Lok Sabha Question No. 2650 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-27
Subject: Food Allowances to Sportspersons
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: JANAK RAM

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2650 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.12.2018

Food Allowances to Sportspersons

†2650.SHRI JANAK RAM

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to formulate any action plan to  increase  the  daily  food  allowance  of  sportspersons  in  order  to make them trained and skilled;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the time by which it is likely to be implemented;
- (c) whether the Government has received any complaints regarding the food being provided to sportspersons during the last three years and the current year;
- (d)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  action  taken  thereon  by  the Government; and
- (e)  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  prevent  recurrence  of
- such instances?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS {COL. RAJYAVARDHAN RATHORE (RETD.)}

(a) & (b): The sportspersons in the Sports Promotional Schemes of Sports  Authority  of  India  (SAI)  admitted  on  residential  basis  are provided  with  boarding  /diet  charges  as  per  the  approved  scheme norms to meet their nutritional requirement. The Diet charges are increased by 10% every 2 years and the last revision took place in July, 2018.

The scheme-wise Diet charges are as under: -

| SN   | Scheme                                                                               | Diet Charges per day                                                                                      | Diet Charges per day                                                                                      |
|------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|      |                                                                                      | Non-Hilly                                                                                                 | Hilly                                                                                                     |
| 1    | Army Boys Sports Company (ABSC), SAI Training Centre (STC), Special Area Games (SAG) | Rs. 250/-                                                                                                 | Rs. 275/-                                                                                                 |
| 2    | Centre of Excellence (COE)                                                           | Rs. 300/- for Non-Power, Rs. 350/- for Power Sports and Rs. 450/- for those attached with National Camps. | Rs. 300/- for Non-Power, Rs. 350/- for Power Sports and Rs. 450/- for those attached with National Camps. |

- (c)      No  complaint  from  the  SAI  Schemes  trainees  was  received during  last  three  years.  However,  during  inspections  of  some centres certain improvements have been suggested involving engagement of diet-cum-nutritionists and professional cooks.

(d) & (e):

In view of (c) above, do not arise. ***