Lok Sabha Question No. 1660 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-29
Subject: Establishment of Sports Academies
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Rajesh Verma

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †1660

## ANSWERED ON 29.07.2021

Establishment of Sports Academies

†1660. SHRI RAJESH VERMA:

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

- (a)  the  details  of  sports  academies established by the Government, Statewise;
- (b) whether the Government purposes to establish new sports academy in Uttar Pradesh;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor?

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

- (a) Under  the 'Support to National/Regional/State  Sports  Academies' vertical of the Khelo India Scheme, sports academies are accreditated for the training of the Khelo India Athletes. A total of 236 academies have been accredited in the country so far. State/UT-wise list of number of academies supported under the Khelo India Scheme is at Annexure.
- (b)  to  (d)  Accreditation  of  academies  is  an  ongoing  process  and  sports academies are accreditated upon receiving expressions of interest from the State/Union Territory governments after following the due process under the Khelo India Scheme. 09 sports academies have so far been accreditated in the State of Uttar Pradesh.

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †1660 ANSWERED ON 29.07.2021 REGARDING ' ESTABLISHMENT  OF  SPORTS  ACADEMIES '  ASKED  BY SHRI  RAJESH VERMA , HON'BLE MEMBER OF LOK SABHA

## State/UT-wise list of academies supported under the Khelo India Scheme

| S. No.   | State/Union Territory                |   Academies supported |
|----------|--------------------------------------|-----------------------|
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh                       |                     0 |
| 2.       | Arunachal Pradesh                    |                     3 |
| 3.       | Assam                                |                     7 |
| 4.       | Bihar                                |                     0 |
| 5.       | Chhattisgarh                         |                     1 |
| 6.       | Goa                                  |                     1 |
| 7.       | Gujarat                              |                    11 |
| 8.       | Haryana                              |                    12 |
| 9.       | Himachal Pradesh                     |                     6 |
| 10.      | Jharkhand                            |                    10 |
| 11.      | Karnataka                            |                    28 |
| 12.      | Kerala                               |                    11 |
| 13.      | Madhya Pradesh                       |                    16 |
| 14.      | Maharashtra                          |                    26 |
| 15.      | Manipur                              |                    10 |
| 16.      | Meghalaya                            |                     0 |
| 17.      | Mizoram                              |                     0 |
| 18.      | Nagaland                             |                     0 |
| 19.      | Odisha                               |                     8 |
| 20.      | Punjab                               |                    25 |
| 21.      | Rajasthan                            |                     4 |
| 22.      | Sikkim                               |                     0 |
| 23.      | Tamil Nadu                           |                    16 |
| 24.      | Telangana                            |                    10 |
| 25.      | Tripura                              |                     0 |
| 26.      | Uttar Pradesh                        |                     9 |
| 27.      | Uttarakhand                          |                     0 |
| 28.      | West Bengal                          |                     8 |
| 29.      | Andaman and Nicobar Islands          |                     0 |
| 30.      | Chandigarh                           |                     4 |
| 31.      | Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli |                     0 |
| 32.      | Delhi                                |                     9 |
| 33.      | Jammu & Kashmir                      |                     1 |
| 34.      | Ladakh                               |                     0 |
| 35.      | Lakshadweep                          |                     0 |
| 36.      | Puducherry                           |                     0 |
| Total    |                                      |                   236 |

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