Lok Sabha Question No. 2065 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-22
Subject: Target Olympic Podium Scheme
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Hemant Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2065

TO BE ANSWERED ON 22-09-2020

Target Olympic Podium Scheme

## 2065. SHRI HEMANT SRIRAM PATIL:

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

- (a) whether the Government has made any proposal for increase in the budgetary allocation to the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports;
- (b)  the  funds  allocated,  received  and  spent  under  Target  Olympic Podium (TOP) Scheme till date;
- (c) the list of sportspersons who have been provided assistance under the Scheme, till date; and
- (d)  the  criteria  in  place  for  choosing  sportspersons  who  will  be
- provided assistance there under for Olympics?

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

- (a): In financial year 2020-21, the Budget Estimate (BE) for Ministry of Youth  Affairs  &  Sports  is  Rs.2826.92  crore,  which  was  Rs.2216.92 crore in 2019-20, which is a 27.5% increase. BE figures for FY 2018-19 and 2017-18 were Rs.2196.35 crore and Rs.1943.21 crore respectively, which shows  that efforts have been made  to increase budget allocation of the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports over the years.
- (b): No separate funds are allocated for Target Olympic Podium (TOP) Scheme. However, funds are released from National Sports Development Fund (NSDF) Scheme to Sports Authority of India (SAI) for  expenditure on TOP Scheme. The details of funds released under NSDF to SAI for TOP Scheme are as under:

| Year    | Funds Released to SAI   |   Funds utilized by SAI (Rs. in crore) |
|---------|-------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| 2016-17 | (Rupees in crore) 20.00 |                                  19.61 |
| 2017-18 | 10.00                   |                                   4.87 |
| 2018-19 | 10.00                   |                                   8.84 |
| 2019-20 | 8.50                    |                                   8.22 |

In  addition,  NSDF  provides  OPA  to  TOPS  athletes  selected  in  Core Group at Rs.50,000.00 per month and Development Group at Rs.25,000.00  per  month.  Details  of  funds  released  to  athlete  are  as under:

| Year      | Funds (OPA) Released to Athletes in Core Group (Rs. in crore)   | Funds (OPA) Released to Athletes in Development Group (Rs. in crore)   |
|-----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2016-17   | -                                                               | -                                                                      |
| 2017-18   | 6.51                                                            | -                                                                      |
| 2018-19   | 5.94                                                            | -                                                                      |
| 2019-20   | 5.63                                                            | -                                                                      |
| 2020-2021 | 2.33                                                            | 1.68                                                                   |

(c): At  present,  94  athletes  and  2  teams  are  included  in  the  TOPS whose details are in Annexure.

(d):  Selection  criteria  in  place  for  selecting  sports  persons  who  are

- provided assistance under TOP Scheme are as follows: i) Current performance ii) Past performance iii) Performance in comparison to Global performance trends iv) Current age in comparison to High performance age v) Global competitors' analysis vi) Performance progression rate vii) World Rankings & National Ranking

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## Annexure

Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of the Lok Sabha UnStarred Question No.2065 for answer on 22.09.2020 regarding Target Olympic Podium Scheme by Shri Hemant Sriram Patil, Hon'ble Member of Parliament.

