Lok Sabha Question No. 1096 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-27
Subject: Number of Functional Sports Universities
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Anto  Antony, Deepak Baij

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1096 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27-06-2019

Number of Functional Sports Universities

1096. SHRI ANTO ANTONY: SHRI DEEPAK BAIJ:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Union  Government  has  any  statistics  regarding  number  of sports universities functioning in the country and if so, the details thereof, State/ UT-wise;
- (b) whether the Union Government  proposes to set up more sports universities in the country and if so, the details thereof and the expenditure incurred thereon during the last three years;
- (c) whether the Union Government has received any request from the State Government of Kerala to set up a Sports University in the State and if so, the details thereof and the response of the Union Government thereto;
- (d)  whether  trainee  sportspersons  are  not  getting  required  facilities  in University/ Sports Authority of India due to which talented trainees are not able to achieve targeted success; and
- (e) if so, the number of trainee sportspersons of University/Sports Authority of India who participated in National and International sports during the last three years?

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

- (a):  Sports  being  a  State  subject,  Central  Government  does  not maintain statistics of State/UT-Wise Sports Universities. However, the

National  Sports  University  (NSU)  being  set  up  in  Manipur  is  the  first Central Sports University in the country.

(b): No Sir. Does not arise.

- (c):  In  December,  2017  the  Government  of  Kerala  informed  of  its planning to start its own Sports University and requested for willingness to have two departments of the National Sports University to strengthen its State Sports University.  While the NSU Act of 2018 provides  for  outlying  campuses,  the  stage  for  setting  up  outlying campuses of NSU has not yet come.
- (d): No Sir. The Central Government is presently providing training to 14236  talented  sportspersons  (  8697  -  Residential  and  5539  -  Non residential) at Sports Authority of India's 273  Training Centres besides providing  high  quality  training  facilities  to  sportspersons  through National Sports Federations ( NSFs) in National Coaching Camps.
- (e): All  trainees  /  sportspersons  benefitting  from  training  in  the facilities of Sports Authority of India participate in State, National and International  events  depending  on  their  performance  levels.  The number of medals won by SAI trainees is as below:

## (i) Medals won in national level sports events:

| Year    | Number of medals won   | Number of medals won   | Number of medals won   |
|---------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|         | Gold                   | Silver                 | Bronze                 |
| 2015-16 | 448                    | 313                    | 334                    |
| 2016-17 | 442                    | 345                    | 364                    |
| 2017-18 | 471                    | 357                    | 345                    |

## (ii) Medals won in international level sports events:

| Year    | Number of medals won   | Number of medals won   | Number of medals won   |
|---------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|         | Gold                   | Silver                 | Bronze                 |
| 2015-16 | 73                     | 70                     | 66                     |
| 2016-17 | 93                     | 62                     | 65                     |
| 2017-18 | 113                    | 65                     | 103                    |

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