Lok Sabha Question No. 741 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-06
Subject: Accountability of Sports Federations
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Hibi Eden

## Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports

## Government of India Department of Sports

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 741 TO BE ANSWERD ON 06.02.2020

## Accountability of Sports Federations

## 741. SHRI HIBI EDEN:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  taken  steps  to  improve  the genuinity  and  the  accountability  of  various    sports  federations  in India;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether there is any data which shows frauds/ misappropriations/ cheatings/deceptions committed by associations and federations and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the  total  funds  allocated  by  the  Government  to  recognized sports federations since 2016-17, federation and year-wise?

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)

## ANSWER FOR YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS [SHRI KIREN RIJIJU]

(a)  &  (b)  The  National  Sports  Development  Code  of  India  (NSDCI) 2011 provides for transparency and accountability in the functioning of  National  Sports  Federations  (NSFs).  NSDCI  requires  NSFs  to follow healthy management practices, accountability, transparency, impartial  and  transparent  selection  procedures,  age  and  tenure restrictions  of  office  bearers,  basic  universal  principles  of  good governance in sports, proper accounting procedures, prevention of age fraud & sexual harassment of women, and holding of elections as  per  model  guidelines.  NSFs  are  required  to  submit  Utilization Certificates for the grants received from the Government. 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. (c) No  such  data  is  maintained  by  the  Ministry  which  shows frauds/misappropriations/cheatings/deceptions committed by associations and federations. (d)        Budget  allocation  is  made  for  different  sports  disciplines  in consultation  with  the  concerned  National  Sports  Federation.    The information is at Annexure.

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ANNEXURE ANNEXURE REFERED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 741 FOR REPLY ON 06.02.2020 ASKED BY  SHRI  HIBI  EDEN  REGARDING  ACCOUNTABILITY  OF  SPORTS FEDERATIONS

Statement showing Budget allocation for various sports disciplines

(Rs. in Crore)

|   No | Discipline                          |   2016- 2017 |   2017- 2018 |   2018- 2019 | 2019-20 up to Sep, 2020   |
|------|-------------------------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------------------|
|    1 | Archery Association of India        |        11    |        14    |        18.53 | *12.00                    |
|    2 | Athletic Federation of India        |        20    |        33    |        42.95 | 55.00                     |
|    3 | Badminton Association of India      |        15.2  |        15.2  |        21    | 32.00                     |
|    4 | Boxing Federation of India          |        10.4  |        31.64 |        47    | 53.78                     |
|    5 | Hockey India                        |        21    |        28    |        37.5  | 36.18                     |
|    6 | Judo Federation of India            |         1.9  |         1.56 |         5.76 | 5.62                      |
|    7 | National Rifle Association of India |        24.3  |        29.84 |        38.61 | 28.40                     |
|    8 | Taekwondo Federation of India       |         1.7  |         0    |         2.49 | *2.49                     |
|    9 | Indian Weightlifting Federation     |         7.8  |         8.6  |         8.14 | 10.95                     |
|   10 | Wrestling Federation of India       |        15.4  |        19    |        23.56 | 34.50                     |
|   11 | Gymnastics Federation of India      |         4.3  |         6    |         3.31 | *2.55                     |
|   12 | The Indian Golf Union               |         1.5  |         3    |         3.93 | 2.70                      |
|   13 | Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India |         2    |         2    |         3.03 | *2.55                     |
|   14 | Rowing Federation of India          |         3.9  |         7    |         5.62 | 8.50                      |
|   15 | Squash Racket Federation of India   |         3.25 |         4.13 |         3.52 | 2.93                      |
|   16 | Swimming Federation of India        |         2.8  |         7.16 |         7.89 | 7.05                      |

|   17 | All India Tennis Association            |   1.38 |    15 | 3.70   | 2.40   |
|------|-----------------------------------------|--------|-------|--------|--------|
|   18 | Wushu Association of India              |   4.3  |  7.5  | 4.41   | 6.00   |
|   19 | Yachting Association of India           |   0.95 |  7.5  | 4.78   | 7.57   |
|   20 | Bridge Federation of India              |   0.39 |  1.15 | 1.83   | *1.43  |
|   21 | Basketball Federation of India          |   2.17 |  3.5  | 5.24   | 4.60   |
|   22 | Billiards & Snooker Federation of India |   1    |  2.13 | 3.24   | 1.68   |
|   23 | All India Chess Federation              |   3.2  |  4    | 4.27   | 5.45   |
|   24 | Cycling Federation of India             |   5.5  |  8.13 | 8.11   | 10.00  |
|   25 | All India Council of the Deaf           |   0.8  |  2    | 1.17   | 2.00   |
|   26 | Equestrian Federation of India          |   1    |  2.5  | 2.89   | *2.89  |
|   27 | All India Football Federation           |   4.5  | 11.32 | 23.08  | 29.94  |
|   28 | Football U-17                           |   8.3  |  0    | -      | -      |
|   29 | Handball Federation of India            |   0    |  2    | 2.99   | 2.55   |
|   30 | Indian Kayaking & Canoeing Association  |   3.25 |  6.5  | 5.16   | *5.59  |
|   31 | Paralympics Committee of India          |   4.4  |  6    | 6.03   | 10.00  |
|   32 | Sepaktakraw Federation of India         |   1.65 |  2.65 | 4.99   | *7.47  |
|   33 | Special Olympics Bharat                 |   4    |  3    | 5.26   | 6.00   |
|   34 | Table Tennis Federation of India        |   3    |  7    | 8.89   | 12.13  |
|   35 | Volleyball Federation of India          |   3.4  |  5    | 5.04   | 7.50   |
|   36 | School Games Federation of India        |   1.75 |  0.9  | 0.19   | 0.33   |
|   37 | Association of Indian Universities      |   1    |  0    | -      | -      |

|   38 | Fencing Association of India   |   1 |   3 | 2.99   | 16.94 (Up to 31 st March, 2021)   |
|------|--------------------------------|-----|-----|--------|-----------------------------------|
|   39 | Kho Kho Federation of India    | 0.6 |   0 | -      | -                                 |