Lok Sabha Question No. 61 (STARRED), answered on 2019-11-21
Subject: Financial Assistance to Sportspersons
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Venkatesh Netha Borlakunta, Dayakar Pasunoori

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

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO.61 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21-11-2019

Financial Assistance to Sportspersons

- *61.  SHRI VENKATESH NETHA BORLAKUNTA: SHRI PASUNOORI DAYAKAR:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  providing  financial  assistance  to sportspersons;
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  of  such  assistance  provided  during  each  of  the last five years and the current year, State/UT/Sportwise;
- (c)  the  steps  being  taken  to  increase  such  financial  assistance  for national and international level sportspersons; and
- (d) the steps being taken by the Government to attract sportspersons by providing incentives to suit the present conditions?

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

- (a) to (d): A statement is laid on the table of the House.

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d)  OF LOK SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.61  FOR  ANSWER  ON  21.11.2019 REGARDING  FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO SPORTSPERSONS BY SHRI VENKATESH NETHA BORLAKUNTA AND SHRI PASUNOORI DAYAKAR, HON'BLE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT.

(a) Yes Sir. Financial assistance is provided for training of sportspersons, their participation in exposures  and  competitions abroad and for athletes living in indigent circumstances.

(b) Assistance to athletes is not provided State/UT-wise. Details of assistance  provided  for  training,  participation  in  competitions  and exposures abroad and athletes in indigent circumstances are given in Annexure-I to Annexure-IV.

- (c) Department of Sports finalises Annual Calendar of Training and Competitions (ACTC) for different sports in consultation with concerned National Sports Federations wherein decisions for training of athletes and their participation in sports events are taken on merits. ACTC budget is sanctioned on need basis.

(d) Government has taken a number of steps to encourage participation  of  youth  in  sports.  Upto  5%  reservation  is  provided  in direct  recruitment  in  Group  C  posts  for  meritorious  sportspersons. Sports Authority of India recruits Olympians/Para Olympians as Assistant  Coach.  Assistance  is  provided  for  training  of  athletes  and their participation in exposures and competitions including those held abroad.    At  present,  14659  athletes  are  assisted  for  training  under various schemes of Department of Sports. Of these, 8701 are getting benefitted through full time residential facilities. Awards and recognition  are  also  given  to  meritorious  sportspersons.  A  decision has been taken to allow use of sports facilities of the Department of Sports free of cost to athletes and coaches.

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Annexure-I

Annexure referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (b)  of  the  Lok  Sabha  Starred  Question No.61 for answer on 21.11.2019 regarding Financial Assistance to Sportspersons  by  Shri  Venkatesh  Netha  Borlakunta  and  Shri  Pasunoori Dayakar, Hon'ble Members of Parliament.

## Details of funds given under Scheme of Assistance to National Sports Federations

( Rs. in lakhs)

|         |                     | 2014-   | 2015-16   | 2016-17   |         |          |                              |
|---------|---------------------|---------|-----------|-----------|---------|----------|------------------------------|
| S. No . | Disciplines         | 15      |           |           | 2017-18 | 2018- 19 | 2019-20 ( As on 19.11.20 19) |
| 1.      | Archery             | 448.58  | 683.99    | 337.09    | 631.93  | 800.00   | 861.00                       |
| 2.      | Athletics           | 83.55   | 46.369    | 416.61    | 131.54  | 3210.0 0 | 2299.00                      |
| 3.      | Badminton           | 477.59  | 709.23    | 543.69    | 598.67  | 2015.0 0 | 1648.00                      |
| 4.      | Basketball          | 52.62   | 9.82      | 26.03     | 55.47   | 144.71   | 74.00                        |
| 5.      | Billiards & Snooker | 65.75   | 66.21     | 46.46     | 60.65   | 135.00   | 121.00                       |
| 6.      | Boxing              | 99.36   | 278.85    | 286.59    | 484.12  | 3600.0 0 | 2296.00                      |
| 7.      | Bridge              |         | 4.06      | 86.57     | 17.16   | 62.82    | 127.00                       |
| 8.      | Chess               | 100.44  | 207.45    | 155.25    | 189.64  | 39.00    | 370.00                       |
| 9.      | Cycling             | 62.75   | 96.18     | 65.33     | 106.23  | 719.00   | 431.00                       |
| 10.     | Deaf Sports         | 3.01    | 65.63     | 61.53     | 00.00   | 107.29   | 109.00                       |
| 11.     | Equestrian          | 10.75   | 00.00     | 6.05      | 0.66    | 90.61    | 00.00                        |
| 12.     | Fencing             | 00.00   | 29.13     | 114.55    | 90.46   | 295.00   | 88.00                        |
| 13.     | Football            | 131.63  | 117.74    | 909.53    | 833.07  | 1170.9 3 | 859.00                       |
| 14.     | Golf                | 32.61   | 19.47     | 47.15     | 47.96   | 106.00   | 34.00                        |
| 15.     | Gymnastic           | 66.09   | 36.04     | 113.67    | 108.82  | 170.00   | 176.00                       |
| 16.     | Handball            | 18.19   | 14.61     | 00.00     | 69.60   | 260.00   | 172.00                       |
| 17.     | Hockey              | 520.33  | 824.05    | 1201.77   | 915.40  | 2260.0 0 | 1263.00                      |
| 18.     | Judo                | 109.42  | 101.45    | 8.61      | 80.67   | 385.00   | 260.00                       |
| 19.     | Kabaddi             | 00.00   | 00.00     | 17.88     | 29.21   | 170.00   | 44.00                        |

