Lok Sabha Question No. 723 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-06
Subject: Fitness of Indian Players
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: H. Vasanthakumar

## Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports

## Government of India Department of Sports

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 723

## TO BE ANSWERD ON 06.02.2020

Fitness of Indian Players

## 723. SHRI VASANTHAKUMAR H.:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  India  has  still  not achieved  competitive  level  in  international  sports  and  athletics events;
- (b) if so, the reasons therefor;
- (c)  the  reasons  that  the  Indian  players  are  not  fit/competitive  in comparison to players from other countries in international sports events; and
- (d)  the  fund  allocations made and expenditure incurred along with infrastructural  development  for  sports  in  national  level  during  the last three years, State/UT-wise including Kanyakumari district?

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

(a) to (c) Performance of sportspersons in  international events is dependent on the stage of development of sports in a country. Stage of development of sports in terms of sports infrastructure, training/coaching  methods,  sports  science  etc.,  in  other  countries such  as  United  States  of  America,  China,  Japan,  Australia  is  of different level.

Achievements  of  Indian  sportspersons  and  teams  in  international sports events, including mega sports events, in recent past shows that  there  has  been  a  perceptible  improvement  in  performance  of Indian sportspersons in international sports events. The Central Government is playing a pivotal role for promoting high performance  in sports. National Sports Federations are being encouraged and supported for attainment of their respective medium  and  long  term  plans.  With  the  launch  of  Khelo  India Scheme, there has been an increased awareness and participation in sports and Indian athletes have earned accolades in sports such as archery, athletics, badminton, boxing, hockey, shooting, wrestling, weightlifting, etc. in international events. (d) Rs.  981.09  crore,  Rs.  1229.32  crore,  Rs.  1297.38  crore  and Rs. 1583.83 crore have been spent by the Department of Sports in 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19 and current financial year 2019-20 upto 31.01.2020 respectively. Details of funds sanctioned and expenditure  incurred  under  Khelo  India  Scheme  with  respect  to infrastructural development during the last three years and current year upto 31.01.2020, State /UT-wise are given in the Annexure.

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Annexure

ANNEXURE REFERED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 723 FOR REPLY ON 06.02.2020 ASKED BY SHRI VASANTHAKUMAR H. REGARDING FITNESS OF INDIAN PLAYERS

Details of funds sanctioned and released incurred under Khelo India Scheme with respect  to  infrastructural  development  during  the  last three years and current year upto 31.01.2020, State /UT-wise

(Rs. in crore)

| S. No   | Name of the State/ UT   |   Number of projects sanctioned |   Sanctioned amount |   Funds released |
|---------|-------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------|------------------|
| 1.      | Andhra Pradesh          |                               4 |               23.5  |             7.5  |
| 2.      | Arunachal Pradesh       |                              19 |              149    |            55    |
| 3.      | Assam                   |                               7 |               43.18 |            41    |
| 4.      | Chhattisgarh            |                               1 |                5.44 |             2.5  |
| 5.      | Gujarat                 |                               4 |               24.67 |            11    |
| 6.      | Haryana                 |                               4 |               47.42 |            29.29 |
| 7.      | Himachal Pradesh        |                               2 |               29.87 |            11.13 |
| 8.      | Jammu & Kashmir         |                               4 |               24.07 |             7    |
| 9.      | Jharkhand               |                               1 |                2.07 |             2.07 |
| 10.     | Karnataka               |                               8 |               69.27 |            35.28 |
| 11.     | Kerala                  |                               4 |               56.8  |            24.15 |
| 12.     | Madhya Pradesh          |                               7 |               55.46 |            23.99 |
| 13.     | Maharashtra             |                               9 |               95.91 |            48.43 |
| 14.     | Manipur                 |                               6 |               58.85 |            24.15 |
| 15.     | Mizoram                 |                               4 |               19.5  |            10    |
| 16.     | Nagaland                |                               1 |                7    |             7    |
| 17.     | Odisha                  |                               4 |               28    |            12    |
| 18.     | Punjab                  |                               5 |               59.44 |            24.03 |
| 19.     | Rajasthan               |                              38 |               78.77 |            67.95 |
| 20.     | Sikkim                  |                               1 |                7.9  |             3    |
| 21.     | Tamil Nadu              |                               2 |               14    |             7    |
| 22.     | Telangana               |                               3 |               19.5  |             8.5  |
| 23.     | Tripura                 |                               1 |                5    |             2.5  |
| 24.     | Uttarakhand             |                               3 |               18.5  |            17.95 |
| 25.     | Uttar Pradesh           |                              25 |              165.8  |            67.03 |
| 26.     | West Bengal             |                               2 |               33.77 |            11.53 |
| 27.     | Puducherry              |                               2 |               12    |             5    |
| 28.     | Delhi                   |                               8 |              110.61 |            51.4  |
| Total   | Total                   |                             179 |             1265.3  |           617.38 |