## List of Athletes under Target Olympic Podium Scheme

|   SN | Athlete Name          | Male/ Fema le   | Sports        | Event                     |
|------|-----------------------|-----------------|---------------|---------------------------|
|    1 | Neeraj Chopra         | M               | Athletics     | Men's Javelin Throw       |
|    2 | Tejinder Toor         | M               | Athletics     | Men's Shotput             |
|    3 | Seema Punia           | F               | Athletics     | Women's Discus Throw      |
|    4 | Arpinder Singh        | M               | Athletics     | Men's Triple Jump         |
|    5 | Md. Anas              | M               | Athletics     | Men's 400m                |
|    6 | Hima Das              | F               | Athletics     | Women's 400m              |
|    7 | AyyaswamyDharun       | M               | Athletics     | Men's 400m Hurdles        |
|    8 | Jinson Johnson        | M               | Athletics     | Men's 800m & 1500m        |
|    9 | Sreeshankar Murali    | M               | Athletics     | Men's Long Jump           |
|   10 | Avinash Sable         | M               | Athletics     | Men's 3000m Steeplechase  |
|   11 | Bajrang Punia         | M               | Wrestling     | Men's 65KG Freestyle      |
|   12 | Deepak Punia          | M               | Wrestling     | Men's 86KG Freestyle      |
|   13 | VineshPhogat          | F               | Wrestling     | Women's 53KG Freestyle    |
|   14 | Pooja Dhanda          | F               | Wrestling     | Women's 57KG Freestyle    |
|   15 | DivyaKakran           | F               | Wrestling     | Women's 68KG Freestyle    |
|   16 | Ravi Kumar            | M               | Wrestling     | Men's 57kg Freestyle      |
|   17 | Sajan                 | M               | Wrestling     | Men's 77KG Greco-Roman    |
|   18 | MirabaiChanu          | F               | Weightlifting | Women's 49KG              |
|   19 | Jeremy Lalrinnunga    | M               | Weightlifting | Men's 67KG                |
|   20 | Deepak Kumar          | M               | Shooting      | 10m Air Rifle Men         |
|   21 | Divyansh Singh Panwar | M               | Shooting      | 10m Air Rifle Men         |
|   22 | ApurviChandela        | F               | Shooting      | 10m Air Rifle Women       |
|   23 | ElavenilValarivan     | F               | Shooting      | 10m Air Rifle Women       |
|   24 | Mehuli Ghosh          | F               | Shooting      | 10m Air Rifle Women       |
|   25 | Sanjeev Rajput        | M               | Shooting      | 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men |
|   26 | Aishwary Pratap Tomar | M               | Shooting      | 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men |
|   27 | Anjum Moudgil         | F               | Shooting      | 50m Rifle 3 Positions     |

| SN   | Athlete Name            | Male/ Fema le   | Sports          | Event                                   |
|------|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------------------------------|
|      |                         |                 |                 | Women & 10m Air Rifle Women             |
| 28   | Tejaswini Sawant        | F               | Shooting        | 50m Rifle 3 Positions Women             |
| 29   | Saurabh Chaudhary       | M               | Shooting        | 10m Air Pistol Men                      |
| 30   | Abhishek Verma          | M               | Shooting        | 10m Air Pistol Men                      |
| 31   | Manu Bhaker             | F               | Shooting        | 10m Air Pistol Women & 25m Pistol Women |
| 32   | Yashaswini Singh Deswal | F               | Shooting        | 10m Air Pistol Women                    |
| 33   | Chinki Yadav            | F               | Shooting        | 25m Pistol Women                        |
| 34   | RahiSarnobat            | F               | Shooting        | 25m Pistol Women                        |
| 35   | Angad Veer Singh Bajwa  | M               | Shooting        | Skeet Men                               |
| 36   | Mairaj Ahmad Khan       | M               | Shooting        | Skeet Men                               |
| 37   | Rohan Bopanna           | M               | Tennis          | Men's Doubles                           |
| 38   | Divij Sharan            | M               | Tennis          | Men's Doubles                           |
| 39   | Manika Batra            | F               | Table Tennis    | Women's Singles                         |
| 40   | Achanta Sharath Kamal   | M               | Table Tennis    | Men's Singles                           |
| 41   | G. Sathiyan             | M               | Table Tennis    | Men's Singles                           |
| 42   | Kidambi Srikanth        | M               | Badminton       | Men's Singles                           |
| 43   | Sameer Verma            | M               | Badminton       | Men's Singles                           |
| 44   | H. S. Prannoy           | M               | Badminton       | Men's Singles                           |
| 45   | Sai Praneeth            | M               | Badminton       | Men's Singles                           |
| 46   | P. V. Sindhu            | F               | Badminton       | Women's Singles                         |
| 47   | SainaNehwal             | F               | Badminton       | Women's Singles                         |
| 48   | SatwiksairajRankired dy | M               | Badminton       | Men's Doubles                           |
| 49   | Chirag Shetty           | M               | Badminton       | Men's Doubles                           |
| 50   | Ashwini Ponnappa        | F               | Badminton       | Women's Doubles                         |
| 51   | N. Sikki Reddy          | F               | Badminton       | Women's Doubles & Mixed Doubles         |
| 52   | Pranaav Jerry Chopra    | M               | Badminton       | Mixed Doubles                           |
| 53   | Varun Bhati             | M               | Para- Athletics | Men's High Jump T63 (42, 63)            |

