Lok Sabha Question No. 3145 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-12
Subject: Participation of Girls in Sports
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Pratima Bhoumik

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3145 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.03.2020

Participation of Girls in Sports

3145. MS. PRATIMA BHOUMIK:

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

- (a) whether the Government has undertaken any schemes or programmes to encourage the participation of girls in sporting activities;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the number of girls benefited from such programmes, State-wise, during the last three years?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS { SHRI KIREN RIJIJU }

- (a)  to  (c)  The  Ministry  of  Youth  Affairs  and  Sports  is  running  schemes  for promotion  of  sports  as  well  as  attaining  excellence  in  sports.  These schemes include:-
- (i)  Khelo  India  Scheme;  (ii)  Assistance  to  National  Sports  Federations; (iii)Special  Awards  to  Winners  in  International  sports  events  and  their Coaches;  (iv) National Sports Awards,  Pension  to  Meritorious Sports Persons;  (v)  National  Sports  Development  Fund;  and  (vi)  Sports  Training Centres  run  through  Sports  Authority  of  India.  The  Ministry  is  promoting sports  among  women  under  the  'Khelo  India  Scheme'  having  a  dedicated vertical for this purpose.

Details  of  the  above  schemes  are  available  in  the  public  domain  on  the websites of this Ministry and the Sports Authority of India.

Further,  Sports  Authority  of  India  (SAI)  is  implementing  various  promotional schemes  for  sports  across  the  country  to  identify  talented  sportspersons, including girls sportspersons in the age group of 8-25 years, and nurture them to excel at national and international levels:-

i)  National  Centre  of  Excellence  (NCOE);  ii)  SAI  Training  Centre  (STC);  iii) Extension  Centre  of  STC;  and  iv)  National  Sports  Talent  Contest  Scheme (NSTC).

State-wise details are given at Annexure - I.

For  the  promotion  of  sports  among  the  talented  girl  sportspersons,  SAI  has established one National Centre of Excellence (NCOE) and three SAI Training Centres exclusively for girls, the details of which are given at Annexure - II.

Further,  under the Khelo India Scheme, 2877 Khelo India Athletes have been selected in 21 sports disciplines since August 2018, out of which 1428 are girls. State-wise details of the same are at Annexure - III.

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  3145  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  12.03.2020 REGARDING  'PARTICIPATION  OF  GIRLS  IN  SPORTS'  ASKED  BY  MS. PRATIMA BHOUMIK, HON'BLE MEMBER OF LOK SABHA

## ANNEXURE - I STATE/UNION TERRITORY-WISE NUMBER OF TALENTED GIRLS SPORTSPERSONS TRAINED UNDER SPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA (SAI) PROMOTIONAL SCHEMES DURING THE LAST THREE YEARS

| Sl. No.   | State / Union Territory   | 2017-2018   | 2017-2018       | 2018-2019   | 2018-2019       | 2019-2020   | 2019-2020       |
|-----------|---------------------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|
|           |                           | Residential | Non Residential | Residential | Non Residential | Residential | Non Residential |
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh            | 64          | 15              | 50          | 20              | 21          | 9               |
| 2.        | Arunachal Pradesh         | 34          | 9               | 40          | 50              | 35          | 29              |
| 3.        | Assam                     | 267         | 152             | 244         | 172             | 240         | 147             |
| 4.        | Bihar                     | 0           | 8               | 0           | 11              | 0           | 12              |
| 5.        | Chhattisgarh              | 70          | 26              | 70          | 37              | 29          | 15              |
| 6.        | Goa                       | 44          | 24              | 52          | 14              | 38          | 0               |
| 7.        | Gujarat                   | 87          | 4               | 70          | 3               | 48          | 0               |
| 8.        | Haryana                   | 106         | 94              | 86          | 83              | 166         | 78              |
| 9.        | Himachal Pradesh          | 61          | 20              | 67          | 41              | 59          | 30              |
| 10.       | Jammu & Kashmir           | 15          | 21              | 11          | 18              | 10          | 12              |
| 11.       | Jharkhand                 | 83          | 29              | 81          | 26              | 62          | 14              |
| 12.       | Karnataka                 | 104         | 55              | 105         | 20              | 86          | 28              |
| 13.       | Kerala                    | 318         | 109             | 342         | 109             | 270         | 84              |
| 14.       | Madhya Pradesh            | 89          | 120             | 85          | 114             | 72          | 56              |
| 15.       | Maharashtra               | 66          | 104             | 69          | 123             | 50          | 132             |
| 16.       | Manipur                   | 295         | 75              | 254         | 91              | 165         | 86              |
| 17.       | Meghalaya                 | 16          | 40              | 28          | 33              | 26          | 30              |
| 18.       | Mizoram                   | 40          | 40              | 27          | 33              | 31          | 40              |
| 19.       | Nagaland                  | 0           | 0               | 0           | 0               | 0           | 0               |
| 20.       | Odisha                    | 127         | 53              | 116         | 28              | 119         | 11              |
| 21.       | Punjab                    | 175         | 93              | 149         | 93              | 93          | 98              |
| 22.       | Rajasthan                 | 0           | 272             | 0           | 287             | 0           | 269             |
| 23.       | Sikkim                    | 0           | 27              | 0           | 24              | 00          | 22              |
| 24.       | Tamil Nadu                | 75          | 82              | 58          | 93              | 39          | 86              |
| 25.       | Telangana                 | 43          | 28              | 50          | 28              | 22          | 24              |
| 26.       | Tripura                   | 17          | 26              | 5           | 27              | 8           | 28              |
| 27.       | Uttar Pradesh             | 106         | 123             | 106         | 125             | 90          | 115             |
| 28.       | Uttarakhand               | 0           | 20              | 0           | 14              | 0           | 17              |
| 29.       | West Bengal               | 110         | 66              | 108         | 55              | 107         | 39              |
| 30.       | Andaman &                 |             |                 |             |                 | 15          | 0               |
|           | Nicobar Is...             | 45          | 0               | 13          | 0               |             |                 |
| 31. 32.   | Chandigarh Daman & Diu    | 0 0         | 29 2            | 0 0         | 19 3            | 0 0         | 14 3            |
| 33.       | Delhi                     | 53          | 91              | 0           | 120             | 83          | 105             |
| 34.       | Ladakh                    | 0           | 0               | 0           | 0               | 0           | 0               |
|           |                           | 0           |                 |             |                 |             |                 |
| 35.       | Lakshadweep               |             | 0               | 0           | 13              | 0           | 13              |
| 36.       | Puducherry                | 0           | 59              | 0           | 56              | 0           | 48              |
|           |                           | 98          | 181             | 13          | 211             | 98          | 183             |
|           | TOTAL:                    | 2510        | 1916            | 2286        | 1983            | 1984        | 1694            |
| 4426 4269 | 4426 4269                 | 4426 4269   | 4426 4269       | 4426 4269   | 3678            | 3678        | 3678            |

