Lok Sabha Question No. 351 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-11-30
Subject: Promotion of Rural and Indigenous/Tribal Games
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Jayant Sinha

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 351 ANSWERED ON 30.11.2021

Promotion of Rural and Indigenous/Tribal Games

351.  SHRI JAYANT SINHA:

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

- (a) the games identified under the 'promotion  of rural and indigenous/tribal games' component of Khelo India;
- (b) the details and the number of annual national competitions/activities/demonstrations  held  for  rural  and  indigenous/tribal games since 2018 and the games for which competitions have been held;
- (c)  the  number  of  NGOs  and  sports  federations/associations  to  whom financial  support  has  been provided for promotion of these games since 2018 and the amount given, State-wise; and
- (d) the number of top sports persons identified for these games, State-wise?

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

- (a)  Mallakhamb,  Kalaripayattu,  Gatka,  Thang-Ta,  Yogasana  and  Silambam have been identified for promotion by this Ministry under the ' Promotion of rural and indigenous/tribal games' component of the Khelo India Scheme.
- (b)  Demonstration  events  for  Mallakhamb,  Thang-Ta,  Kalaripayattu  and Gatka were held during the 3 rd  edition of the Khelo India Youth Games, 2020 at  Guwahati,  Assam.  Further,  thirty-six  sports  competitions/events  were organised in 2019-20 by this Ministry as a part of the Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat  programme  to  promote  indigenous  and  tribal  games  in  various disciplines,  namely, Gatka, Roll Ball, Tug of War, Kalaripayattu, Thang-Ta, Kho-Kho, Mallakhamb, Shooting Ball, Sqay, Kabaddi, etc. in different parts of the country.

- (c)  Four  National  Sports  Federations  (NSFs)  have  been  provided  financial assistance  under the  'Promo tion  o f  rural  and  indigenous/tribal  games' component of the Khelo India Scheme as per the details tabulated below. State-wise data is not maintained in this regard in this Ministry.
- (d)  A  total  of  283  athletes  have  been  identified  in  the  disciplines  of Mallakhamb,  Thang-Ta,  Kalaripayattu  and  Gatka  who  are  being  provided Out-of-Pocket Allowance (OPA) under the 'Promotion of rural and indigenous/triba l games' component of the Khelo India Scheme. State-wise details of the same are at Annexure.

| S. No.   | Name of the Federation (NSF)      | Funds Released (in ₹ crore)   | Funds Released (in ₹ crore)   | Funds Released (in ₹ crore)   | Funds Released (in ₹ crore)   |
|----------|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|          |                                   | 2018-19                       | 2019-20                       | 2020-21                       | 2021-22 (up to 30.09.2021)    |
| 1        | Mallakhamb Federation of India    | -                             | 2.34                          | 1.47                          | 0.06                          |
| 2        | Indian Kalaripayyattu Association | -                             | 0.61                          | 0.21                          | 0.50                          |
| 3        | National Gatka Association        | -                             | 0.27                          | 0.23                          | 0.18                          |
| 4        | Thang-Ta Federation of India      | -                             | 0.48                          | 0.30                          | 0.15                          |
|          | Total                             | -                             | 3.70                          | 2.20                          | 0.89                          |

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  351  ANSWERED  ON  30.11.2021  REGARDING ' PROMOTION  OF  RURAL  AND  INDIGENOUS/TRIBAL  GAMES '  ASKED  BY SHRI JAYANT SINHA , HON'BLE MEMB ER OF LOK SABHA

State-wise details of athletes being provided OPA under the ' Promotion of rural and indigenous/tribal games' component of the Khelo India Scheme

| S.    | State/UT        | No. of Athletes   | No. of Athletes   | No. of Athletes   | No. of Athletes   | No. of Athletes   |
|-------|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
| No.   |                 | Mallakhamb        | Kalaripayattu     | Thang-ta          | Gatka             | Total             |
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh  | 0                 | 0                 | 1                 | 0                 | 1                 |
| 2     | Assam           | 0                 | 2                 | 1                 | 0                 | 3                 |
| 3     | Chandigarh      | 0                 | 0                 | 0                 | 7                 | 7                 |
| 4     | Chhattisgarh    | 7                 | 0                 | 0                 | 4                 | 11                |
| 5     | Delhi           | 0                 | 3                 | 8                 | 4                 | 15                |
| 6     | Goa             | 1                 | 0                 | 0                 | 0                 | 1                 |
| 7     | Gujarat         | 2                 | 0                 | 1                 | 0                 | 3                 |
| 8     | Haryana         | 0                 | 0                 | 0                 | 3                 | 3                 |
| 9     | Jammu & Kashmir | 0                 | 1                 | 0                 | 0                 | 1                 |
| 10    | Karnataka       | 2                 | 7                 | 0                 | 0                 | 9                 |
| 11    | Kerala          | 0                 | 56                | 0                 | 0                 | 56                |
| 12    | Madhya Pradesh  | 31                | 0                 | 0                 | 1                 | 32                |
| 13    | Maharashtra     | 34                | 1                 | 5                 | 2                 | 42                |
| 14    | Manipur         | 0                 | 0                 | 31                | 0                 | 31                |
| 15    | Puducherry      | 1                 | 3                 | 0                 | 0                 | 4                 |
| 16    | Punjab          | 0                 | 0                 | 0                 | 29                | 29                |
| 17    | Rajasthan       | 0                 | 0                 | 0                 | 2                 | 2                 |
| 18    | Tamil Nadu      | 24                | 5                 | 0                 | 0                 | 29                |
| 19    | Telangana       | 1                 | 0                 | 0                 | 0                 | 1                 |
| 20    | Uttar Pradesh   | 1                 | 1                 | 0                 | 1                 | 3                 |
| Total | Total           | 104               | 79                | 47                | 53                | 283               |

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