Lok Sabha Question No. 90 (STARRED), answered on 2022-02-08
Subject: NCSSR Scheme
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Anil Firojiya, Mohanbhai Kalyanji Kundariya

## MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS)

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO.†*90 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.02.2022

## NCSSR Scheme

## †*90.  SHRI ANIL FIROJIYA:

## SHRI MOHANBHAI KALYANJI KUNDARIYA:

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

- (a) the  details  and  the  total  number  of  Universities  and  Institutes selected  for  the  establishment  of  the  Department  of  Sports Sciences  and  Sports  Medicine  under  the  National  Centre  for Sports Sciences and Research (NCSSR) scheme; and
- (b) the details and the criteria being fixed by the Government under the  Target  Olympic  Podium  Scheme  (TOPS)  in  addition  to  the support being provided through the NCSSR scheme?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS {SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR}

- (a) & (b) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. †*90 FOR 08.02.2022  ASKED  BY  SHRI ANIL FIROJIYA AND SHRI MOHANBHAI KALYANJI KUNDARIYA REGARDING NCSSR SCHEME

- (a) Six Universities and five Medical Colleges were selected from different parts of the country for setting up of Sports Science and Sports Medicine Departments therein.

The list of Universities/Institutions selected for funding of Departments of Sports Science are as follows:

- i)
- Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab
- ii)  National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad, Telangana
- iii)  Annamalai University, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu
- iv)  Central University of Rajasthan, Ajmer, Rajasthan
- v)  University of Calcutta, Kolkata, West Bengal
- vi)  Rajiv Gandhi University, Doimukh, Arunachal Pradesh

The  list  of  Medical  Colleges  selected  of  Departments  of  Sports Medicine are as follows:

- i)
- King George Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
- ii)  Pandit Bhagwat  Dayal Sharma  University of Health Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana
- iii)  Bangalore Medical College and Research Bengaluru, Karnataka
- Institute,
- iv)  Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, Imphal, Manipur
- v)  Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
- (b) The  Target  Olympic  Podium  Scheme  (TOPS)  is  a  flagship athlete-centric  programme of the Ministry for providing assistance to  India's  top  athletes  in  their  preparations  for  the  Olympic  and Paralympic Games. Under TOPS Core Group athletes are identified from various sports disciplines who have the potential of winning an Olympics/Paralympics medal.

To  be  considered  for  selection  under  TOPS,  an  athlete  must  fall under one of the following three categories:

-  Medal Hope - Athletes deemed medal probable for Olympic or Paralympic Games.
-  Potential  Finalist  -  Athletes  deemed  probable  for  reaching finals  of  their  Olympic  events,  where  medals  are  deemed  an unrealistic target presently.
-  Others  -  Athletes  who  can  achieve  India's  best  result  in  the discipline,  considering  last  three  editions  of  the  Olympic  or Paralympic Games.

Apart from the above, the methodology used to determine the above is sports specific and data-driven with due consideration of relevant subjective factors. This broadly covers the following:

- i)
- ii)
- Current performance;
- Past performance;
- iii) Performance in comparison to Global trends;
- performance
- iv) Current age in comparison to High performance age;
- v)
- vi)
- vii)
- Global competitors' analysis;
- Performance progression rate;
- World Rankings & National Ranking.

Further, all the newly inducted TOPS Core and Development Group Athletes have  to undergo  Pre-Induction/Participation Screening Tests and Sports Specific Scientific Tests. The tests vary with each sports  discipline  and  the  purpose  of  undergoing  the  same  is  to provide data to athletes, coaches and support staff to manage their training  schedule,  requirements  from  the  health  perspective  and injury  prevention.  Proper  intervention  based on test results  allows the athletes to adjust their focus leading to enhanced performance.

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