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Lok Sabha Question No. 1612 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-27
Subject: Export of Rice
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Manne Srinivas Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1612 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27 th  JULY, 2022

## EXPORT OF RICE

## 1612.   SHRI MANNE SRINIVAS REDDY

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री ) be pleased to state:

- (a) the  reasons  for  non-basmati  rice  holding  major  amount  of  rice  exports  to  other countries from India;
- (b) whether the Government is planning to incentivise the non-basmati rice sales within the country; and
- (c) if so, the steps taken by the Government to promote the same?

## ANSWER

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## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL)

- (a) Basmati rice is a premium GI-tagged product with limited production base, confined to the Indo-Gangetic  plains.  Due  to  its  high  price,  basmati  rice  is  a  niche  product  in  the international market. As all the other varieties of rice produced in India are categorized as non-Basmati rice, their exports account for a major share of total exports of rice from India. Over the past two years, the exports of non-Basmati rice have increased substantially due to increased demand in the international market and competitive price of Indian rice.
- (b) & (c):  Non-basmati rice is used as staple diet by a large share of population and already has a large consumption base in India.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1611 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-27
Subject: Renaming of Surkankheda Station
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Arjunlal Meena

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1611

TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.07.2022

## RENAMING OF SURKANKHEDA STATION

† 1611.    SHRI ARJUN LAL MEENA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has set up a station namely Surkankheda railway  station  on  Udaipur-Ahmedabad  via  Himmatnagar  after  rail gauge conversion in Rajasthan;
- (b) if so, whether the Government proposes to change the name of this railway station to Salumbar Hada Rani Surkankheda;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d)  if  not,  the  process  of  renaming  Surkankheda station as Salumbar Hada Rani Surkankheda?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a):  Yes,  Sir.    Surkhand  Ka  Khera  railway  station  is  an  existing Railway station in Dungarpur- Jaisamand Road section of AhmedabadHimmatnagar-Udaipur gauge conversion project.
- (b)  to  (d):  Ministry  of  Home  Affairs,  Government  of  India,  is  the competent  authority  to  approve  change  in  the  name  of  a  railway station on Indian Railways.  It does so on the recommendation of the State Gvovernment concerned.

Zonal Railway implements the change of name of railway stations after  Gazette  notification  issued  by  State  Government  after  getting approval from Ministry of  Home Affairs in this regard.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 133 (STARRED), answered on 2022-07-26
Subject: Release of Funds under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Achyutananda Samanta

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 133

ANSWERED ON 26/07/2022

## RELEASE OF FUNDS UNDER MGNREGS

## *133.   SHRI ACHYUTANANDA SAMANTA:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of funds that have been released by the Union Government towards material and  admin  component  for  the  first  quarter  of  Financial  Year  2022-23  under  Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) including previous year liability, if any, to the Government of Odisha;
- (b) whether there is any delay in release of the said funds and if so, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the State Government has requested for early release of such material component and if so, the details thereof including the timeframe;
- (d) whether it is a  fact that  such delay heavily impacts the creation of livelihood assets as well as its use by beneficiaries who need it most; and
- (e) if so, the action taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI GIRIRAJ SINGH)

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

## Statement in reply to Parts (a) to (e) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 133 for 26.07.2022

(a)to(c):   Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (Mahatma Gandhi NREGS)  is  a  demand  driven  wage  employment  scheme.  Under  Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS, States furnish fund release proposals to the Government of India. Fund release to the States is a continuous process and Central Government is committed in making funds available to States for the implementation of the Scheme.

The Ministry releases funds periodically in two tranches with each tranche consisting of one or more installments, keeping in view the 'agreed to' Labour Budget, demand for works, opening balance, pace of utilization of funds, pending liabilities, overall performance and subject to   submission  of  relevant  documents  by  the  State.  Also,  States  can  make  advance  payments subject to recoupment after the release of funds from the Central Government.

In  the  month of March 2022, an amount of Rs. 639.68 crore was released to the State Government  of  Odisha  for  material  and  administrative  components  under  Mahatma  Gandhi NREGS and as informed by the State Government, an amount of Rs. 225 crore was available as an unspent balance as on 01.04.2022.

In  the  current  FY  2022-23,  an  amount  of  Rs.  499  crore  has  been  released as  first installment of first tranche for material and administrative components under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS to the Government of Odisha.

