Lok Sabha Question No. 975 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-13
Subject: Target Olympic Programme
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Raja Amareshwara Naik, Sukanta Majumdar, Rajveer (Raju Bhaiya) Singh, Vinod Kumar Sonkar, Bhola Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS

## (DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.975 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.12.2022

Target Olympic Programme

## 975.  SHRI RAJA AMARESHWARA NAIK:

DR. SUKANTA MAJUMDAR:

SHRI RAJVEER SINGH (RAJU BHAIYA):

SHRI VINOD KUMAR SONKAR:

SHRI BHOLA SINGH:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  approved  foreign  training  camps  for Olympic champion along with three other athletes under 'TOPS' (Target Olympic Podium Scheme);
- (b) if so, the details of all sportspersons selected under the TOPS during
- the last one year;
- (c)  the  number  of  sportspersons  who  applied  for,  were  selected  and rejected for the financial assistance in foreign training camps during the last one year, State/UT-wise;
- (d)  the  details  of  budget  allocation  and  expenditure  of  TOPS  for  the financial year 2022-23; and
- (e)  the  other  steps  taken/being taken by the Government in support of sportspersons in the country during the last two years?

ANSWER THE MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS (SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR)

(a): Yes, Sir. The Government has approved foreign training camps under the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) of this Ministry.

(b): The details of all sportspersons selected under the TOPS during the last one year are given in Annexure - I.

- (c):  The  details  of  the  number  of  sportspersons  who  applied  for,  were selected,  and  rejected  for  the  financial  assistance  in  foreign  training camps during the last one year, State/UT-wise, are given in Annexure II.

(d):  Budget  of  Rs.  31.60  Crore  has  been  allocated  for  TOPS  for  the financial year 2022-23. Expenditure  of Rs. 12.88 Crore  has  been sanctioned under TOPS till date.

(e):  Sports  being  a  State  Subject,  the  responsibility  to  support  the sportspersons in the country rests primarily with the respective State/UT Governments. The Union Government supplements their efforts by  bridging  critical  gaps.  The  Ministry  of  Youth  Affairs  &  Sports implements  various schemes  supporting sportspersons across the country, viz.:

- (i)
- (ii)
- Khelo India Scheme;
- Assistance to National Sports Federations;
- (iii) Special  Awards  to  Winners  in  International  Sports  Events  and
- their Coaches;
- National Sports Awards;
- Pension to Meritorious Sportspersons;
- PanditDeendayalUpadhyay National Sports Welfare Fund;
- (iv)
- (v)
- (vi)
- (vii)
- National Sports Development Fund (NSDF); and
- (viii) Running  Sports  Training  Centres  through  Sports  Authority  of India.

Details of the above schemes are available in the public domain on the websites of this Ministry and the Sports Authority of India.

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## ANNEXURE-I

ANNEXUREREFERREDINREPLYTOPART(B)OFLOKSABHAUNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 975 FOR ANSWER ON 13-12-2022 REGARDING TARGET OLYMPIC PROGRAMME ASKED BY SHRI RAJA AMARESHWARA NAIK,DR. SUKANTA  MAJUMDAR,  SHRI  RAJVEER  SINGH  (RAJU  BHAIYA),  SHRI VINOD  KUMAR  SONKAR AND SHRI BHOLA SINGH,MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT

Details of all sportspersons selected under the TOPS during the last one year for foreign training camps (2021-22):