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3145 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.03.2020 REGARDING 'PARTICIPATION OF GIRLS IN SPORTS' ASKED BY MS. PRATIMA BHOUMIK, HON'BLE MEMBER OF LOK SABHA

ANNEXURE - II

## SPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA (SAI) TRAINING CENTRES EXCLUSIVELY FOR GIRLS

1. National Centre of Excellence (NCOE), Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) has 48 girl athletes in the disciplines of Athletics, Kabaddi & Kho-Kho.
2. SAI Training Centre, Badal (Punjab) has 26 girl athletes in the disciplines of Athletics, Hockey & Volleyball.
3. SAI  Training  Centre,  Tellicherry  (Kerala)  has  112  girl  athletes  in  the disciplines of Fencing, Gymnastics, Volleyball & Wrestling.
4. SAI  Training  Centre,  Medikeri  (Karnataka)  has  32  girl  athletes  in  the discipline of Hockey.

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3145 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.03.2020 REGARDING 'PARTICIPATION OF GIRLS IN SPORTS' ASKED BY MS. PRATIMA BHOUMIK, HON'BLE MEMBER OF LOK SABHA

ANNEXURE - III

## STATE/UNION TERRITORY-WISE NUMBER OF GIRLS KHELO INDIA ATHLETES UNDER TALENT IDENTIFICATION VERTICAL OF KHELO INDIA SCHEME

| S. No.   | State Union Territory   |   Girls |
|----------|-------------------------|---------|
| 1        | Andaman & Nicobar Is..  |       9 |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh          |      24 |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh       |       3 |
| 4        | Assam                   |      22 |
| 5        | Bihar                   |       1 |
| 6        | Chandigarh              |      14 |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh            |      23 |
| 8        | Daman & Diu             |       0 |
| 9        | Delhi                   |      98 |
| 10       | Goa                     |       5 |
| 11       | Gujarat                 |      55 |
| 12       | Haryana                 |     188 |
| 13       | Himachal Pradesh        |      21 |
| 14       | Jammu & Kashmir         |      11 |
| 15       | Jharkhand               |      17 |
| 16       | Karnataka               |      73 |
| 17       | Kerala                  |      75 |
| 18       | Ladakh                  |       2 |
| 19       | Madhya Pradesh          |      46 |
| 20       | Maharashtra             |     209 |
| 21       | Manipur                 |      62 |
| 22       | Meghalaya               |       2 |
| 23       | Mizoram                 |      10 |
| 24       | Odisha                  |      38 |
| 25       | Puducherry              |       4 |
| 26       | Punjab                  |      87 |
| 27       | Rajasthan               |      39 |
| 28       | Sikkim                  |       0 |
| 29       | Tamil Nadu              |      90 |
| 30       | Telangana               |      36 |
| 31       | Tripura                 |       7 |
| 32       | Uttar Pradesh           |      71 |
| 33       | Uttarakhand             |      21 |
| 34       | West Bengal             |      65 |
| Total    | Total                   |    1428 |

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