|   20. | Kayaking & Canoeing   | 48.68    |   59.79 |   21.63 |   116.98 | 373.00   |   140.00 |
|-------|-----------------------|----------|---------|---------|----------|----------|----------|
|    21 | Para Sports           | 197.72   |  328.65 |  184.55 |   330.48 | 406.53   |      619 |
|    22 | Rowing                | 39.18    |   81.35 |   46.22 |    83.55 | 455.00   |      276 |
|    23 | School Games          | 11.20    |   35.93 |   46.31 |     3.2  | 00.00    |        0 |
|    24 | Sepaktakra w          | 9.52     |   24.24 |   67.8  |    77.18 | 498.00   |      138 |
|    25 | Shooting              | 1039.6 3 |  883.7  |  973.93 |   962.95 | 3140.0 0 |     1502 |
|    26 | Special Olympics      | 7.57     |  412.28 |   28.36 |   101.35 | 509.00   |      228 |
|    27 | Squash Racket         | 101.55   |  100.03 |  160.52 |   216.87 | 188.00   |      139 |
|    28 | Swimming              | 7.22     |   65.6  |   91.17 |   171.59 | 266.00   |      172 |
|    29 | Table Tennis          | 116.49   |  101.7  |  176.44 |   326.06 | 597.15   |      441 |
|    30 | Tennis                | 27.81    |   31.17 |   21.41 |    49.91 | 150.00   |       43 |
|    31 | Taekwondo             | 39.80    |   10.59 |   74.65 |     5.69 | 00.00    |        0 |
|    32 | Volleyball            | 122.86   |  106.17 |   22.58 |    15.88 | 498.00   |      378 |
|    33 | Weightlifting         | 82.09    |  140.07 |  176.83 |   280.2  | 580.00   |     1123 |
|    34 | Wrestling             | 531.18   |  555.23 |  549.02 |   604.95 | 2300.0 0 |     2081 |
|    35 | Wushu                 | 57.80    |   60.26 |  168.46 |   105.02 | 396.93   |      169 |
|    36 | Yachting              | 115.30   |  164.25 |   56.22 |   174.38 | 416.00   |      163 |

## ANNEXURE-II

Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No.61 for answer  on  21.11.2019  regarding  Financial  Assistance  to  Sportspersons  by  Shri Venkatesh  Netha  Borlakunta  and  Shri  Pasunoori  Dayakar,  Hon'ble  Members  of Parliament.

Details of the financial assistance given from NSDF including Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) to the sports persons during the last five years and current year

(Rs. In lakhs)

