Lok Sabha Question No. 917 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-17
Subject: Training to Young Sportspersons
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Bheemrao Baswanthrao Patil, Shrikant Eknath Shinde

## MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS)

## LOK SABHA

## UN-STARRED QUESTION NO. 917 ANSWERED ON 17.09.2020

## TRAINING TO YOUNG SPORTSPERSONS

917.  SHRI B.B. PATIL:

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

- (a) whether the Union Government has any proposal to select young sportspersons  for  training  in  various  sports  disciplines/  activities  to qualify  for  and  win  medals  in  various  international  athletics/  sports events;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  total  number  of  young sportspersons selected/ to be selected for this training, State-wise and sports category-wise; and
- (c) the  total  budget  earmarked  for  this  training  during  this  financial year, State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  &  (b)  Yes  Sir.  'Sports'  being  a  State  subject,  the  responsibility  of promotion  of  sports,  including  identification  of  young  talent  and  its nurturing, rests with State Governments. Government of India supplements  the  efforts  of  State  Governments  and  National  Sports Federations  (NSFs)  under  its  various  schemes  such  as  Khelo  India, Assistance  to  National  Sports  Federations  and  by  providing  training facilities in Sports Authority of India (SAI) Centres.

In  order  to  tap  the  sporting  talent,  under  the  component  'Talent Search  and  Development'  of  Khelo  India  Scheme  of  Ministry  of  Youth Affairs & Sports (MYAS), selection of talented sports persons is carried out  as  per  competitive  performance  and  assessments  made  through scientifically designed battery of tests. The selection is not done State wise. A  total  of  2932  athletes  under  Khelo  India  scheme  and  10248 athletes  under  various  SAI  sports  promotional  schemes  have  been selected  for  further  training  to  excel  in  various  National/  International competitions. Also, under the schemes of the Department of Sports, the identified promising  sportspersons  and  teams  are  provided  support  of  modern sports  science,  exposure  abroad  under  experts  of  respective  sports discipline, participation in International events/ competitions. (c) A statement of budgetary provisions for training in sports under the schemes of Department of Sports is at Annexure.

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of unstarred question No. 917 to be  answered  in  Lok  Sabha  on  17/09/2020  regarding  Training  to  Young Sportspersons asked by Shri B.B. Patil, Hon'ble MP.

## Budgetary  provisions  for  training  in  sports  under  the  schemes  of Department of Sports

(Rs. in crore)

| S.No.   | Scheme                                                          |   Allocation (BE 2020-21) |
|---------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
| 1.      | Sports Authority of India                                       |                    500    |
| 2.      | Special (Cash) Awards                                           |                     38    |
| 3.      | National Sports Awards                                          |                      2    |
| 4.      | Pension to Meritorious Sports persons                           |                     30    |
| 5.      | Assistance to National Sports Federation                        |                    245    |
| 6.      | National Sports Development Fund                                |                     50    |
| 7.      | PanditDeendayalUpadhyay National Welfare Fund for Sportspersons |                      2    |
| 8.      | Khelo India                                                     |                    890.42 |
| Total   | Total                                                           |                   1757.42 |

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