Lok Sabha Question No. 4121 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-12
Subject: Promotion of Sports
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Ganesan Selvam, Dhanush M Kumar, Soyam Babu Rao

## Government of India Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports Department of Sports

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO . 4121 TO BE ANSWERD ON 12.12.2019

## Promotion of Sports

4121. SHRI SELVAM G.: SHRI DHANUSH M. KUMAR: SHRI SOYAM BAPU RAO:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government is promoting popular sports  like cricket and ignoring traditional sports prevalent in rural India, if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (b)  whether  adequate  training  and  infrastructure  facilities  are  not provided to sportspersons engaged in sports due to paucity of funds and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  formulate  any  scheme  for providing sports infrastructure, including stadium, playing field, tracks and  sports  training  facilities  for  the  sportspersons  including  rural youth to compete in the international/national sports competitions;
- (d)  if  so,  the  funds  allocated/released/  spent  during  each  of  the  last three years and the current year, scheme/sport-discipline/State-wise;
- (e)  whether  the  sports  federations  that  are  responsible  for  providing training to sportspersons are not utilizing the funds allocated to them;
- (f)  if  so,  whether  the  Government  has  any  mechanism  to  assess  the performance of sports federations and if so, the details thereof; and
- (g) the steps taken by the Government to augment financial resources for sports sector through Public Private Partnership model?

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

- (a):  Board of Cricket Control of India (BCCI) is promoting cricket. BCCI being resource rich, this Ministry is not providing financial assistance to BCCI  or  any  athlete for Cricket. This Ministry is  supporting indigenous/ traditional games such as Kho-Kho, Mallakhamb, Kabaddi, Kalarippayatu, Thangta, Gatka by providing assistance to the concerned sports federation/sports promotion organization. (b): The sports infrastructure and training facilities of this Ministry can provide  training  to  large  number  of  athletes.  The  Government  is committed  to  increase  resources  to  meet  the  training  needs  of athletes.  Infrastructure and training facilities are also made available by respective State/UT Governments.  Private sector is also investing in sports infrastructure and training. (c): Available sports infrastructure under this Ministry and of the State Governments  provide  training  to  large  number  of  athletes.  While responsibility for providing sports infrastructure rests with the State/ UT  Governments,  this  Ministry  is  supplementing  their  efforts  by bridging gaps in sports infrastructure and running sports infrastructure facilities of international levels. (d):  Assistance  to  athletes  is  not  provided  State/UT-wise.  Details  of assistance  provided  for  training,  participation  in  competitions  and exposures abroad during last three years and current year are given in Annexures  I  to  III.  The  details  of  funds  released  to  States  /  Union Territories  for  bridging  gaps  in  the  sports  infrastructure  under  Khelo India  Scheme  during  last  three  years  and  current  year  is  given  in Annexures-IV. (e):    This  Ministry  provides  financial  assistance  to  National  Sports Federations  (NSFs)  for  training  of  athletes  and  their  participation  in competitions.  Generally  the  funds  are  released  after  expenditure  is
- incurred.

(f):  Annual  targets  for  training  of  athletes  for  high  performance  and their participation in competition is approved for different NSFs by this Ministry  in  the  annual  exercise  of  preparing  Annual  Calendar  for Training and Competitions (ACTCs). The financial assistance is provided  keeping  in  view  the  approved  ACTC.  This  mechanism  of assessing the performance of NSFs is built in the ACTCs. (g):  National  Sports  Development  Fund  (NSDF)  has  been  set  up  to augment  financial  resources  for  sports  through  partnership with Corporates/Private Sector.  Funds provided in the NSDF are exempted from  the  Income  Tax  and  included  as  permissible  activities  under Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) to encourage corporate / private contribution of NSDF. The Government provides matching contribution to the NSDF.

