Lok Sabha Question No. 5008 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-25
Subject: Aquatic Sports
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Suresh Kodikunnil

## Government of India Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports Department of Sports

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO . 5008.

## TO BE ANSWERD ON 25/03/2021

## Aquatic Sports

5008. SHRI KODIKUNNIL SURESH:

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

- (a) the  steps  taken  to  promote  aquatic  sports  in  the  country especially in Kerala;
- (b) whether the Union Government intends to establish an advance academy of aquatic sports;
- (c) if  so,  whether  any  proposal  has  been  submitted  by  the government of Kerala to the Union Government in this regard; and
- (d) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  funds  allocated  for  the purpose?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) 'Sports' being a State subject, responsibility for promotion and development of sports rests with the concerned State /  UT Government. However Government of India supplements the efforts to promote aquatic sports through Swimming Federation of India (SFI) and Sports Authority of India (SAI), which assists the government to prepare sportspersons for national  and  international  competitions, and also by developing sports infrastructure from time to time as per the requirement.
- (b) to (d) At present no proposal relating to establishing an advance academy  of  aquatic  sports  is  under  consideration  of  the  Central Government. However, Central Government, through SAI, has set up training centers for Swimming across the country including in state of  Kerala.  The  information  of  such  training  centers  is  given  in Annexure.

Annexure in reply to part (b) to (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 5008 to be answered on 25.03.2021

## Annexure

## INFORMATION OF SPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA CENTRES IMPARTING TRAINING IN SWIMMING IN THE COUNTRY

| Centre Name                                                                                  | State       |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
| National Centre Of Excellence, Gandhinagar                                                   | Gujarat     |
| National Centre Of Excellence, Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Swimming Pool Complex, Delhi       | Delhi       |
| SAI Training Centre, Yanam                                                                   | Pudhucherry |
| SAI Training Centre, Agartala                                                                | Tripura     |
| SAI Training Centre, Imphal                                                                  | Manipur     |
| Bhupal's Nobles HS School, Udaipur adopted under SAI's National Sports Talent Contest Scheme | Rajasthan   |
| Don Bosco HS, Guwahati adopted under SAI's National Sports Talent Contest Scheme             | Assam       |

## SPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA TRAINING CENTRE IN KERALA

| Centre Name                   | State   |
|-------------------------------|---------|
| SAI Training Centre, Thrissur | Kerala  |

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