Lok Sabha Question No. 5355 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-25
Subject: Encouragement to Sports Talent in Rural Areas
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Sunil Kumar Pintu

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5355

TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.07.2019

Encouragement to Sports Talent in Rural Areas

†5355.   SHRI SUNIL KUMAR PINTU:

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

- (a) the details of the schemes being run in the country particularly in Bihar to  encourage  sports  talents  in  the  rural  areas  and  to  enable  them  to participate in National /International competitions; and
- (b) the details of the sports talents from the rural areas particularly from Bihar who participated in national/ international competitions, State/areawise and sport wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) 'Sports' being a State subject promotion of sports, including encouraging, identifying and nurturing sporting talent in Bihar, is primarily the responsibility of the State Government. Central Government supplements    its  efforts  by  providing  assistance  to  National  Sports Federations  (NSFs),  expert  training    in  Sports  Authority  of  India  (SAI) centres and support under Khelo India scheme.  Information relating to SAI training centres in Bihar and athletes being benefitted presently in these
- Centres is at Annexure.
- (b) Information of athletes participating in national/international competitions is not maintained region / area wise.

Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (a)  of  Lok  Sabha  unstarred  question  No.  5355  for 25/07/2019 regarding encouragement of sports talent in rural areas asked by Sh. Sunil Kumar Pintu, Hon'ble MP.

## DETAILS OF SAI SCHEMES TRAINEES IN THE STATE OF BIHAR DURING THE YEAR 2018-2019

## Army Boys Sports Companies (ABSC) Scheme

| SN   | State/Centres Name     | Discipline   | Residential   | Residential   | Residential   | Non-Residential   | Non-Residential   | Non-Residential   |
|------|------------------------|--------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|      |                        |              | B             | G             | T             | B                 | G                 | T                 |
|      | Bihar                  |              |               |               |               |                   |                   |                   |
| 1    | Bihar Regiment Centre, | Football     | 10            | 0             | 10            | 0                 | 0                 | 0                 |
|      | Danapur                | Hockey       | 91            | 0             | 91            | 0                 | 0                 | 0                 |
|      |                        | TOTAL:       | 101           | 0             | 101           | 0                 | 0                 | 0                 |

## SAI Training Centres (STC) Scheme

|    | Bihar   |              |    |    |    |    |    |    |
|----|---------|--------------|----|----|----|----|----|----|
| 1  | Patna   | Table Tennis |  0 |  0 |  0 |  0 |  0 |  0 |
|    |         | Taekwondo    | 13 |  0 | 13 |  0 | 03 | 03 |
|    |         | Wushu        | 24 |  0 | 24 |  0 |  0 |  0 |
|    |         | TOTAL:       | 37 |  0 | 37 |  0 | 03 | 03 |

## Special Area Games (SAG) Scheme

|    | Bihar      |            |    |    |    |    |    |    |
|----|------------|------------|----|----|----|----|----|----|
| 1  | Kishanganj | Athletics  | 07 |  0 | 07 |  0 |  0 |  0 |
|    |            | Taekwondo  |  0 |  0 |  0 | 01 | 08 | 09 |
|    |            | Volleyball | 19 |  0 | 19 |  0 |  0 |  0 |
|    |            | TOTAL:     | 26 |  0 | 26 | 01 | 08 | 09 |
| 2  | Giddaur    | Athletics  | 06 |  0 | 06 |  0 |  0 |  0 |
|    |            | Football   | 26 |  0 | 26 |  0 |  0 |  0 |
|    |            | Volleyball | 13 |  0 | 13 |  0 |  0 |  0 |
|    |            | TOTAL:     | 45 |  0 | 45 |  0 |  0 |  0 |
|    |            | G.TOTAL:   | 71 |  0 | 71 | 01 | 08 | 09 |

## Summary

| SN   | Scheme(s)   | No. of Centres   | Residential   | Residential   | Residential   | Non-Residential   | Non-Residential   | Non-Residential   |
|------|-------------|------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|      |             |                  | B             | G             | T             | B                 | G                 | T                 |
| 1    | ABSC        | 01               | 101           | 0             | 101           | 0                 | 0                 | 0                 |
| 2    | STC         | 01               | 37            | 0             | 37            | 00                | 03                | 03                |
| 3    | SAG         | 02               | 71            | 0             | 71            | 01                | 08                | 09                |
|      | TOTAL:      | 4                | 209           | 0             | 209           | 1                 | 11                | 12                |

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