| Sport         |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 | 2019-20 (as on 31.10.2019)   |
|---------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------------------------|
| Archery       |      0    |     22.1  |    101.5  |    195.85 |    141.16 | 41.88                        |
| Athletics     |    118.03 |    171.53 |    355.16 |    217.26 |    233.28 | 147.43                       |
| Badminton     |      0    |     55.56 |    116.44 |     71.8  |     79.45 | 104.27                       |
| Boxing        |      0    |     40.93 |    140.03 |    151.82 |    129.65 | -                            |
| Chess         |     11.1  |      6.33 |     13.51 |      9.45 |     40.1  | 7.81                         |
| Cycling       |      0    |      0    |      7.65 |     37.55 |     87.68 | -                            |
| Equestrian    |     11.3  |      0    |      0    |      0    |      0    | -                            |
| Fencing       |      0    |      0    |      0    |     15.14 |      9.98 | -                            |
| Golf          |      0    |      2.34 |     11.43 |      0    |      0    | -                            |
| Gymnastic     |      0    |      0.14 |     12.98 |     87.45 |     53.24 | -                            |
| Hockey        |      0    |      0    |    116    |      0    |     27    | -                            |
| Judo          |      0    |      0    |     11.83 |     29    |     53.21 | -                            |
| Luge          |      0    |      0    |      0    |     26    |      0    | -                            |
| Para-Sports   |      0    |     64.71 |    326.42 |    289.55 |    304    | 257.37                       |
| Sailing       |     31.83 |     21.1  |      2.45 |      0    |      0.59 | -                            |
| Shooting      |    214.49 |    367.37 |    615.38 |    391.17 |    462    | 200.36                       |
| Squash        |      0.98 |     39.79 |      8.38 |     54.67 |     44.78 | 6.57                         |
| Swimming      |      0    |      5.79 |     18.24 |     20.99 |     22.31 | -                            |
| Table Tennis  |      0    |      0    |    112.96 |     82.52 |     57.73 | 43.5                         |
| Tennis        |      0    |     51.34 |    251.86 |     52.05 |    210.46 | 73.98                        |
| Weightlifting |      0    |      0    |     59.85 |    166.5  |     49.65 | 49.66                        |
| Winter Games  |     16.76 |     19.06 |      0    |     29.34 |      0    | -                            |
| Wrestling     |      0    |     34.68 |    259.04 |     97.52 |    156    | 174.69                       |
| Wushu         |      0    |      0    |     48.37 |     63    |     87.37 | -                            |
| Yatching      |      0    |      0    |      0    |      0    |      0    | -                            |

## ANNEXURE-III

Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (b)  of  the  Lok  Sabha  Starred Question No.61 for answer on 21.11.2019 regarding Financial Assistance to Sportspersons by Shri Venkatesh Netha Borlakunta and Shri Pasunoori Dayakar, Hon'ble Members of Parliament.

## Funds given under Sports Promotional Schemes of Sports Authority of India

(Rs. In Lakh)

| Name of the Scheme             | 2014- 15   |   2015-16 |   2016-17 | 2017-18   |   2018-19 | 2019-20 (As on 30.09.20 19)   |
|--------------------------------|------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------------------------------|
| National Sports Talent Contest | 40.61      |     90    |     74.45 | 84.05     |        59 | 35.12                         |
| Army Boys Sports Compani       | 1074.9 9   |    649.52 |   1477.93 | 1093.30   |      1425 | 823.71                        |
| Special Area Games             | 458.31     |    663.28 |    724.98 | 911.45    |       858 | 553.70                        |
| SAI Training Centres           | 2828.5 7   |   3653.12 |   4676.35 | 5010.5 7  |      4161 | 2,330. 77                     |
| Centres of Excellenc e         | 224.17     |    230.52 |    300.23 | 299.01    |       379 | 137.67                        |

ANNEXURE-IV

Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (b)  of  the  Lok  Sabha  Starred Question No.61 for answer on 21.11.2019 regarding Financial Assistance to Sportspersons by Shri Venkatesh Netha Borlakunta and Shri Pasunoori Dayakar, Hon'ble Members of Parliament.

Details  of  Sportspersons  who  have  been  given  financial  assistance from the fund of 'Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay National Welfare Fund for Sportspersons' during each of the last five years and the current year (as on 31.10.2019)

| Year     |   S. No . | Name of sportsperson/ organization           | Financial assistance for         | State/UT to which beneficia ry belongs   | Amount paid   |
|----------|-----------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|------------------------------------------|---------------|
| 2014- 15 |         1 | Ms. Muniya, Kabaddi Player                   | Medical Treatment                | Uttar Pradesh                            | Rs. 2,00,000  |
|          |         2 | Ms. Barbara J. Frances, Former Hockey Player | Medical Treatment                | Maharash tra                             | Rs. 50,000    |
|          |         3 | Sh. Charanjit Singh, Hockey Player           | Ameliorating financial condition | Not available                            | Rs. 5,00,000  |
|          |         4 | Sh. Gurbax Singh, Hockey Player              | Ameliorating financial condition | -do-                                     | Rs. 5,00,000  |
|          |         5 | Sh. Darshan Singh, Hockey Player             | Ameliorating financial condition | -do-                                     | Rs. 5,00,000  |
|          |         6 | Sh. Harbinder Singh, Hockey Player           | Ameliorating financial condition | -do-                                     | Rs. 5,00,000  |
|          |         7 | Sh. Balbir Singh, Hockey Player              | Ameliorating financial           | -do-                                     | Rs. 5,00,000  |