| Sno   | Discipline    | Athlete name                  |   No of Foreign Camps |
|-------|---------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------|
|       |               | C.A. Bhavani Devi             |                     3 |
| 1     | Fencing       | Karan Singh                   |                     3 |
|       |               | SheetalDalal                  |                     1 |
|       |               | Taniksha Khatri               |                     1 |
|       |               | Chingakhamjetlee Singh        |                     1 |
|       |               | R S Sherjin                   |                     1 |
|       |               | VedikaKhushi                  |                     1 |
|       |               | AbhayShinde                   |                     1 |
|       |               | Shreya Gupta                  |                     1 |
|       |               | OinamJubraj                   |                     1 |
|       |               | SN Siva Magesh                |                     1 |
|       |               | LaishramMoramba               |                     1 |
| 2     | Cycling       | -                             |                     0 |
| 3     | Shooting      | -                             |                     0 |
| 4     | Archery       | -                             |                     0 |
| 5     | Badminton     | PV Sindhu                     |                     1 |
|       |               | SainaNehwal                   |                     1 |
|       |               | Ravi Kumar Dahiya             |                     1 |
|       |               | Deepak Punia                  |                     3 |
| 6     | Wrestling     | BajrangPunia                  |                     4 |
|       |               | VineshPhogat                  |                     1 |
|       |               | Sunil Kumar                   |                     1 |
|       |               | MirabaiChanu                  |                     1 |
| 7     | Weightlifting |                               |                     1 |
|       |               | AchintaSheuli Bindyarani Devi |                     1 |
| 8     | Table Tennis  | Swastika Ghosh                |                     1 |
| 9     | Swimming      | Sajan Prakash                 |                     1 |

|    |           | Aryan Nehra         |   1 |
|----|-----------|---------------------|-----|
| 10 | Rowing    | -                   |   0 |
| 11 | Boxing    | -                   |   0 |
| 12 | Athletics | Neeraj Chopra       |   5 |
| 12 | Athletics | Tajinder Singh Toor |   1 |
| 13 | Sailing   | Varun Thakkar       |   1 |
| 13 | Sailing   | KC Ganapathy        |   1 |
| 13 | Sailing   | NethraKumanan       |   1 |
| 13 | Sailing   | Vishnu Saravanan    |   1 |

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## ANNEXURE-II

ANNEXUREREFERREDINREPLYTOPART(C) OFLOKSABHAUNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 975 FOR ANSWER ON 13-12-2022 REGARDING TARGET OLYMPIC  PROGRAMME  ASKED  BY  SHRI  RAJA  AMARESHWARA  NAIK, DR. SUKANTA MAJUMDAR, SHRI RAJVEER SINGH (RAJU BHAIYA), SHRI VINOD  KUMAR  SONKAR  AND  SHRI  BHOLA  SINGH,  MEMBERS  OF PARLIAMENT

Number of sportspersons who applied for, were  selected and rejected for the financial assistance in foreign training camps during the last one year, State/UT-wise

| Year    | Discipline     |   No of Sportsperson applied for Financial Assistance for Foreign Training camps (under TOPS) 2021-22 |   Selected |   Rejected | State/UT wise                                                                                  |
|---------|----------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2021-22 | Fencing        |                                                                                                    12 |         12 |          0 | 3- Tamil Nadu 3-Manipur 2- Haryana 1- Maharashtra 1- Rajasthan 1- Chattisgarh 1-Jammu &kashmir |
| 2021-22 | Swimming       |                                                                                                     2 |          2 |          0 | 1- Kerala 1- Gujarat                                                                           |
| 2021-22 | Table Tennis   |                                                                                                     1 |          1 |          0 | Maharashtra                                                                                    |
| 2021-22 | Athletics      |                                                                                                     2 |          2 |          0 | 1-Haryana 1-Punjab                                                                             |
| 2021-22 | Cycling        |                                                                                                     0 |          0 |          0 | 0                                                                                              |
| 2021-22 | Sailing        |                                                                                                     4 |          4 |          0 | 3-Chennai 1-Maharashtra                                                                        |
| 2021-22 | Shooting       |                                                                                                     2 |          0 |          2 | 1-UP 1-Punjab                                                                                  |
| 2021-22 | Wrestling      |                                                                                                    11 |         10 |          1 | 9 - Haryana 1 - Delhi                                                                          |
| 2021-22 | Boxing         |                                                                                                     0 |          0 |          0 | 0                                                                                              |
| 2021-22 | Para Athletics |                                                                                                     2 |          2 |          0 | 1- Rajasthan 1-Himachal                                                                        |

| Weightlifting   |   3 |   3 |   0 | 2 - Manipur 1- West Bengal   |
|-----------------|-----|-----|-----|------------------------------|
| Badminton       |   2 |   2 |   0 | 2- Telangana                 |
| Archery         |   0 |   0 |   0 | N/A                          |

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