Lok Sabha Question No. 1568 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-26
Subject: National Sports Federations
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO, T. RADHAKRISHNAN, S. RAJENDRAN, VIJAY KUMAR S.R., KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH, SUDHEER GUPTA, GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR

## Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports

## Government of India Department of Sports

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO . 1568 TO BE ANSWERD ON 26.07.2018

National Sports Federations

1568.

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

SHRI T. RADHAKRISHNAN:

SHRI S. RAJENDRAN:

SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR:

KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

Will the Minister of YOUTHAFFAIRS AND SPORTS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the National Sports Federations (NSFs) are not giving due attention to promotion of women players in various sports including cricket and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (b) the  details  of  financial  assistance  provided  by  the  Government  to these NSFs during each of the last three years and the current year, NSFwise;
- (c) whether any incidents of misuse of funds by the NSFs has come to the notice of the Government during the said period and if so, the details thereof along with the action taken by the Government in this regard;
- (d) the details of the mechanism set up by the Government for monitoring of such financial assistance; and
- (e) the  other  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to  promote women players in various sports in the country?

ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS [COL . RAJYAVARDHAN RATHORE (RETD . )]

- (a) National Sports Federations (NSFs) are responsible for promotion and development  of  respective  sports  disciplines  both  for  men  and  women players. No specific instance of not giving due attention to promotion of women players in various sports including Cricket has been established.

(b) & (c) A statement showing financial assistance provided to various NSFs during each of the last three years and the current year is given in the Annexure.  No specific incident of misuse of funds by the NSFs has come to the notice during the said period. (d) The NSFs are required to submit their accounts, duly audited by the Chartered Accountants in the panel of Comptroller & Auditor General of India. No further grant is released to NSF unless the audited accounts and Utilization Certificate of previous grants are received. Accounts of the NSFs receiving grant of more than Rs. 1.00 crore in a year are subject to audit by the Comptroller & Auditor General of India. In the event of failure to utilize the  grant,  in  full  or  part,  by  the  NSF  for  the  purpose  for  which  it  was sanctioned,  the  NSF  is  liable  to  refund  the  whole  or  part  of  the  grant remained unutilized. (e) The Schemes being implemented by this Ministry and other bodies under its aegis are gender neutral and equally applicable to both men and women sportspersons. Further, under the Khelo India Scheme, implemented by this Ministry, there is a dedicated vertical of 'Sports for Women', wherein emphasis is laid on such sports disciplines where there is less participation of women so that more number of women will participate in such sports disciplines.

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (B)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1568 FOR ANSWER ON 26.07.2018 ASKED BY SHRI  BIDYUT  BARAN  MAHATO,  SHRI  T.  RADHAKRISHNAN,  SHRI  S. RAJENDRAN, SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR, KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH, SHRI  SUDHEER  GUPTA  AND  SHRI  GAJANAN  KIRTIKAR  REGARDING 'NATIONAL SPORTS FEDERATIONS'.

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| S. No                                                                      | Nameof the Federation                                                      | 2015-16                                                                    | 2016-17                                                                    | 2017-18                                                                    | 2018-19 (up to 24.07.18 - Provisional)                                     |
| 1                                                                          | Athletics Federation of India                                              | 463.69                                                                     | 416.61                                                                     | 131.54                                                                     | 88.96                                                                      |
| 2                                                                          | Archery                                                                    | 683.99                                                                     | #337.09                                                                    | #631.94                                                                    | 191.81                                                                     |
| 3                                                                          | All India Chess Federation                                                 | 207.46                                                                     | 155.25                                                                     | 189.65                                                                     | 6.70                                                                       |
| 4                                                                          | National Rifle Association of India                                        | 873.71                                                                     | 974.94                                                                     | 962.95                                                                     | 415.44                                                                     |
| 5                                                                          | All India Tennis Association (Tennis)                                      | 31.18                                                                      | #21.42                                                                     | 49.91                                                                      | 8.63                                                                       |
| 6                                                                          | Judo                                                                       | 101.45                                                                     | #8.61                                                                      | #80.68                                                                     | 59.51                                                                      |
| 7                                                                          | Rowing Federation of India                                                 | 81.35                                                                      | 46.22                                                                      | 83.56                                                                      | 27.85                                                                      |
| 8                                                                          | Table Tennis Federation of India                                           | 101.70                                                                     | 176.44                                                                     | 326.06                                                                     | 104.83                                                                     |
| 9                                                                          | Swimming Federation of India                                               | 65.60                                                                      | 91.17                                                                      | 171.60                                                                     | 0.00                                                                       |
| 10                                                                         | Squash Racket Federation of India                                          | 100.03                                                                     | 160.52                                                                     | 216.88                                                                     | 18.10                                                                      |
| 11                                                                         | Boxing                                                                     | 278.86                                                                     | 286.59                                                                     | 484.13                                                                     | 380.40                                                                     |
| 12                                                                         | Hockey India                                                               | 824.05                                                                     | 1201.77                                                                    | 915.40                                                                     | 446.79                                                                     |
| 13                                                                         | Indian Weightlifting Federation                                            | 140.08                                                                     | 176.84                                                                     | 280.21                                                                     | 47.35                                                                      |
| 14                                                                         | Badminton Association of India                                             | 709.23                                                                     | 543.69                                                                     | 598.67                                                                     | 173.21                                                                     |
| 15                                                                         | Equestrian Federation of India                                             | 16.00                                                                      | 6.05                                                                       | 0.67                                                                       | 10.08                                                                      |
| 16                                                                         | All India Football Federation                                              | 117.74                                                                     | 909.53                                                                     | 833.07                                                                     | 220.45                                                                     |
| 17                                                                         | Indian Golf Union                                                          | 19.74                                                                      | 47.15                                                                      | 47.97                                                                      | 16.92                                                                      |

