sportspersons of rural India.
- (c)  The  State-wise  details  of  athletes  selected  so  far  under  Khelo  India Scheme are given at Annexure - I.

(d)  The  following  facilities  are  being  provided  by  the  Government  to sportspersons under the Khelo India Scheme:

- i. Out of pocket allowance
- ii. Coaching
- iii. Lodging and boarding
- iv. Sports kits
- v. Domestic travel
- vi. Insurance and medical benefits
- vii. Sports science management
- viii. Educational tie-up

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  †800  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  06.02.2020 REGARDING  'KHELO  INDIA  SCHEME'  ASKED  BY  SHRI  RAJESH  VERMA, HON'BLE MEMBER OF LOK SABHA

ANNEXURE - I State-wise details of Khelo India Athletes

| S.No.              | State / Union Territory   | Male   |   Female |   Total |
|--------------------|---------------------------|--------|----------|---------|
| 1                  | Andaman & Nicobar         | 6      |        9 |      15 |
| 2                  | Andhra Pradesh            | 25     |       24 |      49 |
| 3                  | Arunachal Pradesh         | 7      |        3 |      10 |
| 4 Assam            | 21                        |        |       21 |      42 |
| 5 Bihar            |                           | 9      |        1 |      10 |
| 6 Chandigarh       |                           | 28     |       10 |      38 |
| 7 Chhattisgarh     | 7                         |        |       22 |      29 |
| 8 Daman &          | Diu 3                     |        |        0 |       3 |
| 9 Delhi            | 136                       |        |       95 |     231 |
| 10 Goa             | 12                        |        |        5 |      17 |
| 11 Gujarat         | 42                        |        |       55 |      97 |
| 12 Haryana         | 214                       |        |      179 |     393 |
| 13 Himachal        | Pradesh 5                 |        |       20 |      25 |
| 14 Jammu & Kashmir | 9                         |        |       13 |      22 |
| 15 Jharkhand       | 10                        |        |       17 |      27 |
| 16 Karnataka       | 70                        |        |       71 |     141 |
| 17 Kerala          | 47                        |        |       75 |     122 |
| 18 Madhya          | Pradesh 42                |        |       41 |      83 |
| 19 Maharashtra     | 165                       |        |      201 |     366 |
| 20 Manipur         | 46                        |        |       58 |     104 |
| 21 Meghalaya       |                           | 1      |        2 |       3 |
| 22                 | Mizoram                   | 16     |        9 |      25 |
| 23 Odisha          | 17                        |        |       35 |      52 |
| 24                 | Puducherry                | 2      |        4 |       6 |
| 25 Punjab          | 121                       |        |       78 |     199 |
| 26 Rajasthan       |                           | 50     |       38 |      88 |
| 27 Sikkim          |                           | 2      |        0 |       2 |
| 28                 | Tamil Nadu                | 64     |       84 |     148 |
| 29 Telangana       | 41                        |        |       35 |      76 |
| 30                 | Tripura                   | 2      |        6 |       8 |
| 31 Uttar Pradesh   | 107                       |        |       66 |     173 |
| 32                 | Uttarakhand               | 21     |       21 |      42 |
| 33                 | West Bengal               | 44     |       57 |     101 |
| Total              | Total                     | 1392   |     1355 |    2747 |

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