Lok Sabha Question No. 2125 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-20
Subject: Sports Facilities
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Pallab Lochan Das

## Government of India Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports Department of Sports

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2125 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.12.2022

## Sports Facilities

## 2125. SHRI PALLAB LOCHAN DAS:

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

- (a)  the  details  of  various  programmes  through  which  the  Government extends sports facilities in the country; and
- (b) the details of the current facilities available for sportspersons of various disciplines in Assam?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS [SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR]

- (a) & (b): 'Sports' being a State subject, the responsibility for promotion/development of sports in the country, including providing sports facilities,  rests  primarily  with  the  respective  State/Union  Territory  (UT) Governments. However, the Central Government through its various Schemes supplements their efforts for promoting/developing sports in the country,  which  includes  extending  sports  facilities  in  various  states/UTs, viz.:
- (i) Khelo India Scheme;
- (ii) Sports Training Centres through the Sports Authority of India (SAI);
- (iii) National Sports Development Fund (NSDF).

Under the Khelo India Scheme, 29 centres in 28 States/UTs are supported as Khelo India State Centres of Excellence along with 733 centres at the district  level  as  Khelo  India  Centres.  Further,  09  Sports  Schools  and  28 Army  Boys  Sports  Companies  (ABSCs)  are  also  supported  under  the Academies  have  beenaccredited  for

Scheme.  In addition, 266Sports training of the athletes identified under the Scheme.

The details of Khelo India Centres, Khelo India State Centre of Excellence and Accredited Academies in the state of Assam are as under:

|   Khelo India Centres (KICs) |   Khelo India State Centre of Excellence (KICSE) |   Accredited Academies (AA) |
|------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|                           45 |                                                1 |                           7 |

Further, under the component 'Creation and Upgradation of Sports Infrastructure' of the Khelo  India  Scheme,  298  sports  infrastructure projects have been sanctioned across the country, including 8 in the state of Assam, which cater to sportspersons of various disciplines. The details of these 8 projects are at Annexure.

Under the various sports promotional schemes implemented by SAI, a total of  189  Centres,  including  National  Centre  of  Excellence  (NCOEs),  SAI Training  Centres  (STCs),  Extension  Centres,  etc.  are  currently  functional across the country. 8968 talented athletes (5469 boys and 3499 girls) are undergoing training in 27 sports disciplines and7 Indigenous sports disciplines  in  residential  as  well  as  non-residential  categories  in  these Centres.  The  details  of  the  above  facilities  in  respect  of  Assam  are  as under:

| No. of Centres   | No. of Centres   | No. of Centres   | No. of Centres   | No. of Centres   | No. of Centres   | No. of Athletes   | No. of Athletes   | No. of Athletes   | No. of Athletes   | No. of Athletes   | No. of Athletes   | No. of Athletes   |
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|                  |                  | NSTC             | NSTC             | NSTC             | NSTC             |                   | Residential       | Residential       | Residential       | Non-Residential   | Non-Residential   | Non-Residential   |
| NCOE             | STC              | Ext. Centres     | Regular School   | IGMA             | Akharas          | TOTAL             | Boys              | Girls             | Total             | Boys              | Girls             | Total             |
| 1                | 4                | 4                | 1                | 1                | 1                | 12                | 177               | 281               | 458               | 132               | 93                | 225               |

The details of the sports infrastructure facilities created by SAI in Assam are at Annexure.

The  Government  also  provides  financial  assistance  for  development  of infrastructure and other activities for promotion of sports through the NSDF Scheme. During the last five years, 32 projects of various categories have been sanctioned under the NSDF scheme, including 3 in the state of Assam. The details are given at Annexure.

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  &  (b)  OF  THE  LOK SABHA  UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  2125  FOR  20/12/2022  REGARDING SPORTS  FACILITIES  ASKED  BY  SHRI  PALLAB  LOCHAN  DAS,  HON'BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT.