|   18 | Wrestling Federation of India             |   555.23 | 549.02   | 604.95   |   206.83 |
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|   19 | Yachting Association of India             |   164.25 | 56.22    | 174.39   |   174.28 |
|   20 | Indian Amateur Kabaddi Federation         |   113    | 17.89    | 29.21    |     0    |
|   21 | Volleyball Federation of India            |   106.17 | 22.59    | 15.88    |    36.7  |
|   22 | Gymnastics                                |    36.24 | #113.67  | #108.82  |    20.48 |
|   23 | Amateur Handball Federation               |    14.61 | 11.00    | 69.60    |    20.74 |
|   24 | Basketball Federation of India            |     9.83 | 26.03    | 55.47    |     0    |
|   25 | Fencing Association of India              |    29.14 | 114.55   | 90.46    |    46.7  |
|   26 | Indian Kayaking & Canoeing Association    |    59.8  | 21.64    | 116.98   |    38.11 |
|   27 | All India Sports Council of the Deaf      |    65.64 | 61.54    | 115.94   |    32.8  |
|   28 | Paralympic Committee of India             |   328.65 | 184.56   | 330.49   |    74.91 |
|   29 | Special Olympic Bharat                    |   412.28 | 28.36    | 101.36   |     0    |
|   30 | Amateur Baseball Federation of India      |     0    | 0.00     | 16.50    |     0    |
|   31 | Atya Patya Federation of India            |     0.5  | 0.00     | 0.00     |     0    |
|   32 | Cycle Polo Federation of India            |     0.75 | 0.00     | 0.00     |     0    |
|   33 | Kho-kho Federation of India               |     0    | 30.00    | 0.00     |     0    |
|   34 | Sepak Takraw Federation of India          |    24.25 | 67.81    | 77.18    |    77.85 |
|   35 | Softball Federation of India              |     0    | 8.75     | 0.00     |     0    |
|   36 | Taekwondo Federation of India             |    10.59 | #74.65   | #5.69    |     0    |
|   37 | Tenni-Koit Federation of India, Bangalore |     0.5  | 0.00     | 0.00     |     0    |
|   38 | Wushu Association of India                |    60.26 | 168.47   | 105.02   |    71.89 |
|   39 | Billiards & Snooker Federation of India   |    66.21 | 46.46    | 60.65    |    18.48 |
|   40 | Cycling Federation of India               |    96.18 | 65.33    | 106.23   |    12.65 |

| 41   | Amateur Soft Tennis Federation of India                                                                 | 0.00     |    12.25 |     0.00 |    0.00 |
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| 42   | Bridge Federation of India                                                                              | 4.06     |     8.66 |    17.17 |    6.49 |
| 43   | School Games Federation of India                                                                        | 35.93    |    46.32 |    89.82 |    4.36 |
| 44   | Indian Olympic Association                                                                              | 32.20    |     0    |     0    |    3.77 |
| 45   | Mallakhamb Federation of India                                                                          | 0.00     |    10    |     0    |    0    |
| 46   | Subroto Mukherjee Educational Society                                                                   | 0.00     |   105    |     0    |    0    |
| 47   | Durand Cup                                                                                              | 0.00     |    24    |     0    |    0    |
| 48   | South Asian Games                                                                                       | 6036.99  |     0    |     0    |    0    |
| 49   | U-17 FIFA World Cup- 2017                                                                               | 0.00     |   408.99 |     0    |    0    |
| 50   | Preparation for Rio Olympics                                                                            |          |  2233    |     0    |    0    |
| 51   | BRICS U-17 Football Tournament                                                                          | 0.00     |  1961    |     0    |    0    |
| 52   | AIMR (Martial Arts)                                                                                     | 0.00     |     0    |    98.47 |   62.43 |
| 53   | Bowling Federation of India (Lawn Bowl)                                                                 | 0.00     |     0    |    63.51 |    0    |
| 54   | Indian Pencak Silat Federation                                                                          | 0.00     |     0    |     3.15 |   12.93 |
| 55   | Karate Association of India                                                                             | 0.00     |     0    |     0    |    4.76 |
| 56   | Ten-Pin Bowling Federation of India                                                                     | 0.00     |     0    |     0    |   14.94 |
|      | Total                                                                                                   | 13079.12 | 12037.6  |  8461.83 | 3159.13 |
|      | Funds released to SAI for National Coaching camps, National Championships and salary of foreign coaches | 9647.00  | 15109    | 13708    | 1116    |

# Due to de-recognition / suspension of NSFs, expenditure done through SAI