Lok Sabha Question No. 4020 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-12
Subject: Sports Funding through NSDF
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Ravneet Singh

## MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS)

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4020

TO BE ANSWERED ON 12-12-2019

Sports Funding through NSDF

4020. SHRI RAVNEET SINGH BITTU:

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

- (a)  whether  corporate  funding  towards  sports  through  the  National Sports Development Fund (NSDF) is negligible;
- (b) if so, the details of corporate and private funding to sports during the last ten years, State/year-wise and sector-wise;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to make it mandatory to spend a part of CSR funds for promotion of sports in rural areas of the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (e)  whether  the  Government has promoted sports other than cricket through above funds and if so the details thereof?

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

- (a) & (b) Information  relating  to  contribution  received  in  National Sports  Development  Fund  (NSDF)  from  the  Corporate  Sector  during last 10 years is at Annexure. The contribution from Corporate Sector
- to NSDF have been low. Funds are not received State or Sector wise.

(c) & (d) According to section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013, every company  having  net  worth  of  Rs.500  crore  or  more  or  turnover  of Rs.1000  crore  or  more  or  a  net  profit  of  Rs.5  crore  or  more  has  to ensure that it spends, in every financial year, at least two percent of its average net profits during the three immediately preceding financial years on CSR activities, which includes 'Training of sportspersons  and  promotion  of  rural  sports,  nationally  recognized sports, paralympic sports and Olympic sports' as one of the activities under  schedule  VII  of  the  Act.  The  companies  have  the  freedom  to choose  funding  of  activities  under  CSR  from  the  list  of  permissible activities. (e) Funds  from  NSDF  have  been  used  for  training  and  competitive exposure  of  sportspersons,  sports  infrastructure  development  etc; mainly in priority sport disciplines like Archery, Athletics, Badminton, Boxing,  Hockey,  Shooting,  Wrestling  and  Weightlifting.  Customized training  and  competitive  exposure  of  medal  prospects,  which  are included in the  Target Olympic Podium Scheme is also being funded from  NSDF,  Sports  academies  being  managed  and  run  by  eminent sportspersons  such  as  P.T.  Usha,  M.C.  Marykom,  Anju  Boby  George, Ashwini Nachappa, Pulella Gopichand, Gagan Narang have also been funded for sports infrastructure development and sports equipments.

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## ANNEXURE

Annexure referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (a)  &  (b)  of  the  Lok  Sabha  UnStarred Question No.4020 for answer on 12.12.2019 regarding Sports Funding through NSDF by Shri Ravneet Singh Bittu, Hon'ble Member of Parliament.

| CONTRIBUTIONS TO NATIONAL SPORTS DEVELOPMENT FUND FROM VARIOUS SOURCES AND GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MATCHING CONTRIBUTION   | CONTRIBUTIONS TO NATIONAL SPORTS DEVELOPMENT FUND FROM VARIOUS SOURCES AND GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MATCHING CONTRIBUTION   | CONTRIBUTIONS TO NATIONAL SPORTS DEVELOPMENT FUND FROM VARIOUS SOURCES AND GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MATCHING CONTRIBUTION   | CONTRIBUTIONS TO NATIONAL SPORTS DEVELOPMENT FUND FROM VARIOUS SOURCES AND GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MATCHING CONTRIBUTION   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Year                                                                                                                   | Name of the source through which the funds have been raised (Name of Donor)                                            | Name of the source through which the funds have been raised (Name of Donor)                                            | Amount donated (Rs. in crore)                                                                                          |
| 2009- 10                                                                                                               | RAI Foundation                                                                                                         | RAI Foundation                                                                                                         | 0.10                                                                                                                   |
|                                                                                                                        | State Government of Madhya Pradesh                                                                                     | State Government of Madhya Pradesh                                                                                     | 1.00                                                                                                                   |
|                                                                                                                        | State Government of Haryana                                                                                            | State Government of Haryana                                                                                            | 1.00                                                                                                                   |
|                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                        | Total (2009-10)                                                                                                        | 2.10                                                                                                                   |
| 2010- 11                                                                                                               | 2010- 11                                                                                                               | 2010- 11                                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                                                   |
|                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                        | Total (2010-11)                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                   |
| 2011- State Government of Maharashtra                                                                                  | 2011- State Government of Maharashtra                                                                                  | 2011- State Government of Maharashtra                                                                                  | 1.00                                                                                                                   |
| 12                                                                                                                     | Jaypee Sports International Limited                                                                                    | Jaypee Sports International Limited                                                                                    | 10.00                                                                                                                  |
|                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                        | Total (2011-12)                                                                                                        | 11.00                                                                                                                  |
| 2012- 13 Jaypee Sports International Limited                                                                           | 2012- 13 Jaypee Sports International Limited                                                                           | 2012- 13 Jaypee Sports International Limited                                                                           | 10.00                                                                                                                  |
|                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                        | Total (2012-13)                                                                                                        | 10.00                                                                                                                  |
| 2013- Jaypee Sports International Limited                                                                              | 2013- Jaypee Sports International Limited                                                                              | 2013- Jaypee Sports International Limited                                                                              | 10.00                                                                                                                  |
| 14 Other Source                                                                                                        | 14 Other Source                                                                                                        | 14 Other Source                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                   |
|                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                        | Total (2013-14)                                                                                                        | 10.00                                                                                                                  |
| 2014- 15 India Infrastructure Finance Company Limited (IIFCL)                                                          | 2014- 15 India Infrastructure Finance Company Limited (IIFCL)                                                          | 2014- 15 India Infrastructure Finance Company Limited (IIFCL)                                                          | 10.00                                                                                                                  |