(d)&(e):       Funds were available with State Government in the beginning of the financial year 2022-23. Also, State Government can make advance payment to State Nodal Agency. The same can be adjusted against future releases by Central Government.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 132 (STARRED), answered on 2022-07-26
Subject: Grievances of Farmers Organisations
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: S.R. Parthiban

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.132

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 26 TH  JULY, 2022

## GRIEVANCES OF FARMERS ORGANISATIONS

## *132.  SHRI PARTHIBAN S.R.:

Will  the  Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष और कसान कयाण मंी be pleased to state:-

- (a) Whether the Government has noted the grievances expressed by farmers organisations regarding fulfilment of the promises made during withdrawal of the year-long farmers' struggle against the farm laws;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the response of the Government to their demands; and
- (c) whether the Government would hold deliberations with the farmers' organisations for a fast settlement?

## ANSWER

MINISTRER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष और कसान कयाण मंी (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR) (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.  132  DUE  FOR  REPLY  ON  26.07.2022  REGARDING 'GRIEVANCES OF FARMERS ORGANIZATIONS ' The Government had assured the formation of a Committee to make MSP more effective and transparent, to promote natural farming and to change crop pattern keeping in mind the changing needs of the country.  Accordingly, a Committee has been Government,  State

(a) to (c) : constituted consisting of representatives of farmers, Central Governments, Agricultural economists & Scientists, etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 121 (STARRED), answered on 2022-07-26
Subject: Training to Private Security Agencies
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Harish Dwivedi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *121

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 26 TH  JULY, 2022/ SRAVANA 4, 1944 (SAKA)

TRAINING TO PRIVATE SECURITY AGENCIES

†*121. SHRI HARISH DWIVEDI:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has any proposal to provide training to private security  agencies  working  in  the  country  through  the  Central  Industrial Security Force (CISF) and if so, the details thereof; and

(b)  the total number of private institutions being provided security in the country through CISF?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI NITYANAND RAI)

(a) and (b):    A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## L.S.S.Q.NO.*121 FOR 26.07.2022

## STATEMENT IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.*121 FOR ANSWER ON 26.07.2022 REGARDING 'TRAINING TO PRIVATE SECURITY AGENCIES'.

(a): At present, the Central Industrial  Security Force (CISF) is providing training to security personnel of State security agencies as well as Public Sector Undertakings. The CISF has held consultation with Central Association of Private Security Industry (CAPSI) to take forward the issue of training to Private Security Agencies.

- (b): CISF is presently deployed in 12 private sector institutions/companies.  Details  of  CISF  deployment  at  private  sector institutions /companies are as under:

|   S. No. | Name of the unit                                                  | State       |
|----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
|        1 | Electronics City, Bengaluru                                       | Karnataka   |
|        2 | Hotel terminal 1C CSIA, Mumbai                                    | Maharashtra |
|        3 | Infosys Technologies Ltd., Pune                                   | Maharashtra |
|        4 | Infosys Technologies Ltd., Bengaluru                              | Karnataka   |
|        5 | Patanjali Food & Herbal Park Pvt Ltd, Haridwar                    | Uttarakhand |
|        6 | Reliance Corporate IT Park Private Ltd., [RCP campus] Navi Mumbai | Maharashtra |
|        7 | Reliance Refinery & Petrochemicals, Jamnagar                      | Gujarat     |
|        8 | Tata Steel, Kalinganagar                                          | Odisha      |
|        9 | Nayara Energy Ltd., Jamnagar                                      | Gujarat     |
|       10 | Bharat Biotech International Ltd., Hyderabad                      | Telangana   |
|       11 | Jio World Centre, BandraKurla Complex, Mumbai                     | Maharashtra |
|       12 | JSW Steel Ltd., Dolvi, Raigad                                     | Maharashtra |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1608 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-26
Subject: Training of Farmers
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Chandra Prakash Joshi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH & EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1608

TO BE ANSWERED ON 26 th  July, 2022

## TRAINING OF FARMERS

1608.  SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE d`f"k vkSj fdlku dY;k.k ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) the manner in which the work of imparting training to farmers for agricultural work is carried out by the Government;
- (b) the types of institutions which are involved in it;
- (c) the details of such training institutions and the number of farmers trained in Rajasthan; and
- (d) the manner in which farmers are identified for training and the details of the benefits provided to them?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE d`f"k vkSj fdlku dY;k.k ea=h (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a)  &  (b): Training  of  farmers  is  an  inbuilt  component  of  various  Schemes  under implementation  in  Ministry  of  Agriculture  and  Farmers  Welfare.  The  following  major Schemes involve imparting training to farmers for agricultural work: -
- (i) Scheme  on  'Support  to  State  Extension  Programmes  for  Extension  Reforms' popularly known as Agriculture Technology Management Agency (ATMA) Scheme;
- (ii) Farm Machinery Training & Testing Institutes;
- (iii) Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) Scheme.
- (c): ATMA Scheme is in 33 districts of Rajasthan in which 43196 farmers were trained during 2021-22.

