Lok Sabha Question No. 869 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-06
Subject: Schemes for Promotion of Sports
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Harish Dwivedi

## MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS)

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †869

TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.02.2020

Schemes for Promotion of Sports

## †869.     SHRI HARISH DWIVEDI:

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

- (a) the  details  of  the  Central  schemes  being  run  for  the promotion of sports in the country;
- (b) the funds allocated under these schemes during each of the last three years and the current year, sports-wise; and
- (c) the  details  of  the  expenditure  incurred  on  these  sports during each of the last three years and the current year?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)

FOR YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS [SHRI KIREN RIJIJU]

- (a): Following schemes are being implemented by the Government for the promotion of sports in the country:
- (i) Khelo  India; (ii) Assistance  to National Sports Federations; (iii)Special Awards to Winners in International sports events and their Coaches; (iv) National Sports Awards, (v) Pension to Meritorious Sports Persons;  (vi)  Pandit  Deendayal  Upadhyay  National  Welfare  Fund  for

Sportspersons;  (vii)  National  Sports  Development  Fund;  and  (viii) running  sports  training  centres  through  Sports  Authority  of  India (SAI).Details of these schemes  are  in the public  domainon  the websites of this Ministry and Sports Authority of India.

(b) and (c):   Details of funds allocated and expenditure incurred under the schemes mentioned in part (a) during each of the last three years and the current year are given at Annexure. The Department of Sports does not maintain sports-wise allocation of funds.

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|        |                                                                   | (rupees in crore)   | (rupees in crore)   | (rupees in crore)   | (rupees in crore)   | (rupees in crore)   | (rupees in crore)   | (rupees in crore)                   | (rupees in crore)                   |
|--------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|        |                                                                   | 2016-17             | 2016-17             | 2017-18             | 2017-18             | 2018-19             | 2018-19             | 2019-20 (as on 31 st January, 2020) | 2019-20 (as on 31 st January, 2020) |
| Sl.No. | Scheme                                                            | Allocation          | Expenditure         | Allocation          | Expenditure         | Allocation          | Expenditure         | Allocation                          | Expenditure                         |
| 1.     | Sports Authority of India                                         | 438.20              | 438.20              | 495.73              | 495.73              | 395.00              | 395.00              | 615.00                              | 539.00                              |
| 2.     | Special (Cash) Awards                                             | 22.00               | 21.75               | 14.13               | 10.34               | 31.00               | 30.94               | 62.00                               | 45.95                               |
| 3.     | National Sports Awards                                            | 1.80                | 1.37                | 2.00                | 1.61                | 2.00                | 1.83                | 2.00                                | 1.65                                |
| 4.     | Pension to Meritorious Sports persons                             | 1.70                | 1.50                | 2.00                | 1.96                | 30.00               | 29.77               | 47.00                               | 36.97                               |
| 5.     | Assistance to National Sports Federation                          | 359.93              | 358.97              | 302.18              | 277.68              | 245.13              | 243.63              | 300.85                              | 267.16                              |
| 6.     | National Sports Development Fund                                  | 5.00                | 5.00                | 2.00                | 2.00                | 2.00                | 2.00                | 77.15                               | 70.00                               |
| 7.     | Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay National Welfare Fund for Sportspersons | 1.00                | 1.00                | 2.00                | 0.30                | 1.80                | 1.00                | 2.00                                | 1.00                                |
| 8.     | Khelo India                                                       | 118.10              | 118.09              | 350.00              | 346.99              | 500.09              | 342.24              | 578.00                              | 508.21                              |
|        | Total                                                             | 947.73              | 945.88              | 1170.04             | 1136.61             | 1207.02             | 1046.41             | 1684.00                             | 1469.94                             |