Lok Sabha Question No. 1580 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-26
Subject: Financial Support to National Sports Federations
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Shyam Yadav Singh

## Government of India Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports Department of Sports

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1580 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2022

Financial Support to National Sports Federations

1580. SHRI SHYAM SINGH YADAV:

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

( a ) the details of the National Sports Federations which are in dispute and the financial support extended for promotion of that sport during the last five years and the current year;

- ( b ) the details of procedure followed for extending financial support to National Sports Federations which are in dispute; and

( c ) the  details  of  list  of  Sports  disciplines  denied  financial  support only because of dispute within its National Sports Federations?

ANSWER THE MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS [SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR]

- (a) Ministry  has  not  renewed  the  recognition  of  the  following federations due to dispute in the management:
- (i) Handball Federation of India
- (ii) Volleyball Federation of India
- (iii) Karate Association of India
- (iv) Taekwondo Federation of India
- (v) Judo Federation of India

The financial assistance for sport disciplines is decided in the Annual Calendar of Training and Competition Meetings (ACTC). The details of financial assistance given for the sport disciplines of the aforementioned are as under:

## (In ₹ crore)

| Year    | Discipline   |   ACTC allocation |
|---------|--------------|-------------------|
| 2018-19 | Taekwondo    |              2.49 |
|         | Volleyball   |              5.04 |
|         | Handball     |              2.99 |
|         | Judo         |              3.95 |

| 2019-20   | Taekwondo                                   | 0.15                                        |
|-----------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|           | Volleyball                                  | 7.34                                        |
|           | Handball                                    | 2.55                                        |
|           | Judo                                        | 5.62                                        |
| 2020-21   | Taekwondo ACTC not held, being COVID period | Taekwondo ACTC not held, being COVID period |
|           | Volleyball                                  |                                             |
|           | Handball                                    |                                             |
|           | Judo                                        |                                             |
| 2021-22   | Taekwondo                                   | 2.49                                        |
|           | Volleyball                                  | 0.00                                        |
|           | Handball                                    | 2.47                                        |
|           | Judo                                        | 4.07                                        |
| 2022-23   | Taekwondo                                   | 2.50                                        |
|           | Volleyball                                  | 3.00                                        |
|           | Handball                                    | 2.25                                        |
|           | Judo                                        | 5.00                                        |

(b)&(c)  As  per  the  guidelines  of  the  National  Sports  Development Code  of  India,  2011  only  recognized  National  Sports  Federations (NSFs) are eligible for  government assistance under the Scheme of Assistance  to  NSFs.  However,  in  order  to  ensure  the  interests  of sportspersons of disciplines in respect of Olympic / Asian / Commonwealth  sports,  where  the  recognition  of  the  concerned National Sports Federation (NSF) is withdrawn or the annual recognition is not renewed, or the NSF is under suspension, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has taken a decision that in such cases Sports  Authority  of  India  will  handle  the  selection  of  athletes, conduct of coaching camps for participation in international competitions and submission of entries of Indian teams and sportspersons to the concerned international federation.

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