There are 47 KVKs in Rajasthan which trained 81365 farmers during 2021-22.

(d): The  farmers  are  informed  about  the  training  programmes  through  Newsletter  of KVKs, advertisement in newspaper, Notice/Bulletin Board of KVKs, website, messages on mobile of farmers, social media, announcement about training programmes during village level programmes, etc. The interested farmers approach to attend the training programmes. Besides,  training  programmes  are  also  conducted  on  the  demand  of  farmers'  groups, Farmers Producer Organizations, etc. Different organizations also nominate farmers/farmers' groups for training.  The benefits of training programmes  include enhancement  of  knowledge  related  to  new  varieties  of  crops,  farming  techniques, irrigation/micro  irrigation  techniques,  plant  protection,  optimum  use  of  fertilizers  and pesticides, etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1607 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-26
Subject: Road Building Technology under PMGSY
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Sangeeta Azad

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1607 ANSWERED ON 26/07/2022

## ROAD BUILDING TECHNOLOGY UNDER PMGSY

## 1607.   SHRIMATI SANGEETA AZAD:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it  is  true  that  the  roads  in  Uttar  Pradesh  were  being  built  through  hot  mix plant under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY);
- (b) whether  the  technology  of  P1P2  has  been  implemented  in  its  place  only  in  Uttar Pradesh whereas the roads are being built only through hot mix plant in other States; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

(a) to (c)    As per IRC:SP-72-2015, in all cases of traffic categories from T1 to T5, surface dressing should be preferred as bituminous surfacing. However, 20 mm premix carpet can be used as an alternative to surface dressing for traffic categories T6 to T9.  Accordingly, under PMGSY, surface dressing (single coat / double coat) is being adopted on all the roads falling under the traffic category upto T5 whereas, technology of Premix Carpeting with Hot Mix Plant is being used on the roads falling under traffic category T6 to T8. Further as per the Vision  Documents  on  New  Technology  Initiatives  &  Guidelines-2022,  under  T6  to  T8 categories,  surface  dressing  is  being  adopted  in  50%  of  sanctioned  road  length,  as  surface dressing has many advantages over pre-mix carpeting. The above stipulation is applicable in all the states including Uttar Pradesh.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1606 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-26
Subject: Benefits for PwDs
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Dharmendra Kumar Kashyap

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT DEPARTMENT OF EMPOWERMENT OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1606

## BENEFITS FOR PWDS

1606: SHRI DHARMENDRA KASHYAP:

Will the Minister of SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  total  number  of  institutions  for  Persons  with  Disabilities  (PwDs)  set  up  by  the Government for the convenience of PwDs during the last three years in the country including in Uttar Pradesh; and
- (b) the details of benefits that can be availed by the PwDs from these institutions?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF  STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SUSHRI PRATIMA BHOUMIK)

- (a) There are nine National Institutes (NIs) working under the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD) (Divyangjan), Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. 21  Composite  Regional  Centres  for  Skill  Development,  Rehabilitation  &  Empowerment  of Persons  with  Disabilities  (CRC)  have  been  approved/  set  up  as  outreach/extension  centres  of these National Institutes. Following NIs and CRCs have been set up during the last three years i.e. on or after 01 st April 2018.
- (i) National Institute of Mental Health Rehabilitation (NIMHR), Sehore, Madhya Pradesh
- (iii) CRC, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh
- (ii) CRC, Ranchi, Jharkhand
- (iv) CRC, Gangtok, Sikkim
- (vi) CRC, Port Blair, Andaman & Nicobar
- (v) CRC, Balangir, Odisha
- (vii) CRC, Imphal, Manipur
- (b) The benefits derived by the PwDs from these institutions are as under:
- i. Rehabilitation services;
- iii. Skill Development;
- ii. Provision of aids and assistive devices;
- iv. Capacity development in the field of rehabilitation of persons with disabilities; and

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- v. Research on disability related matters.

TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2022
Lok Sabha Question No. 1604 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-26
Subject: Growth in Food Processing
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Rattan Lal Kataria

## GOVERNMENTOF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1604

ANSWERED ON 26 TH  JULY, 2022

## GROWTH IN FOOD PROCESSING

## †1604. SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA:

Will the Minister of FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  shown  record  growth  in  the  business  of  food  processing during the last three years; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES (SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)

- (a) & (b): Yes Sir, the Gross Value Addition (GVA) in food processing sector has increased from Rs. 1.93 lakh crore in 2017-18 to Rs. 2.24 lakh crore in 2019-20 at a Compounded Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 7.73 %. The details for last three years GVA is as under;

| Year              |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |
|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Gross Value Added |      1.93 |      2.32 |      2.24 |

Source- National Accounts Statistics, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1598 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-26
Subject: Damage to Public Properties
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Mahabali Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1598

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 26 TH  JULY, 2022/ SRAVANA 04, 1944 (SAKA)

DAMAGE TO PUBLIC PROPERTIES

†1598.  SHRI MAHABALI SINGH:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government has any proposal to make stringent laws to identify the elements resorting to damaging public property in the name of Bharat Bandh and make them pay for the damage caused to the public property;

(b) if so, whether such anti-social elements have been identified during the last three years; and

(c) if so, the details of the action taken against them?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI NIYTANAND RAI)

(a) to (c): 'Police' and 'Public Order' are State subjects under the Seventh Schedule  to the Constitution of India. The  State  Governments  are responsible  for  prevention,  detection,  registration  and  investigation  of crime  and  for  prosecuting  the  criminals  through  their  law  enforcement agencies.

There  is  a  Central  Act  titled  as  the  'The  Prevention  of  Damage  to Public Property Act, 1984'. 'Criminal Law' is in concurrent list and some of the States have made their own laws  such  as  Uttar  Pradesh    &  Punjab.

National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) compiles and publishes data on  crimes  in  its  annual  publication  'Crime  in  India'.  The  reports  are available  till  the  year  2020.  Number  of  cases  registered  (CR),  persons arrested (PAR) and persons charge sheeted (PCS) under the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act during the year 2018 to 2020 is given in the table below:

|   Year |   CR |   PAR |   PCS |
|--------|------|-------|-------|
|   2018 | 7127 | 11487 | 10994 |
|   2019 | 6170 | 10104 | 10286 |
|   2020 | 4524 |  6009 |  7357 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1590 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-26
Subject: Plantation of Trees on Farm Land
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Nihal Chand Chauhan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1590

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 26 TH  JULY, 2022

## PLANTATION OF TREES ON FARM LAND

1590.   SHRI NIHAL CHAND:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  considering  the  implementation  of  any  scheme  to encourage the plantation of trees for production of wood on farmers' land;
- (b) If so, the regions and the States being selected for the said scheme and the criteria being fixed for the said selection; and
- (c) the manner in which farmers are likely to be extended assistance and the areas which are likely to be covered under the said scheme?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण मंत्री (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a) to (c): At present Department of Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare is not implementing any scheme  to  encourage  the  plantation  of  trees  for  production  of  wood  on  farmers'  land. However, this Department had implemented a Sub-Mission on Agro-forestry (SMAF) ' Har Medh Par Ped' Scheme from the financial years 2016-17 to 2021-22 with an aim to expand tree  coverage  on  farmland  in  complement  along  with  agricultural  crops.  Besides,  this Department  is  implementing  another  scheme  namely  the  'Restructured  National  Bamboo Mission' for promotion of bamboo plantation on farmers' land.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1589 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-26
Subject: Developing Sports Infrastructure
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: M. K. Raghavan

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1589 ANSWERED ON 26.07.2022

Developing Sports Infrastructure

1589. SHRI M.K. RAGHAVAN:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  any  schemes  for  development  of  sports infrastructure facilities and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether the  Government has any schemes to fund for development of existing sports infrastructure of cities and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has any plans to develop any sports infrastructure  for  Kozhikode  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  plans entered into for Kozhikode; and
- (d)  whether the Government has any plans to provide financial assistance for development of sports infrastructure in schools along with the details of the projects under consideration at Kozhikode?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) 'Sports' being a State subject the responsibility for creation/upgradation of sports infrastructure facilities in cities, schools and Kozhikode rests with the  State/Union  Territory  Governments.  Central  Government  supplements their  efforts  by  bridging  critical  gaps.  However,  under the  'Utilization  and Creation/Upgradation  of  Sports  Infrastructure'  vertical  of  the  Khelo  India Scheme, this Ministry renders financial support for creation of basic sports infrastructure such as sports complex, synthetic athletic tracks, synthetic hockey fields, synthetic turf football grounds, multipurpose halls, swimming pools, etc. along with sports equipment.

(b) to (d) No, sir.

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