## SPORTS INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS SANCTIONED IN THE STATE OF ASSAM UNDER THE COMPONENT 'CREATION AND UPGRADATION OF SPORTS INFRASTRUCTURE' OF KHELO INDIA SCHEME

|   S. No. | Name of the project                                                                                                                                                                                        | Date of sanction   |   Amount sanctioned (Rs. Crore) |   Amount released (Rs. Crore) |
|----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|        1 | Laying of Synthetic Athletic Track at SAI SAG Centre, District Kokrajhar                                                                                                                                   | 24-05-2017         |                            7    |                          7    |
|        2 | Renovation/Upgradation including Laying of Synthetic Hockey Turf in Maulana Md. Tayabullah Hockey Stadium, Kheraikuchi, P.O. Sawkuchi, Guwahati, Bhetapara, District Kamrup (Reimbursement of expenditure) | 29-06-2017         |                            4.5  |                          4.5  |
|        3 | Laying of Synthetic Athletic Track and Construction of sub base, drainage and chain link at SAI SAG Centre, District Tinsukia                                                                              | 29-09-2017         |                            7    |                          7    |
|        4 | Laying of Synthetic Hockey Turf at SAI SAG Centre, District Kokrajhar                                                                                                                                      | 21-12-2017         |                            5.5  |                          5.5  |
|        5 | Development of sports infrastructure at Bihpuria Stadium Complex, District Lakhimpur                                                                                                                       | 25-07-2019         |                            3    |                          2.5  |
|        6 | Renovation of Cycling Velodrome at Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education, District Kamrup for Khelo India Youth Games 2020                                                                   | 29-11-2019         |                            1.68 |                          1.68 |
|        7 | Renovation and up-gradation of various sports complexes in Assam for Khelo India Youth Games 2020                                                                                                          | 17-12-2019         |                           14.5  |                         14.5  |
|        8 | Construction of Multipurpose Hall at Dibrugarh University                                                                                                                                                  | 27-04-2022         |                            4.5  |                          0    |

## DETAILS OF SAI SPORTS FACILITIES IN THE STATE OF ASSAM

|   Sl. No. | Centre Name(s)            | Indoor                        | Outdoor                                                                                         | Hostel Facilities                                                                                    |
|-----------|---------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Regional Centre, Guwahati | Weightlifting Hall, Multi-Gym | Archery Field, Athletic Synthetic Track, Boxing Arena, Football Field, Kabaddi & Kho-kho Courts | 68 Bedded Hostels for Boys 82 Bedded Hostels for Girls Dining Hall, Recreational Hall, 2 Office Room |
|         2 | STC Golaghat              | Indoor Hall belongs to DSO,   | Football Field belongs to DSA,                                                                  | 55 Bedded Hostel (25 Bedded for Boys & 30 Bedded for Girls),                                         |

|    |               | Weightlifting Hall, Indoor Hall for Table Tennis at Jorhat       |                                                                                                      | Dining Hall                                                                                                                            |
|----|---------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  3 | STC Tinsukia  |                                                                  | 400m Athletic Track (Grassy), Football Ground                                                        | 70 Bedded Hostel (35 for Boys & 35 for Girls), Dining Hall, Administrative Building                                                    |
|  4 | STC Solalgaon | Weightlifting Hall, Multigym provided by State Govt.             | Football Field                                                                                       | 64 bedded Hostel                                                                                                                       |
|  5 | STC Kokrajhar | Multipurpose Indoor Hall (Boxing, Karate, Kabaddi, Judo, Wushu), | 400m Athletic Track (Murom), Football Field, Hockey Field with Synthetic Surface (to be constructed) | 150 Bedded Hostel (100 Bedded for Boys & 50 Bedded for Girls), Dining Hall, Recreation Hall, 2 Office Room, Medical / Observation Room |

## SPORTS INFRASTRUCTURE CREATED IN THE STATE OF ASSAM UNDER NSDF SCHEME

|   S.N o. | Name of the Project                                                                                                                                | Date of Sanction   |   Sanctioned Amount (Rs. Crore) |   Released Amount (Rs. Crore) |
|----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|        1 | Development of sports infrastructure in different disciplines in ten Colleges affiliated to the Dibrugarh University under 'one college-one sport' | 15.06.2009         |                            2.27 |                          2.23 |
|        2 | Construction of Indoor Stadium at Abhiruchi Institute of Physical Education, Guwahati                                                              | 12.11.2015         |                            1.67 |                          1.59 |
|        3 | Renovation of the existing Indoor Stadium and Modernization of outdoor stadium at Dibrugarh of under the Dibrugarh District Sports Association     | 08.02.2016         |                            4.91 |                          4.17 |

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