|    |                                                                    | condition                        |          |              |
|----|--------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------|--------------|
|  8 | Sh. Haripal Kaushik, Hockey Player                                 | Ameliorating financial condition | -do-     | Rs. 5,00,000 |
|  9 | Sh. Ali Sayeed, Hockey Player                                      | Ameliorating financial condition | -do-     | Rs. 5,00,000 |
| 10 | Smt. Shanti S. Laxman, Widow of Late Shankar Laxman, Hockey Player | Ameliorating financial condition | -do-     | Rs. 5,00,000 |
| 11 | Smt. CharanjitKaur, Widow of Late Prithpal Singh, Hockey Player    | Ameliorating financial condition | -do-     | Rs. 5,00,000 |
| 12 | Smt. Surinder Kaur, Widow of Late Jagjit Singh, Hockey Player      | Ameliorating financial condition | -do-     | Rs. 5,00,000 |
| 13 | Smt. Shanti Mary, Widow of Late Shri V.J. Peter, Hockey Player     | Ameliorating financial condition | -do-     | Rs. 5,00,000 |
| 14 | Smt. Bhupinder Kaur, Widow of Late Joginder Singh, Hockey Player   | Ameliorating financial condition | -do-     | Rs. 5,00,000 |
| 15 | Sh. S.A. Salam, Former Football Player                             | Medical Treatment                | -do-     | Rs. 5,00,000 |
| 16 | Ms. Barbara J.                                                     | Medical                          | Maharash | Rs. 50,000   |

|          |    | Frances, Former Hockey Player                            | Treatment                        | tra            |               |
|----------|----|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------|---------------|
|          | 17 | Sh. Shamrao Pawar, Gymnastic Player                      | Medical Treatment                | Karnatak a     | Rs. 2,00,000  |
| 2015- 16 | 18 | Sh. Kabyanil Talukdar, Rubic Cube Player                 | Ameliorating financial condition | Assam          | Rs. 3,00,000  |
|          | 19 | Ms. VibhaPatil, Widow of Late BandhuPatil, Hockey Player | Ameliorating financial condition | Maharash tra   | Rs. 5,00,000  |
|          | 20 | Shri Dipankar Borah, Karate Player                       | Medical Treatment                | Assam          | Rs. 2,00,000  |
|          | 21 | Ms. Khirada Saikia Kalita, Athlete                       | Ameliorating financial condition | Assam          | Rs. 2,00,000  |
| 2016- 17 | 22 | Shri Mohd. Shahid, Former Hockey Player                  | Medical Treatment                | Uttar Pradesh  | Rs. 10,00,000 |
|          | 23 | Shri Bir Bahadur Singh, Former Footballer                | Ameliorating financial condition | Telangan a     | Rs. 2,00,000  |
|          | 24 | Ms Preeti Beniwal                                        | For Medical Treatment            | Haryana        | Rs. 85,000    |
| 2017- 18 | 25 | Shri Mohammad Habib, Former footballer                   | Medical Treatment                | Andhra Pradesh | Rs. 5,00,000  |
|          | 26 | Shri N.K. Mishra, former volleyball                      | Ameliorating financial           | Rajastha n     | Rs. 5,00,000  |

|          |    | player                                                      | condition                        |             |              |
|----------|----|-------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|-------------|--------------|
|          | 27 | Shri Kaur Singh, Former Boxer                               | Ameliorating financial condition | Punjab      | Rs. 5,00,000 |
|          | 28 | Family of Late Ms Nitisha Negi, footballer                  | Financial assistance to family   | Delhi       | Rs. 5,00,000 |
|          | 29 | Ms Gohela Boro, Archer                                      | Medical Treatment                | Assam       | Rs. 3,37,500 |
|          | 30 | Family of Late Master Praveen, hockey trainee at STC Bhopal | Financial assistance to family   | Haryana     | Rs. 2,00,000 |
| 2018- 19 | 31 | Shri N. Brij Kishore, Gymnastic coach                       | Medical treatment                | Telangan a  | Rs. 6,00,000 |
|          | 32 | Family of Shri Sumit Rabha, football player from Assam      | Medical treatment                | Assam       | Rs. 5,00,000 |
|          | 33 | Ms Khaidem Kalambia Chanu, Fencing                          | Medical treatment                | Assam       | Rs. 5,00,000 |
|          | 34 | Shri Lakshmi Kanta Das                                      | Medical treatment                | West Bengal | Rs. 2,00,000 |
|          | 35 | Shri Limba Ram, Former archer                               | Medical treatment                | Rajastha n  | Rs. 5,00,000 |
|          | 36 | Ms Gohela Boro, Archer                                      | Medical treatment                | Assam       | Rs. 5,00,000 |
|          | 37 | Shri Ashok Soren, Archer                                    | Ameliorating financial condition | Jharkhan d  | Rs. 5,00,000 |
|          | 38 | Ms Garima Joshi, Athletics                                  | Medical treatment                | Uttrakha nd | Rs. 5,00,000 |

