Lok Sabha Question No. 3080 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-12
Subject: Sports Infrastructure
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Raju Bista, Pratima Bhoumik

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3080

TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.03.2020

## Sports Infrastructure

3080.

SHRI RAJU BISTA: MS. PRATIMA BHOUMIK:

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

(a) whether the Government will share the number of sporting infrastructure established and upgraded under the Khelo India Campaign in the country, if so, the details thereof, State-wise including Tripura and West Bengal of the infrastructure  created  during  the  last  three  years  along  with  the  amount spent on it;

- (b)  the  details  of  participation  from  West  Bengal  in  the  Khelo  India Campaign  particularly  in  the  districts  of  Darjeeling,  Kalimpong  and  North Dinajpur;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to consider the demand for a state-ofthe-art stadium in Darjeeling; and

(d)  whether  about  7  proposals  of  creating  sports  facilities  in  the  State  of Tripura under Khelo India Campaign is pending with the Government and if so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  reasons  for  delay  in  sanctioning  the proposals?

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

- (a) Details of State / Union Territory-wise number of projects sanctioned and funds released during the last three years and the current year under Khelo India Scheme, including in Tripura and West Bengal, are given at Annexure I.
- (b) The details of participation from West Bengal in the Khelo India Games are given at Annexure - II.

(c)  Sports  being  a  State  subject,  the  responsibility  to  construct  stadium rests with the respective State/Union Territory Governments. This Ministry does not have any scheme to build a state-of-the-art stadium in Darjeeling.

(d) A total of 23 project proposals have been received in this Ministry from Tripura for creation of sports infrastructure under the Khelo India Scheme as  detailed  in  Annexure  -  III.  In  view  of  the  fact  that  Sports  is  a  State subject and available funds under Khelo India Scheme being limited to meet the  needs  of  projects  already  sanctioned,  it  has  not  been  possible  to sanction these projects.

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  3080  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  12.03.2020 REGARDING  'SPORTS  INFRASTRUCTURE'  ASKED  BY  SHRI  RAJU  BISTA AND MS. PRATIMA BHOUMIK, HON'BLE MEMBERS OF LOK SABHA

ANNEXURE - I State / Union Territory-wise number of projects sanctioned and funds released during the last three years and the current year under Khelo India Scheme

(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  |            73.92 |
| 26.     | West Bengal             |                               2 |               33.77 |            11.53 |
| 27.     | Puducherry              |                               2 |               12    |             5    |
|         | Total                   |                             179 |             1265.3  |           624.27 |

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  3080  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  12.03.2020 REGARDING  'SPORTS  INFRASTRUCTURE'  ASKED  BY  SHRI  RAJU  BISTA AND MS. PRATIMA BHOUMIK, HON'BLE MEMBERS OF LOK SABHA

ANNEXURE - II Details of participation from West Bengal in the Khelo India Games

|   S. No. | Name of Competition               | Venue                   | Period                   | No. of Participants   |   Participation from West Bengal |
|----------|-----------------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------------|
|        1 | Khelo India School Games 2018     | Delhi                   | 31.01.2018 to 08.02.2018 | 3,507                 |                              118 |
|        2 | Khelo India Youth Games 2019      | Pune                    | 09.01.2019 to 20.01.2019 | 5,925                 |                              145 |
|        3 | Khelo India Youth Games 2020      | Guwahati                | 10.01.2020 to 22.01.2020 | 6,130                 |                              159 |
|        4 | Khelo India University Games 2020 | Bhubaneswar and Cuttack | 22.02.2020 to 01.03.2020 | 3,213                 |                               77 |

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  3080  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  12.03.2020 REGARDING  'SPORTS  INFRASTRUCTURE'  ASKED  BY  SHRI  RAJU  BISTA AND MS. PRATIMA BHOUMIK, HON'BLE MEMBERS OF LOK SABHA

## ANNEXURE - III

List of project proposals received from the State Government of Tripura for creation of sports infrastructure have been under the Khelo India Scheme

(Amount in Rs. crore)

|   S. No. | Name of the project proposal with location                                                                             |   Estimated cost |
|----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------|
|        1 | Construction of Synthetic Athletic Track at Regional College of Physical Education (RCPE), Panisagar, North Tripura    |             7    |
|        2 | Construction of Swimming Pool at Regional College of Physical Education (RCPE), Panisagar, North Tripura               |             5    |
|        3 | Construction of Multipurpose Indoor Hall at Kamalpur, Dhalai District                                                  |             8    |
|        4 | Construction of Multipurpose Hall at Harerkhola Kamalpur, Dhalai                                                       |             8    |
|        5 | Construction of Swimming Platform along with dressing room at Sonamura Municipal Council Area, Sepahijala District     |             0.64 |
|        6 | Construction of the Synthetic Athletic Track at Dasarath Deb Sports Complex (DDSSC), Badharghat                        |             7    |
|        7 | Construction of Synthetic Football Turf at Dasarath Deb Sports Complex (DDSSC), Badharghat, Agartala                   |             5    |
|        8 | Construction of Synthetic Athletic Track at Kamalpur Degree College, Dhalai District                                   |             7    |
|        9 | Construction of Synthetic Football Turf at Kamalpur Degree College, Dhalai District                                    |             5    |
|       10 | Construction of Synthetic Football Turf at Khowai Government High Secondary (Boys) School Playground, Khowai District  |             5    |
|       11 | Construction of Swimming Pool at Khowai Government Boys High Secondary School, Subhash Park, Khowai                    |             5    |
|       12 | Construction of Swimming Pool at Sonamura, Sepahijala District                                                         |             5    |
|       13 | Construction of Synthetic Athletic Track at Gomati District Sports Complex, Udaipur, Gomati District                   |             7    |
|       14 | Construction of Synthetic Football Turf at Gomati District Sports Complex, Udaipur, Gomati District                    |             5    |
|       15 | Construction of Synthetic Football Turf alongwith Multigym at Jampuijala Girls High School Ground, Sepahijala District |             5    |
|       16 | Construction of Synthetic Football Turf at Kathalia High Secondary School Ground, Sepahijala District.                 |             5    |
|       17 | Construction of Swimming Pool at Kailashahar, Unokuti District.                                                        |             5    |
|       18 | Construction of Swimming Pool with Gallery at K.C High Secondary School Ground, Kamalpur, Dhalai District.             |             5    |
|       19 | Construction of Synthetic Athletic Track at Bholagiri Play Ground, West Tripura, Agartala.                             |             7    |
|       20 | Construction of Synthetic Football Turf at Bholagiri Play Ground, West Tripura, Agartala.                              |             5    |
|       21 | Construction of Synthetic Athletic Track at Dhalai District Sports Complex, Kekmachara, Ambassa, Dhalai Disrtict       |             7    |
|       22 | Construction of Synthetic Football Turf at Dhalai District Sports Complex, Kekmachara, Ambassa, Dhalai Disrtict        |             5    |
|       23 | Construction of 200 Bedded (G+2) Youth Hostel at Sonamura Sepahijala District                                          |            10    |

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