Lok Sabha Question No. 3898 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-21
Subject: Sports Authority of India in Jharkhand
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Sanjay Seth

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3898 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.12.2021

Sports Authority of India in Jharkhand

†3898. SHRI SANJAY SETH:

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

(a) whether our players have made the country proud worldwide in Olympics and other games;

(b) the details and the number of schemes being implemented by the Government to encourage and provide better training to such players;

(c) the  details  and  the  number  of  players  who  benefitted  from  the said scheme;

(d) the action taken/being taken by the Sports Authority of India to train the players in the State of Jharkhand during the last three years;

(e) whether international players are reported to be facing livelihood crisis and they had to work as labourers to earn livelihood, if so, the details thereof;

(f) whether  there  is  any  scheme  to  improve  the  lives  of  such players;

(g) if so, the details thereof; and

(h) the details and the number of players in the State of Jharkhand who benefitted from the said scheme?

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

- (a): Yes, Sir. Indian players have made the country proud worldwide in recently concluded Olympics/ Para Olympics through their best ever performance  in  Tokyo  Olympics,  2020  and  Tokyo  Paralympics  by winning  7  medals  (one  gold,  2  silver  and  4  bronze)  and  19  medals respectively. India achieved the highest ranking (24th) in the Paralympic  Medal  Table.  Our  Previous  best  was  25 th in  1972.  Till Tokyo,  India  had  won  a  total  of  only  12  medals  in  all  previous Paralympics.  Similarly,  Indian  sportspersons  and  teams  put  up  a commendable performance in the Asian Games, 2018 where India won 69 medals (15 Gold, 24 Sliver and 30 Bronze) and was placed at the 8 th position in the medals tally.
- (b) & (c): Ministry  of  Youth  Affairs  &  Sports  (MYAS)  has  undertaken several  initiatives  to  ensure  preparations  for  Olympic/  Paralympic Games, Asian and Commonwealth Games and to train such athletes. The same are as follows: -
- (i) Under the Scheme of Assistance to National Sports Federations (NSFs);  Government  provides  assistance  to  sportspersons  preparing for major international events such as Olympic Games, Asian Games, Common wealth Games etc. by providing funding support through this Scheme, besides financial assistance for training abroad and participation in international competitions held in India and abroad.
- (ii) The  Target  Olympic  Podium  Scheme  (TOPS)  of  Government  of India  (GOI)  provides  assistance  to  selected  athletes  for  customized training  and  other  support,  which  is  not  available  under  normal schemes. Prior  to  the  recently  concluded  Tokyo  Olympics,  2020  and the Tokyo Paralympics, 2020, 162 individual athletes & Indian hockey teams  (Men  &  Women)  benefitted  under  the  scheme.  Under  the Development Group of the scheme, to ensure a focused approach in

India's future Olympic preparation, talent identification of 254 sporting talents has been done.

Further,  Government  of  India  through  the  Sports  Authority  of  India (SAI)  is  implementing  the  following  Sports  Promotional  Schemes across  the  country  to  identify  talented  sportspersons  in  the  various age  groups  and  nurture  them  to  excel  at  national  and  international levels:-

- (i) National Centres of Excellence (NCOE)
- (ii) SAI Training Centre (STC)
- (iii) Extension Centre of STC
- (iv) National Sports Talent Contest (NSTC)

A  total  of  188  Centres  including  NCOEs,  STCs,  Extension  Centres  of STC, NSTC Scheme, etc. are functional for implementation of  Sports Promotional Schemes of SAI. Presently, 7987 talented athletes (4963 boys  and  3024  girls)  are  being  trained  in  27  sports  disciplines  on residential and non-residential basis.

The  selected  athletes  are  provided  financial  support  in  the  form  of expert  coaches,  sports  equipment,  boarding  and  lodging,  sports  kit, competition exposure, educational expenses, medical/ insurance and stipend.

