Lok Sabha Question No. 4124 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-18
Subject: Status of Sports Authority of India
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Umesh G. Jadhav

## MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS)

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4124 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.07.2019

Status of Sports Authority of India

4124.   DR. UMESH G. JADHAV:

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

- (a) whether  the  status  of  Sports  Authority  of  India  (SAI)  in  different States is at par with the international level;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor along with the measures being taken by the Government to improve the status of SAI in various States?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)

## FOR YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

(a) to (c): The Sports Authority of India (SAI)under the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS) has 5 world class stadia, 10 Regional Centres and  2  Educational  Institutions.  These  facilities  promote  excellence  in sports,  provide  international  level  sports  infrastructure,  sports  science experts and coaches to sports persons in various sports disciplines and are at par with international levels. The locations are at various places across  the  country  and  cater  to  the  needs  of  the  States  and  Union Territories. The details are at Annexure-I.

In  addition  SAI  is  implementing  the  following  sports  promotional schemes in the country:

1. National Sports Talent Contest Scheme
- a. Regular Schools
- b. Indigenous Games & Martial Arts (IGMA)
- c. Akharas
2. Army Boys Sports Company (ABSC)
3. SAI Training Centre (STC)
4. Special Area Games (SAG)
5. Extension Centre of STC/ SAG
6. Centre of Excellence (COE)
7. SAI National Sports Academies (NSAs)

The  details  of  the  locations  of  various  SAI  centres  across  the country,  through  which  the  above  schemes  are  implemented,  is  at Annexure- II. The Central Government provides yearly budgetary support and funds are released to SAI for the ongoing development/ upgradation of these SAI centres.

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## ANNEXURE -I

Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4124 for 18/07/2018 regarding Status of Sports Authority of India (SAI) asked by Dr. Umesh G. Jadhav,  Hon'ble MP.

## List of five world class stadia

|   S.No. | Stadium                                                    |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Complex (JNSC),                   |
|       2 | Indira Gandhi Stadium Complex (IGSC),                      |
|       3 | Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium Complex (MDCNSC),       |
|       4 | Dr. Shyama Prasad Mookerjee Swimming Pool Complex (SPMSPC) |
|       5 | Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Ranges (KSSR).                    |

## List of SAI Regional Centres

|   S.No. | Regional Centres            |
|---------|-----------------------------|
|       1 | Regional Centre, Bangalore  |
|       2 | Regional Centre, Kolkata    |
|       3 | Regional Centre,Gandhinagar |
|       4 | Regional Centre, Bhopal     |
|       5 | Regional Centre,Sonepat     |
|       6 | Regional Centre, Mumbai     |
|       7 | Regional Centre, Lucknow    |
|       8 | Regional Centre, Chandigarh |
|       9 | Regional Centre,Imphal      |
|      10 | Regional Centre, Guwahati   |

## Educational Institutions

|   S.No. | Institutions                                                                  |
|---------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | NetajiSubhas National Institute of Sports, Patiala                            |
|       2 | Lakshmibai National College of Physical Education (LNCPE), Thiruvananthapuram |

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## ANNEXURE - II

Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4124 for 18/07/2018 regarding Status of Sports Authority of India (SAI) asked by Dr. Umesh G. Jadhav,  Hon'ble MP.