|   SN | Athlete Name        | Male/ Fema le   | Sports          | Event                                                    |
|------|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
|   54 | Sharad Kumar        | M               | Para- Athletics | Men's High Jump T63 (42, 63)                             |
|   55 | Sandeep Chaudhary   | M               | Para- Athletics | Men's Javelin F64 (42-44, 61-64)                         |
|   56 | Sumit               | M               | Para- Athletics | Men's Javelin F64 (42-44, 61-64)                         |
|   57 | Sundar Singh Gurjar | M               | Para- Athletics | Men's Javelin F46 (45-46)                                |
|   58 | Rinku               | M               | Para- Athletics | Men's Javelin F46 (45-46)                                |
|   59 | Amit Saroha         | M               | Para- Athletics | Men's Club Throw F51                                     |
|   60 | Virender            | M               | Para- Athletics | Men's Shot Put F57 (56-57)                               |
|   61 | Jayanti Behera      | F               | Para- Athletics | Women's 400 m T47 (45-47)                                |
|   62 | Nishad Kumar        | M               | Para- Athletics | High Jump T47                                            |
|   63 | Ajeet Singh         | M               | Para- Athletics | Javelin Throw F46                                        |
|   64 | Yogesh Kathuniya    | M               | Para- Athletics | Discus Throw F56                                         |
|   65 | Mariyappan T        | M               | Para- Athletics | High Jump T63                                            |
|   66 | Manish              | M               | Para- Shooting  | P1 - 10m Air Pistol SH1 (Men)                            |
|   67 | Deepender           | M               | Para- Shooting  | P1 - 10m Air Pistol SH1 (Men)                            |
|   68 | Singhraj            | M               | Para- Shooting  | P1 - 10m Air Pistol SH1 (Men), P4 - 50m Pistol SH1 (Mix) |
|   69 | AvaniLekhara        | F               | Para- Shooting  | R2 - 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 (Women)                  |
|   70 | Manoj Sarkar        | M               | Para- Badminton | SL3 - Singles                                            |
|   71 | Pramod Bhagat       | M               | Para-           | SL3 - Singles                                            |

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| SN   | Athlete Name        | Male/ Fema le   | Sports          | Event                                    |
|------|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------------------------------|
|      |                     |                 | Badminton       |                                          |
| 72   | Sukant Kadam        | M               | Para- Badminton | SL4 - Singles                            |
| 73   | Tarun               | M               | Para- Badminton | SL4 - Singles                            |
| 74   | SuhasYathiraj       | M               | Para- Badminton | SL4 - Singles                            |
| 75   | Nagar Krishna       | M               | Para- Badminton | SS6 - Singles                            |
| 76   | Vivek Chikara       | M               | Para-Archery    | Men's Individual Recurve                 |
| 77   | Harvinder Singh     | M               | Para-Archery    | Men's Individual Recurve                 |
| 78   | Rakesh Kumar        | M               | Para-Archery    | Men's Individual Compound                |
| 79   | Shyam Sunder        | M               | Para-Archery    | Men's Individual Compound                |
| 80   | Atanu Das           | M               | Archery         | Recurve Men                              |
| 81   | Pravin Kumar Jadhav | M               | Archery         | Recurve Men                              |
| 82   | Tarundeep Rai       | M               | Archery         | Recurve Men                              |
| 83   | Deepika Kumari      | F               | Archery         | Recurve Women                            |
| 84   | Bombayla Devi       | F               | Archery         | Recurve Women                            |
| 85   | Ankita Bhakat       | F               | Archery         | Recurve Women                            |
| 86   | Amit Phangal        | M               | Boxing          | 52Kg                                     |
| 87   | KavinderBist        | M               | Boxing          | 57Kg                                     |
| 88   | Shiva Thapa         | M               | Boxing          | 63Kg                                     |
| 89   | Manish Kaushik      | M               | Boxing          | 63Kg                                     |
| 90   | Vikash Krishan      | M               | Boxing          | 75Kg                                     |
| 91   | Mary Kom            | F               | Boxing          | 51Kg                                     |
| 92   | Nikhat Zareen       | F               | Boxing          | 51Kg                                     |
| 93   | Sonia Chahal        | F               | Boxing          | 57Kg                                     |
| 94   | Lovlina Borgohain   | F               | Boxing          | 69Kg                                     |
| 95   | Hockey Men's Team   | M               | Hockey          | Sr. Men's Team for specialized Support   |
| 96   | Hockey Women's Team | F               | Hockey          | Sr. Women's Team for specialized Support |

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