Lok Sabha Question No. 3937 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-12
Subject: Development of Sports Infrastructure
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Dayakar Pasunoori, Kotha Prabhakar  Reddy, Venkatesh Netha Borlakunta

## MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS)

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3937 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.12.2019

Development of Sports Infrastructure

3937.  SHRI PASUNOORI DAYAKAR: SHRI KOTHA PRABHAKAR REDDY: SHRI VENKATESH NETHA BORLAKUNTA:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  of  Telangana  has  requested  the Union Government  to  sanction  Rs.  200  crore  for  various  developmental  works related to sports and its infrastructure, if so, the details thereof and action taken on each issue;
- (b) whether it has also been requested to set up a Cricket academy in each State, if so, the details thereof and action taken thereon; and
- (c) whether the State Government has also requested the Union Government to link the works of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme to sports and also to develop the grounds and  stadiums  in  rural  areas  to  help  the  sportspersons,  if  so,  the  details thereof and action taken thereon?

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

- (a) This Ministry has not received proposals worth Rs. 200 crore for various developmental  works  related  to  sports  and  its  infrastructure  from  the Government of Telangana. However, under Khelo India Scheme, proposals worth  Rs.  168.01  crore  have  been  received  from  various  eligible  entities from  the  State  of  Telangana.  Proposals  worth  Rs.  19.50  crore  have  been
- sanctioned as per Annexure-I.
- (b)  As  per  information  received  from  Board  of  Control  for  Cricket  in  India (BCCI), State/Union Territory wise list of cricket academies is at AnnexureII.  BCCI  being  resource  organization  provides  for  promotion  of  sport  of Cricket. This Ministry does not set up cricket academies.

(c)  While  no  request  from  State/Union  Territory  Governments  has  been received in this Ministry for linking the works of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme  to  sports,  this  Ministry  is  working with  Ministry  of  Panchayati  Raj  and  Rural  Development  to  develop  sports fields  in  rural  areas  from  the  funds  made  available  to  Gram  Panchayats including under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme to sports.

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  3937  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  12.12.2019 REGARDING  'DEVELOPMENT  OF  SPORTS  INFRASTRUCTURE'  ASKED  BY SHRI PASUNOORI DAYAKAR, SHRI KOTHA PRABHAKAR REDDY AND SHRI VENKATESH NETHA BORLAKUNTA, HON'BLE MEMBERS OF LOK SABHA

ANNEXURE - I

## Projects sanctioned in the State of Telangana

## (Amount in Rs. crore)

|   S. No. | Name of the project                                                        | Name of the grantee                 |   Total cost of the project | Date of sanction   |   Amount sanctioned |   Amount released | Status of the project                                                                                             |
|----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Laying of Synthetic Athletic Track at Indira Gandhi Outdoor Stadium, Medak | Sports Authority of Telangana State |                           7 | 27.02.2017         |                 5.5 |               2   | 85% completed                                                                                                     |
|        2 | Laying of Synthetic Athletic Track at Regional Sports School,              | Sports Authority of Telangana State |                           7 | 28.07.2017         |                 7   |               3.5 | Nil (Project at tendering stage)                                                                                  |
|        3 | Laying of Synthetic Athletic Track at Warangal City                        | Sports Authority of Telangana State |                           7 | 22.03.2018         |                 7   |               3   | Nil (Tendering of the project is completed. Now, the project is at agreement stage, work may be started shortly.) |

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  3937  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  12.12.2019 REGARDING  'DEVELOPMENT  OF  SPORTS  INFRASTRUCTURE'  ASKED  BY SHRI PASUNOORI DAYAKAR, SHRI KOTHA PRABHAKAR REDDY AND SHRI VENKATESH NETHA BORLAKUNTA, HON'BLE MEMBERS OF LOK SABHA

ANNEXURE - II

## State/Union Territory wise list of cricket academies

|   S. No. | State/Union Territory   | Name of cricket academy                      |
|----------|-------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Andhra Pradesh          | Andhra Cricket Academy                       |
|        2 | Assam                   | Assam Cricket Academy                        |
|        3 | Delhi                   | DDCA Cricket Academy (Under construction)    |
|        4 | Goa                     | Goa Cricket Academy                          |
|        5 | Gujarat                 | Gujarat Cricket Academy (Under construction) |
|        6 | Himachal Pradesh        | Himachal Cricket Academy                     |
|        7 | Jharkhand               | Jharkhand Cricket Academy                    |
|        8 | Karnataka               | Karnataka Cricket Academy                    |
|        9 |                         | National Cricket Academy at Bangalore (BCCI) |
|       10 | Kerala                  | Kerala Cricket Academy                       |
|       11 | Madhya Pradesh          | Madhya Pradesh Cricket Academy               |
|       12 | Maharashtra             | Mumbai Cricket Academy                       |
|       13 |                         | Vidharbha Cricket Academy                    |
|       14 | Rajasthan               | Rajasthan Cricket Academy                    |
|       15 | Tamil Nadu              | Tamil Nadu Cricket Academy                   |
|       16 | Uttar Pradesh           | Uttar Pradesh Cricket Academy                |
|       17 | West Bengal             | Bengal Cricket Academy                       |

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