## Numberof SAI Sports CentreState wise

| S.No                                  | State                                 | No. of Centre(s)   | S.No   | State                        | No. of Centre(s)   |
|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|--------------------|--------|------------------------------|--------------------|
| National Sports Talent Contest (NSTC) | National Sports Talent Contest (NSTC) |                    |        | Special Area Games (SAG)     |                    |
|                                       | Regular Schools                       |                    |        |                              |                    |
| 1                                     | Assam                                 | 1                  | 1      | Arunachal Pradesh            | 1                  |
| 2                                     | Karnataka                             | 1                  | 2      | Assam                        | 2                  |
| 3                                     | Madhya Pradesh                        | 1                  | 3      | Bihar                        | 2                  |
| 4                                     | Manipur                               | 1                  | 4      | Jammu &Kashmir               | 1                  |
| 5                                     | Orissa                                | 1                  | 5      | Jharkhand                    | 1                  |
| 6                                     | Rajasthan                             | 2                  | 6      | Kerala                       | 2                  |
| 7                                     | Tripura                               | 1                  | 7      | Madhya Pradesh               | 1                  |
| 8                                     | Uttar Pradesh                         | 1                  | 8      | Manipur                      | 2                  |
| 9                                     | Chandigarh ( UT )                     | 1                  | 9      | Mizoram                      | 1                  |
| 10                                    | TOTAL:                                | 10                 | 10     | Orissa                       | 2                  |
|                                       | IGMA                                  |                    | 11     | Sikkim                       | 1                  |
| 1                                     | Assam                                 | 1                  | 12     | Tamilnadu                    | 1                  |
| 2                                     | Jharkhand                             | 1                  | 13     | Tripura                      | 1                  |
| 3                                     | Kerala                                | 1                  | 14     | West Bengal                  | 1                  |
| 4                                     | Maharashtra                           | 1                  | 15     | Andman& Nicobar ( UT )       | 1                  |
| 5                                     | Manipur                               | 2                  | 16     | Lakshdweep ( UT )            | 1                  |
| 6                                     | Punjab                                | 1                  |        | TOTAL:                       | 21                 |
| 7                                     | Tamilnadu                             | 2                  |        | Extension Centre of STC/ SAG |                    |
| 8                                     | Telangana                             | 1                  | 1      | Andhra Pradesh               | 1                  |
|                                       | TOTAL:                                | 10                 | 2      | Arunachal Pradesh            | 2                  |
|                                       | Adopted Akharas                       |                    | 3      | Assam                        | 4                  |
| 1                                     | Assam                                 | 1                  | 4      | Gujarat                      | 1                  |
| 2                                     | Haryana                               | 5                  | 5      | Haryana                      | 5                  |
| 3                                     | Madhya Pradesh                        | 3                  | 6      | Himachal Pradesh             | 6                  |
| 4                                     | Maharashtra                           | 13                 | 7      | Jammu &Kashmir               | 1                  |
| 5                                     | Orissa                                | 1                  | 8      | Jharkhand                    | 1                  |
| 6                                     | Punjab                                | 3                  | 9      | Kerala                       | 12                 |
| 7                                     | Rajasthan                             | 2                  | 10     | Madhya Pradesh               | 2                  |
| 8                                     | Uttar Pradesh                         | 6                  | 11     | Maharashtra                  | 8                  |
| 9                                     | Delhi ( UT )                          | 7                  | 12     | Manipur                      | 3                  |
|                                       | TOTAL:                                | 41                 | 13     | Mizoram                      | 2                  |
| Army Boys Sports Company (ABSC)       | Army Boys Sports Company (ABSC)       |                    | 14     | Orissa                       | 3                  |
| 1                                     | Bihar                                 | 1                  | 15     | Punjab                       | 5                  |
| 2                                     | Jharkhand                             | 1                  | 16     | Rajasthan                    | 16                 |
| 3                                     | Karnataka                             | 3                  | 17     | Tamilnadu                    | 1                  |
| 4                                     | Madhya Pradesh                        | 2                  | 18     | Tripura                      | 1                  |
| 5                                     | Maharashtra                           | 4                  | 19     | Uttar Pradesh                | 6                  |
| 6                                     | Meghalaya                             | 2                  | 20     | Uttrakhand                   | 4                  |
| 7                                     | Tamilnadu                             | 1                  | 21     | West Bengal                  | 2                  |
| 8                                     | Telangana                             | 3                  | 22     | Chandigarh ( UT )            | 1                  |
| 9                                     | Uttar Pradesh                         | 5                  | 23     | Daman &Diu ( UT )            | 1                  |
| 10                                    | Uttrakhand                            | 3                  |        | Delhi ( UT )                 | 2                  |
| 11                                    | Delhi ( UT )                          | 1                  |        | TOTAL:                       | 90                 |

| S.No                      | State                     |     | S.No                       | State                      | No. of   |
|---------------------------|---------------------------|-----|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------|
| SAI Training Centre (STC) | SAI Training Centre (STC) |     | Centre of Excellence (COE) | Centre of Excellence (COE) |          |
| 1                         | Andhra Pradesh            | 3   | 1                          | Gujarat                    | 1        |
| 2                         | Assam                     | 2   | 2                          | Haryana                    | 2        |
| 3                         | Bihar                     | 1   | 3                          | Karnataka                  | 1        |
| 4                         | Chhattisgarh              | 2   | 4                          | Kerala                     | 3        |
| 5                         | Goa                       | 1   | 5                          | Madhya Pradesh             | 1        |
| 6                         | Gujarat                   | 1   | 6                          | Maharashtra                | 2        |
| 7                         | Haryana                   | 4   | 7                          | Manipur                    | 1        |
| 8                         | Himachal Pradesh          | 2   | 8                          | Meghalaya                  | 1        |
| 9                         | Jammu &Kashmir            | 1   | 9                          | Orissa                     | 1        |
| 10                        | Jharkhand                 | 1   | 10                         | Punjab                     | 1        |
| 11                        | Karnataka                 | 3   | 11                         | Uttar Pradesh              | 1        |
| 12                        | Kerala                    | 4   | 12                         | West Bengal                | 1        |
| 13                        | Madhya Pradesh            | 3   |                            | TOTAL:                     | 16       |
| 14                        | Maharashtra               | 2   |                            |                            |          |
| 15                        | Manipur                   | 1   |                            |                            |          |
| 16                        | Meghalaya                 | 1   |                            |                            |          |
| 17                        | Nagaland                  | 1   |                            |                            |          |
| 18                        | Orissa                    | 2   |                            |                            |          |
| 19                        | Punjab                    | 4   |                            |                            |          |
| 20                        | Rajasthan                 | 3   |                            |                            |          |
| 21                        | Tamilnadu                 | 2   |                            |                            |          |
| 22                        | Telangana                 | 2   |                            |                            |          |
| 23                        | Uttar Pradesh             | 5   |                            |                            |          |
| 24                        | Uttrakhand                | 1   |                            |                            |          |
| 25                        | West Bengal               | 4   |                            |                            |          |
| 26                        | Delhi ( UT )              | 1   |                            |                            |          |
|                           |                           | 59  |                            |                            |          |
|                           | TOTAL: GRAND TOTAL        | 273 |                            |                            |          |

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