Lok Sabha Question No. 1657 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-28
Subject: Financial Assistance to Sports Institutions
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Mitesh Rameshbhai (Bakabhai) Patel

## MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS)

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1657

TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.11.2019

Financial Assistance to Sports Institutions

†1657. SHRI MITESH RAMESHBHAI PATEL (BAKABHAI):

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

- (a) the details of financial assistance provided to various institutions  engaged  in  promotion  and  development  of  sports  in Gujarat during the last three years; and
- (b) the details of targets set and achievements made in this regard during the above period?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b) 'Sports' being a State subject, primary responsibility for promotion and development of sports is that of State/Union Territory Governments. Central Government supplements efforts of the State/ UT Governments, under its various schemes.

Financial  assistance  has  been  given  for  bridging  the  gaps  in infrastructure in Gujarat through one of the vertical namely 'Utilization  and  creation  of  Sports  Infrastructure'  of  Khelo  India scheme and details of assistance given are at Annexure-I.

The Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports (MYAS) through Sports Authority  of  India  (SAI)  has  also  been  implementing  SAI  Training Centre (STC) and Centre of Excellence (COE) Schemes to identify and nurture talented sportspersons in Gandhinagar (Gujarat). The details of  the  trainees  trained  during  the  last  three  years  (2016-2019)  at Regional Centre of SAI, Gandhinagar (Gujarat) are as under:

|   SN | Year    |   Residential Trainees |   Non-Residential Trainees |   Total Trainees |
|------|---------|------------------------|----------------------------|------------------|
|    1 | 2016-17 |                    306 |                         11 |              317 |
|    2 | 2017-18 |                    314 |                         10 |              324 |
|    3 | 2018-19 |                    303 |                          4 |              307 |

The selected trainees are provided assistance in the form of expert coaches, sports equipment, boarding and lodging, sports kit, competition exposure, educational expenses, medical/ insurance and stipend as per the approved scheme norms.

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## ANNEXURE

Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (a)  &  (b)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  1657  for  28/11/2019 regarding  Financial  Assistance  to  Sports  Institutions  asked  by  Sh.  SHRI  MITESH  RAMESHBHAI  PATEL (BAKABHAI), Hon'ble MP.

Infrastructure projects sanctioned under Khelo India scheme for Infrastructure development in the State of Gujarat in the last 3 years

## (Rs. in Lakh)

|   S. No. | Year    | Name of Project                                                                                                        | Date of Sanction   |   Amount Sanctioned |   Amount Released Till Date |
|----------|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------|
|        1 | 2016-17 | Construction of Synthetic Athletic Track at Naroda, District Ahmadabad.                                                | 20.03.2017         |                 700 |                         250 |
|        2 | 2017-18 | Laying of Hockey Turf Ground at Devgadh Bariya District Dahod.                                                         | 28.07.2017         |                 467 |                         250 |
|        3 | 2017-18 | Construction of multi-purpose indoor hall at Swarnim Gujarat Sports University premises at Valavav, District Vadodara, | 08.12.2017         |                 800 |                         300 |
|        4 | 2018-19 | Construction of swimming pool at Swarnim Gujarat Sports University premises at Valavav, District Vadodara.             | 18.12.2018         |                 500 |                         300 |

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