Lok Sabha Question No. 159 (STARRED), answered on 2019-11-28
Subject: Khelo India Scheme
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Uday Pratap Singh

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.†*159 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.11.2019

## Khelo India Scheme

- †*159. SHRI UDAY PRATAP SINGH:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Union  Government  has  received  any  proposal  from  the Government  of  Madhya  Pradesh  for  Central  assistance  under  Khelo  India Scheme;
- (b) if so, the details including the current status of the proposal; and
- (c) the reasons for the delay in the construction of synthetic athletic track at  Itarsi  in  Hoshangabad  district,  Madhya  Pradesh  for  the  training  of players?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (c) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. †159 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.11.2019 REGARDING 'KHELO  INDIA  SCHEME'  ASKED  BY  SHRI  UDAY  PRATAP  SINGH,  HON'BLE MEMBER OF LOK SABHA

(a) and (b) This Ministry till date has received a total of thirteen proposals from  the  Government  of  Madhya  Pradesh  under  Khelo  India  Scheme.  The current  status  of  all  proposals  received  from  the  Government  of  Madhya Pradesh under Khelo India Scheme is at Annexure - I.

(c)  'Sports'  being  a  State  subject  the  responsibility  for  providing  sports infrastructure rests with the State/Union Territory Governments. Ministry of Youth Affairs  &  Sports  only  supplements  their  efforts  by  bridging  gaps  in infrastructure. Madhya Pradesh has got adequate synthetic athletic tracks, shooting ranges and water sports facilities where larger number of athletes could  be  trained  with  higher  quality  coaches.  Therefore,  the  proposal  for synthetic athletic track at Itarsi was not found feasible for funding by this Ministry.

ANNEXURE REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  AND  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. †159 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.11.2019 REGARDING 'KHELO  INDIA  SCHEME'  ASKED  BY  SHRI  UDAY  PRATAP  SINGH,  HON'BLE MEMBER OF LOK SABHA

ANNEXURE - I

## STATUS OF ALL PROPOSALS RECEIVED FROM THE GOVERNMENT OF MADHYA PRADESH UNDER KHELO INDIA SCHEME

## I.  Proposals  sanctioned  to  the  Government  of  Madhya  Pradesh  under Khelo India Scheme

(Amount in Rs. crore)

|   S. No. | Name of the proposal                                                  |   Amount sanctioned | Date of sanction   |   Amount released | Present status    |
|----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|        1 | Construction of Multipurpose Indoor Hall at T.T Nagar Stadium, Bhopal |                6    | 28.07.2017         |               3   | 30% completed     |
|        2 | Re-laying of Synthetic Athletic Track at T.T Nagar Stadium, Bhopal    |                4.49 | 27.09.2017         |               2   | Project completed |
|        3 | Extension of existing 50mtr shooting Range at Gram Goura, Bhopal      |                6.91 | 27.09.2017         |               2.5 | 50% completed     |

## II. Proposals received from the Government of Madhya Pradesh under Khelo India Scheme but not sanctioned

(Amount in Rs. crore)

|   S. No. | Name of the proposal                                                        |   Estimated cost |
|----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------|
|        1 | Construction of synthetic athletic track at Ujjain                          |             7.49 |
|        2 | Construction of synthetic athletic track at Ratlam                          |             7.49 |
|        3 | Construction of synthetic athletic track at Itarsi, Hoshangabad             |             7.49 |
|        4 | Construction of synthetic athletic track at Shivpuri                        |             7.49 |
|        5 | Construction of synthetic athletic track at Vidisha                         |             7.49 |
|        6 | Construction of 10Mtr, 25 Mtr and 50 Mtr Shooting Range at Bijalpur, Indore |            14.97 |
|        7 | Establishment of Water Sports Centre at Gorital, Bhind                      |             4.96 |
|        8 | Laying of synthetic athletic track at Ranjhi, Jabalpur                      |             6.94 |
|        9 | Laying of synthetic athletic track at Sagar                                 |             7.49 |
|       10 | Laying of synthetic athletic track at Morena                                |             7.49 |

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