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Annexure-I ANNEXURE REFERED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4121 FOR REPLY ON 12.12.2019 ASKED BY SHRI SELVAM G., SHRI DHANUSH M. KUMAR AND SHRI SOYAM

BAPU RAO REGARDING PROMOTION OF SPORTS Details  of  funds  given  under  Scheme  of  Assistance  to  National

Sports Federations

( Rs. in lakhs)

|   S. No. | Disciplines         |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 ( As on 19.11.2019) |
|----------|---------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------------------------------|
|        1 | Archery             |    337.09 |    631.93 |    800    |                        861    |
|        2 | Athletics           |    416.61 |    131.54 |   3210    |                       2299    |
|        3 | Badminton           |    543.69 |    598.67 |   2015    |                       1648    |
|        4 | Basketball          |     26.03 |     55.47 |    144.71 |                         74    |
|        5 | Billiards & Snooker |     46.46 |     60.65 |    135    |                        121    |
|        6 | Boxing              |    286.59 |    484.12 |   3600    |                       2296    |
|        7 | Bridge              |     86.57 |     17.16 |     62.82 |                        127    |
|        8 | Chess               |    155.25 |    189.64 |     39    |                        370    |
|        9 | Cycling             |     65.33 |    106.23 |    719    |                        431    |
|       10 | Deaf Sports         |     61.53 |      0    |    107.29 |                        109    |
|       11 | Equestrian          |      6.05 |      0.66 |     90.61 |                          0    |
|       12 | Fencing             |    114.55 |     90.46 |    295    |                         88    |
|       13 | Football            |    909.53 |    833.07 |   1170.93 |                        859    |
|       14 | Golf                |     47.15 |     47.96 |    106    |                         34    |
|       15 | Gymnastic           |    113.67 |    108.82 |    170    |                        176    |
|       16 | Handball            |      0    |     69.6  |    260    |                        172    |
|       17 | Hockey              |   1201.77 |    915.4  |   2260    |                       1263    |
|       18 | Judo                |      8.61 |     80.67 |    385    |                        260    |
|       19 | Kabaddi             |     17.88 |     29.21 |    170    |                         44    |
|       20 | Kayaking & Canoeing |     21.63 |    116.98 |    373    |                        140    |
|       21 | Para Sports         |    184.55 |    330.48 |    406.53 |                        619    |
|       22 | Rowing              |     46.22 |     83.55 |    455    |                        276    |
|       23 | School              |     46.31 |     89.82 |     18.82 |                         33.18 |

| 24.   | Sepaktakraw   | 67.80   | 77.18   | 498.00   | 138.00   |
|-------|---------------|---------|---------|----------|----------|
| 25.   | Shooting      | 973.93  | 962.95  | 3140.00  | 1502.00  |
| 26.   | Special       | 28.36   | 101.35  | 509.00   | 228.00   |
|       | Olympics      |         |         |          |          |
| 27.   | Squash        | 160.52  | 216.87  | 188.00   | 139.00   |
|       | Racket        |         |         |          |          |
| 28.   | Swimming      | 91.17   | 171.59  | 266.00   | 172.00   |
| 29.   | Table Tennis  | 176.44  | 326.06  | 597.15   | 441.00   |
| 30.   | Tennis        | 21.41   | 49.91   | 150.00   | 43.00    |
| 31.   | Taekwondo     | 74.65   | 5.69    | 00.00    | 00.00    |
| 32.   | Volleyball    | 22.58   | 15.88   | 498.00   | 378.00   |
| 33.   | Weightlifting | 176.83  | 280.20  | 580.00   | 1123.00  |
| 34.   | Wrestling     | 549.02  | 604.95  | 2300.00  | 2081.00  |
| 35.   | Wushu         | 168.46  | 105.02  | 396.93   | 169.00   |
| 36.   | Yachting      | 56.22   | 174.38  | 416.00   | 163.00   |

ANNEXURE-II ANNEXURE REFERED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4121 FOR REPLY ON 12.12.2019 ASKED BY  SHRI  SELVAM  G.,  SHRI  DHANUSH  M.  KUMAR  AND  SHRI  SOYAM BAPU RAO REGARDING PROMOTION OF SPORTS Details of  the  financial  assistance given from NSDF including Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) to the sports persons during the last three years and current year