- (d): For training of Sportspersons, SAI is implementing various Sports Promotional  Schemes  across  the  country  including  in  the  State  of Jharkhand.  The  details  of  which  for  the  last  three  years  is  at Annexure.

Further, under the Khelo India Scheme, 10 academies are accredited in  the  State  of  Jharkhand.  Also,  under  the  Khelo  India  scheme,  32 athletes (Male - 12, Female - 20) from Jharkhand are being supported.

- (e):
- No such incident has come to the notice of the Ministry.
- (f) & (g): The  Ministry, under the scheme  of  'Pandit  Deendayal Upadhyay National Welfare Fund for Sportspersons (PDUNWFS)'

provides  suitable  financial  assistance  upto  ₹5  lakh  to  sportspersons living in indigent circumstances. In addition to this, monthly pension of ₹5000/may be considered for specific period, taking into consideration of merit of request of a sportsperson. Assistance up to ₹2.5  lakh  may  also  be  provided  to  sportspersons  living  in  indigent circumstances for training, procurement of sports equipment, participation in national and international sports events, etc.

Besides,  SAI  has  reserved  5%  posts  of  coaches  at  entry  level  for Olympians, 1% for Paralympians, 3% for medal winning Olympians or for those who represented country in two Olympic Games and also 2% for medal winning Paralympians.

## (h): Details of players from Jharkhand who have been given financial assistance under the PDUNWFS during the last 3 years are as follows:

|   S. No. | Year    | Name of Beneficiary   | Discipline   | Amount (in ₹)   | State     |
|----------|---------|-----------------------|--------------|-----------------|-----------|
|        1 | 2018-19 | Shri Ashok Soren      | Archery      | 5,00,000/-      | Jharkhand |
|        2 | 2019-20 | NIL                   | NIL          | NIL             | NIL       |
|        2 | 2020-21 | Shri Swaran Singh     | Cycling      | 2,50,000/-      | Jharkhand |

Two sportspersons whose domicile is Jharkhand have been appointed as  Assistant  Coach  and  now  promoted  as  Coach  in  SAI  under Olympian/Para Olympian category.

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Annexure

Annexure referred to in reply to part (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3898 for 21.12.2021 regarding Sports Authority of India in Jharkhand asked by Shri Sanjay Seth, Hon'ble MP.

| S N   | Scheme Year-wise                | No. of Centres   | Resi.   | Resi.   | Resi.   | Non-Resi.   | Non-Resi.   | Non-Resi.   |
|-------|---------------------------------|------------------|---------|---------|---------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|       |                                 |                  | B       | G       | T       | B           | G           | T           |
|       | 2019-2020                       |                  |         |         |         |             |             |             |
| 1     | SAI Training Centres (STC)      | 02               | 97      | 62      | 159     | 11          | 7           | 18          |
| 2     | Army Boys Sports Company (ABSC) | 01               | 35      | 0       | 35      | 0           | 0           | 0           |
| 3     | Extension Centres of STC        | 01               | 0       | 0       | 0       | 5           | 7           | 12          |
|       | TOTAL:                          | 4                | 132     | 62      | 194     | 16          | 14          | 30          |
|       | 2020-2021                       |                  |         |         |         |             |             |             |
| 1     | SAI Training Centres (STC)      | 02               | 94      | 105     | 199     | 9           | 8           | 17          |
| 2     | Extension Centres of STC        | 01               | 0       | 0       | 0       | 4           | 6           | 12          |
|       | TOTAL:                          | 3                | 94      | 105     | 199     | 13          | 14          | 29          |
|       | 2021-2022                       |                  |         |         |         |             |             |             |
| 1     | SAI Training Centres (STC)      | 02               | 92      | 104     | 196     | 7           | 8           | 15          |
| 2     | Extension Centres of STC        | 01               | 0       | 0       | 0       | 4           | 5           | 09          |
|       | TOTAL:                          | 3                | 92      | 104     | 196     | 11          | 13          | 24          |

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