|          |   39 | Shri Prem Lal, Former Wrestler             | Medical treatment                | Delhi           | Rs. 5,00,000   |
|----------|------|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------|----------------|
|          |   40 | Shri Hakam Singh, Former Athlete           | Medical treatment                | Punjab          | Rs. 10,00,000  |
|          |   41 | Ms Vandana Suryavanshi, Former Judo player | Ameliorating financial condition | Madhya Pradesh  | Rs. 3,00,000   |
|          |   42 | Shri G. Lakshaman, Athletic player         | Ameliorating financial condition | Kerala          | Rs. 10,00,000  |
| 2019- 20 |   43 | Shri Limba Ram Ahari, former Archer        | Medical treatment                | Rajastha n      | Rs. 5,00,000   |
|          |   44 | Shri Madasu Srinivas Rao, Para Badminton   | Ameliorating financial condition | Andhra Pradesh  | Rs. 5,00,000   |
|          |   45 | Ms Chandro Devi Tomar                      | Medical treatment                | Uttar Pradesh   | Rs. 5,00,000   |
|          |   46 | Shri Renjith Maheshwari                    | Medical treatment                | Tamil Nadu      | Rs. 2,20,000   |
|          |   47 | Ms Veera Pal Kaur                          | Medical treatment                | Punjab          | Rs. 1,50,000   |
|          |   48 | Ms Mithula U.K.                            | Medical treatment                | Karnatak a      | Rs. 10,00,000  |
|          |   49 | Shri J. Pitchayya                          | Medical treatment                | Telangan a      | Rs. 5,00,000   |
|          |   50 | Shri AnshYadav                             | Medical treatment                | Uttar Pradesh   | Rs. 10,00,000  |
|          |   51 | Ms Inshah Bashir                           | Medical treatment                | Jammu & Kashmir | Rs. 50,000     |
|          |   52 | Shri Sanjay Singh                          | Medical treatment                | Haryana         | Rs. 1,00,000   |
|          |   53 | Ms Saly George                             | Ameliorating financial           | Kerala          | Rs. 2,50,000   |

|    |                 | condition   |       |          |
|----|-----------------|-------------|-------|----------|
| 54 | Ms Gohela Boro, | Medical     | Assam | Rs.      |
|    | Archer          | Treatment   |       | 1,62,415 |

Monthly pension is being given from  'Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay National Welfare Fund for Sportspersons' during the above period to the following sportspersons of yesteryears :

|   S. No. | Name of yesteryear sportsperson   | State/UT to which beneficiary belongs   | Monthly pension (in Rs.)   |
|----------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------|
|        1 | Smt. Bhagwan Devi                 | Delhi                                   | 10,000                     |
|        2 | Smt. Nilima Vasant Ponkhe         | Maharashtra                             | 8,000                      |
|        3 | Shri H.L.P rabhakar               | Karnataka                               | 8,000                      |
|        4 | Shri O.K. Sathyan                 | Kerala                                  | 8,000                      |
|        5 | Shri V. Govardan                  | Kerala                                  | 8,000                      |
|        6 | Shri N. Jayaraman                 | Kerala                                  | 8,000                      |
|        7 | Shri P. Ravindran                 | Kerala                                  | 8,000                      |
|        8 | Smt. Ritika Dhar                  | West Bengal                             | 8,000                      |
|        9 | Smt. Jaspreet Kaur                | Punjab                                  | 10,000                     |
|       10 | Shri Samar Banerjee               | West Bengal                             | 8,000                      |
|       11 | Shri Robin Hazra                  | West Bengal                             | 8,000                      |
|       12 | Shri Nikhil Kumar Nandi           | West Bengal                             | 8,000                      |
|       13 | Shri E. Rama Krisha Rao           | Karnataka                               | 8,000                      |

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