Lok Sabha Question No. 4022 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-12
Subject: Setting up of Sports School
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Devji Mansingram Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS

## (DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †4022 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.12.2019

Setting up of Sports School

†4022. SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  set  up  a  sports  school  in  each district of the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the number of sports school set up till date,
- State-wise;
- (c) whether the Government has received any proposal to set up any such schools in various States including Rajasthan; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto?

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

- (a) and (b)  No  Sir.  At  present  Ministry  of  Youth  Affairs  and  Sports  is  not considering  any  proposal  to  set  up  sports  school  in  each  district  of  the country.  However,  04  Kendriya  Vidyalayas  (KVs)  have  been  adopted  as State Level Khelo India Centres (SLKICs) under Khelo India Scheme and 10 schools are covered under National Sports Talent Contest (NSTC) Scheme
- of Sports Authority of India. Details of the same are at Annexure I.
- (c) No Sir. No specific proposal has been received to set up sports school in various  States/Union  Territories  including  Rajasthan.  However,  proposals from 06 schools have been received from various States/ Union Territories, including Rajasthan, requesting assistance under Khelo India. Details of the same are at Annexure II.
- (d) Does not arise.

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) AND (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  †4022  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  12.12.2019 REGARDING 'SETTING UP OF SPORTS SCHOOL' ASKED BY SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL, HON'BLE MEMBER OF LOK SABHA

## ANNEXURE - I

## i. Details of Kendriya Vidyalayas adopted as State Level Khelo India Centres under Khelo India Scheme

|   S. No. | State/Union Territory   | Schools         |
|----------|-------------------------|-----------------|
|        1 | Delhi                   | KV Delhi Cantt. |
|        2 | Madhya Pradesh          | KV Gwalior      |
|        3 |                         | KV Sidhi        |
|        4 | Uttar Pradesh           | KV Ghaziabad    |

## ii. Details of schools covered under National Sports Talent Contest Scheme

|   S. No. | State/Union Territory   | Schools                                       |
|----------|-------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Assam                   | Don Bosco HS School, Guwahati.                |
|        2 | Chandigarh              | DAV Senior Secondary School, Chandigarh.      |
|        3 | Karnataka               | St. Joseph's India High School, Bangalore.    |
|        4 | Madhya Pradesh          | Maharani Laxmibai Multi-purpose HS, Jabalpur. |
|        5 | Manipur                 | Sainik School, Imphal.                        |
|        6 | Rajasthan               | Bhupal's Nooles HS School Udaipur.            |
|        7 | Rajasthan               | Shri Guru Nanak Khalsa School Sriganganagar.  |
|        8 | Tripura                 | Umakanta Academy, Agartala.                   |
|        9 | Uttar Pradesh           | Udai Pratap Inter College, Varanasi.          |
|       10 | West Bengal             | St. Mary GH School, Sundergarh.               |

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  †4022  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  12.12.2019 REGARDING 'SETTING UP OF SPORTS SCHOOL' ASKED BY SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL, HON'BLE MEMBER OF LOK SABHA

ANNEXURE - II

## Schools requesting for assistance under Khelo India Scheme

|   S. No. | State/Union Territory   | Schools                                              |
|----------|-------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Himachal Pradesh        | Government Senior Sec. School, Hamirpur.             |
|        2 | Rajasthan               | Chopasani School, Jodhpur.                           |
|        3 | Rajasthan               | GRG International School, Phalodi Jodhpur.           |
|        4 | Rajasthan               | Khalsa Academy Shikshan Samiti, Sriganganagar.       |
|        5 | Tamil Nadu              | Isha Yoga Centre, Coimbatore.                        |
|        6 | Tamil Nadu              | Lalaji Memorial Omega International School, Chennai. |

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