(Rs. In lakhs)

| Sport         | 2016-17   | 2017-18   | 2018-19   | 2019-20 (as on 31.10.2019)   |
|---------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------------------------|
| Archery       | 101.5     | 195.85    | 141.16    | 41.88                        |
| Athletics     | 355.16    | 217.26    | 233.28    | 147.43                       |
| Badminton     | 116.44    | 71.8      | 79.45     | 104.27                       |
| Boxing        | 140.03    | 151.82    | 129.65    | -                            |
| Chess         | 13.51     | 9.45      | 40.10     | 7.81                         |
| Cycling       | 7.65      | 37.55     | 87.68     | -                            |
| Equestrian    | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      | -                            |
| Fencing       | 0.00      | 15.14     | 9.98      | -                            |
| Golf          | 11.43     | 0.00      | 0.00      | -                            |
| Gymnastic     | 12.98     | 87.45     | 53.24     | -                            |
| Hockey Judo   | 116 11.83 | 0.00 29   | 27 53.21  | - -                          |
| Luge          | 0.00      | 26        | 0.00      | -                            |
| Para-Sports   | 326.42    | 289.55    | 304       | 257.37                       |
| Sailing       |           |           | 0.59      |                              |
|               | 2.45      | 0.00      |           | -                            |
| Shooting      | 615.38    | 391.17    | 462       | 200.36                       |
| Squash        | 8.38      | 54.67     | 44.78     | 6.57                         |
| Swimming      | 18.24     | 20.99     | 22.31     | -                            |
| Table Tennis  | 112.96    | 82.52     | 57.73     | 43.5                         |
| Tennis        | 251.86    | 52.05     | 210.46    | 73.98                        |
| Weightlifting | 59.85     | 166.5     | 49.65     | 49.66                        |
| Winter Games  | 0.00      | 29.34     | 0.00      | -                            |
| Wrestling     | 259.04    | 97.52     | 156       | 174.69                       |
| Wushu         | 48.37     | 63        | 87.37     | -                            |
| Yatching      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      | -                            |

ANNEXURE-III ANNEXURE REFERED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4121 FOR REPLY ON 12.12.2019 ASKED BY  SHRI  SELVAM  G.,  SHRI  DHANUSH  M.  KUMAR  AND  SHRI  SOYAM BAPU RAO REGARDING PROMOTION OF SPORTS Funds  given  under  Sports  Promotional  Schemes  of  Sports

Authority of India

| 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 Companies     |   1074.99 |    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           |   2828.57 |   3653.12 |   4676.35 | 5010.5 7  |      4161 | 2,330. 77                     |
| Centres of Excellence          |    224.17 |    230.52 |    300.23 | 299.01    |       379 | 137.67                        |

## (Rs. In Lakh)

## Annexure-IV

ANNEXURE REFERED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4121 FOR REPLY ON 12.12.2019 ASKED BY  SHRI  SELVAM  G.,  SHRI  DHANUSH  M.  KUMAR  AND  SHRI  SOYAM BAPU RAO REGARDING PROMOTION OF SPORTS

Details of funds released to States / UTs for Infrastructure under Khelo India Scheme in the year 2016-17

(Rs. in crore)

| S. No   | Name of the State/ UT   |   Infrastructure |
|---------|-------------------------|------------------|
| 1.      | Andhra Pradesh          |             6.5  |
| 2.      | Arunachal Pradesh       |             2.5  |
| 3.      | Assam                   |             3.5  |
| 4.      | Gujarat                 |             2.5  |
| 5.      | Haryana                 |             2    |
| 6.      | Jammu & Kashmir         |             1.8  |
| 7.      | Jharkhand               |             1    |
| 8.      | Karnataka               |             9.8  |
| 9.      | Kerala                  |             2.5  |
| 10.     | Madhya Pradesh          |             3.5  |
| 11.     | Maharashtra             |             4    |
| 12.     | Mizoram                 |             2    |
| 13.     | Odisha                  |             2.5  |
| 14.     | Punjab                  |             4.64 |
| 15.     | Rajasthan               |             5.44 |
| 16.     | Telangana               |             2    |
| 17.     | Uttarakhand             |             4    |
| 18.     | Uttar Pradesh           |             1.5  |
| 19.     | Puducherry              |             4.46 |
| TOTAL   | TOTAL                   |            66.14 |

