Lok Sabha Question No. 898 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-27
Subject: Khelo India Scheme
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Bheemrao Baswanthrao Patil

## MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  898 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.06.2019

## Khelo India Scheme

898.  SHRI B.B. PATIL

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

- (a) whether the Khelo India Scheme has been running successfully across the country since it was launched and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the budget allocated for this scheme during 2018-19; and
- (c) the funds released to the States/ UTs under the scheme particularly to
- Telangana during the said period?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS { SHRI KIREN RIJIJU }

- (a) Yes,  Sir.  The  Khelo  India  Scheme  has  been  running  successfully across  the  country  since  it  was  launched  and  the  details  of  major achievements are given at Annexure - I.
- (b) The Budgetary allocation at Revised Estimate (RE) stage for Khelo India scheme during 2018-19 was Rs. 500.09 crore.
- (c) In 2018-19 a sum of Rs.199.31 crore was released to States / Union Territories  for  bridging  gaps  in  sports  infrastructure  and  holding  sports competitions against the projects sanctioned by this Ministry.   A sum of Rs.  10.00  lakhs  was  released  for  conducting  sports  activities  under 'Sports for Peace and Development' component of Khelo India scheme to Telangana  State.  State  /  Union  Territories  wise  information  is  given  at Annexure-II.

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## Major Achievements of Khelo India Scheme

-  133 new sports infrastructure projects approved in 27 States / Union Territories at a total sanctioned cost of Rs.826crore.
-  The 1 st Khelo India School Games (KISG) 2018 were successfully  conducted from 31 st January to 8 th February 2018 in New Delhi with participation of 3507 athletes
-  The 2 nd edition of Games, i.e. 'Khelo India Youth Games Maharashtra, 2019' were successfully  conducted  in  Pune  from  9 th January  to  20 th January,  2019  with participation of 5925 athletes.
-  2437sporting  talentsacross  20  sports  disciplines  have  been  selected  under  Talent Search & Development.
-  A total of 99 Academies (SAI, State Government/Central Government and Private) have been accredited for the training of the Khelo India athletes (KIAs).
-  Khelo  India  Mobile  Application  was  successfully  launched  to  enable  the  general public  to  get  information  and  ease  of  access  to  the  various  aspects  of  the  game (HOW  TO  PLAY),  available  playfields  across  India  (WHERE  TO  PLAY)  or mapping the fitness parameters of the young school going population of the country.
-  First  National  level  Training  of  Trainer  Programme(TOTs)  for  Central  Board  of Secondary  Education  (CBSE)  Teachers  was  held  and  198  Physical  Education Teachers  trained  are  Certified  as  Master  Trainers.  Total  30  Regional/State  Level TOTs  have  been  conducted  where  a  total  number  of  1547  Certified  Regional Trainers were trained.
-  Under  Physical  Fitness  of  School  Going  Children  component,  1168  Schools  and 23,947 Assessors are Registered.  For physical  fitness assessment, 2,70,821 student profiles have been created in the Khelo India Mobile App and out of which 92,583 number of assessments have been made.
- A support of Rs. 3 crore had been given to Boxing Federation of India to conduct The International Boxing Association (AIBA)World Women Boxing Championship 2018 held at New Delhi from 15th to 24th November, 2018.
-  2,124  trainees  are  covered  under  18  State  Level  Khelo  India  Centres  of  Sports Authority of India.
-  Rs.23.05 crore was sanctioned for conducing sporting activities in 13 States during 2018-19 under the Khelo India vertical 'Sports for Peace and Development'.

Annexure II

State  wise  details  of  funds  released  under  Khelo  India  Scheme  during  the  financial  year 2018-19.

(Rs. in crore)

| S. No   | Name of the State/ Union Territory   | Amount   |
|---------|--------------------------------------|----------|
| 1.      | Arunachal Pradesh                    | 40.41    |
| 2.      | Assam                                | 8.42     |
| 3.      | Bihar                                | 0.40     |
| 4.      | Chhattisgarh                         | 0.80     |
| 5.      | Gujarat                              | 3.00     |
| 6.      | Haryana                              | 6.95     |
| 7.      | Himachal Pradesh                     | 2.50     |
| 8.      | Jammu &Kashmir                       | 15.84    |
| 9.      | Karnataka                            | 9.50     |
| 10.     | Kerala                               | 4.00     |
| 11.     | Madhya Pradesh                       | 4.14     |
| 12.     | Maharashtra                          | 19.87    |
| 13.     | Manipur                              | 9.30     |
| 14.     | Meghalaya                            | 0.70     |
| 15.     | Mizoram                              | 0.30     |
| 16.     | Nagaland                             | 5.30     |
| 17.     | Odisha                               | 0.89     |
| 18.     | Rajasthan                            | 11.36    |
| 19.     | Sikkim                               | 3.40     |
| 20.     | Telangana                            | 0.10     |
| 21.     | Tamil Nadu                           | 4.00     |
| 22.     | Tripura                              | 0.70     |
| 23.     | Uttarakhand                          | 1.00     |
| 24.     | Uttar Pradesh                        | 43.43    |
|         | UTs                                  |          |
| 25.     | Puducherry                           | 3.00     |
|         | Total                                | 199.31   |