| Total (2014-15) 10.00   | Total (2014-15) 10.00                                           |       |
|-------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-------|
| 2015- 16                | The Oriental Insurance Co Ltd                                   |  0.06 |
| 2015- 16                | Bank of Baroda                                                  |  1    |
| 2015- 16                | Bank of Maharashtra                                             |  0.1  |
| 2015- 16                | Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC)                                |  0.15 |
| Total (2015-16)         | Total (2015-16)                                                 |  1.31 |
| 2016- 17                | National Buildings Construction Corporation Limited (NBCC)      |  0.1  |
|                         | Syndicate Bank                                                  |  0.01 |
|                         | Power Grid Corporation of India Limited                         |  0.5  |
|                         | Metals and Minerals Trading Corporation of India Limited (MMTC) |  0.1  |
|                         | Antrix Corporation Limited                                      |  0.05 |
|                         | Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited                                   |  0.05 |
|                         | Container Corporation of India Limited                          |  0.1  |
|                         | Power Finance Corporation Limited                               |  0.1  |
|                         | Allahabad Bank                                                  |  0.02 |
|                         | India Infrastructure Finance Company Limited (IIFCL)            | 10    |
|                         | State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur                                  |  0.25 |
|                         | Electronics Corporation of India Ltd                            |  0.1  |
|                         | National Seeds Corporation Limited                              |  0.08 |
|                         | IDBI Bank Ltd                                                   |  0.5  |
|                         | Northern Coalfields Limited                                     |  0.1  |
|                         | The Shipping Corporation of India Ltd                           |  0.21 |
|                         | Mishra Dhatu Nigam Ltd                                          |  0.1  |
|                         | State Bank of India                                             |  1    |
|                         | FCI Aravali Gypsum and Minerals India Ltd                       |  0.05 |
|                         | Coal India Ltd                                                  | 25    |
|                         | Bharat Dynamics Ltd                                             |  2.25 |
|                         | The New India Assurance Co Ltd                                  |  1    |
|                         | Mazagon Dock Shipbuilder Ltd                                    |  0.5  |
|                         | Shri Mohit Malik                                                |  0.02 |
|                         | Andhra Bank                                                     |  0.1  |
| Total                   | (2016-17)                                                       | 42.28 |

| 2017- 18   | Shri Jitendra Kumar Lohar                            |   0.00 |
|------------|------------------------------------------------------|--------|
| 2017- 18   | UCO Bank                                             |   0.1  |
| 2017- 18   | M/S Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd.               |   0.1  |
| 2017- 18   | Seva THDC (NGO under THDC India Ltd.) Rishi Kesh     |   0.15 |
| 2017- 18   | Allahabad Bank                                       |   0.05 |
| 2017- 18   | SJVN Limited                                         |   0.1  |
| 2017- 18   | Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited                     |   0.1  |
| 2017- 18   | National Seeds Corporation Limited                   |   0.05 |
| 2017- 18   | India Infrastructure Finance Company Limited (IIFCL) |  10    |
| 2017- 18   | Antrix Corporation Limited                           |   0.05 |
| 2017- 18   | Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd                  |   2    |
| 2017- 18   | FCI Aravali Gypsum and Minerals India Ltd.           |   0.02 |
| 2017- 18   | HDFC Bank Limited                                    |   0.2  |
|            | Total (2017-18)                                      |  12.92 |
|            | Andhra Bank                                          |   0.1  |
|            | Power Finance Corporation Limited                    |   2    |
|            | Bharat Electronics Limted                            |   0.5  |
|            | KIOCL Limited                                        |   0.05 |
|            | M/S Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd.               |   0.05 |
|            | Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd                  |   2    |
|            | New India Assurance Co. Ltd.                         |   3    |
|            | Container Corporation of India Limited               |   0.15 |
|            | Shri Shakti Vijay Singh                              |   0    |
|            | Total (2018-19)                                      |   7.85 |
|            | Goa Shipyard Limited                                 |   0.05 |
|            | Total (2019-20)                                      |   0.05 |
|            | Grand Total                                          | 107.51 |

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