## Details of funds released to States / UTs for Infrastructure under Khelo India Scheme in the year 2017-18

(Rs. in crore)

| S. No   | Name of the State/ UT   |   Infrastructure |
|---------|-------------------------|------------------|
| 1.      | Andhra Pradesh          |             4    |
| 2.      | Arunachal Pradesh       |            15.25 |
| 3.      | Assam                   |            15.2  |
| 4.      | Chhattisgarh            |             2.5  |
| 5.      | Gujarat                 |             5.5  |
| 6.      | Haryana                 |            12.5  |
| 7.      | Jammu & Kashmir         |             1    |
| 8.      | Jharkhand               |             1.07 |
| 9.      | Karnataka               |            12.5  |
| 10.     | Kerala                  |             3    |
| 11.     | Madhya Pradesh          |            10.5  |
| 12.     | Maharashtra             |             7    |
| 13.     | Manipur                 |             5.29 |
| 14.     | Mizoram                 |             4.3  |
| 15.     | Nagaland                |             2    |
| 16.     | Odisha                  |            11.56 |
| 17.     | Punjab                  |             6    |
| 18.     | Rajasthan               |            36.12 |
| 19.     | Telangana               |             6.5  |
| 20.     | Tamil Nadu              |             7    |
| 21.     | Tripura                 |             2.5  |
| 22.     | Uttarakhand             |             9.3  |
| 23.     | Uttar Pradesh           |            15    |
| 24.     | West Bengal             |             6.5  |
| 25.     | SAI (New Delhi)         |            16.08 |
|         | Total                   |           218.17 |

Details of funds released to States / UTs for Infrastructure under Khelo India Scheme in the year 2018-19

(Rs. in crore)

| S. No   | Name of the State/ UT   |   Infrastructure |
|---------|-------------------------|------------------|
| 1.      | Arunachal Pradesh       |            39.5  |
| 2.      | Assam                   |             6.32 |
| 3.      | Gujarat                 |             3    |
| 4.      | Haryana                 |            17.1  |
| 5.      | Himachal Pradesh        |             2.5  |
| 6.      | Karnataka               |             9.5  |
| 7.      | Kerala                  |            14.15 |
| 8.      | Madhya Pradesh          |            14.29 |
| 9.      | Maharashtra             |            19.87 |
| 10.     | Manipur                 |            19.15 |
| 11.     | Nagaland                |             5    |
| 12.     | Odisha                  |             0.69 |
| 13.     | Rajasthan               |            11.36 |
| 14.     | Sikkim                  |             3    |
| 15.     | Tamil Nadu              |             4    |
| 16.     | Uttarakhand             |             1    |
| 17.     | Uttar Pradesh           |            43.43 |
| 18.     | Puducherry              |             3    |
|         | Total                   |           216.86 |

Details of funds released to States / UTs for Infrastructure under Khelo India Scheme in the year 2019-20 (As on 31.10.2019)

(Rs. in crore)

| S. No   | Name of the State/ UT   | Infrastructure   |
|---------|-------------------------|------------------|
| 1.      | Assam                   | 5.50             |
| 2.      | Haryana                 | 2.00             |
| 3.      | Himachal Pradesh 11.13  |                  |
| 4.      | Jammu & Kashmir 6.00    |                  |
| 5.      | Karnataka               | 12.03            |
| 6.      | Kerala                  | 4.50             |
| 7.      | Madhya Pradesh          | 1.39             |
| 8.      | Maharashtra             | 20.06            |
| 9.      | Manipur                 | 1.50             |
| 10.     | Mizoram                 | 2.50             |
| 11.     | Odisha                  | 3.31             |
| 12.     | Punjab                  | 11.09            |
| 13.     | Rajasthan               | 24.53            |
| 14.     | Uttar Pradesh           | 11.03            |
| 15.     | West Bengal             | 8.03             |
| 16.     | Delhi                   | 38.39            |
|         | Total                   | 162.99           |