Lok Sabha Question No. 3016 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-22
Subject: Promotion of Sports
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Kanakmal Katara

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †3016 ANSWERED ON 22.03.2022

## Promotion of Sports

## †3016.     SHRI KANAKMAL KATARA:

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

- (a) the details of the steps taken by the Government to promote sports in the country;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to organize special training programme for the development and promotion of sports and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of the steps taken by the Government for the development of sports at ground level;
- (d) whether any review/assessment has been made in this regard;
- (e) if so, the status of sports in Rajasthan including Banswara-Dungarpur; and
- (f) the names of sports and the locations where the sports competitions have
- been conducted along with the details thereof?

## THE MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS

## ANSWER [SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR]

(a): 'Sports' being a State subject, the primary responsibility for development and promotion of sports rests with the respective State/UT Government. The Department  of  Sports,  through the following  Central  Sector  Schemes, supplements  efforts  of  the  State/UT  Governments  for  development  and promotion  of  sports:  (i)    Khelo  India;  (ii)  Assistance  to  National  Sports Federations;  (iii)  Special  Awards  to Winners  in  International  sports  events and  their  Coaches;  (iv)  National  Sports  Awards,  (v)  Pension  to  Meritorious Sports  Persons;  (vi)  Pandit  Deendayal  Upadhyay  National  Welfare  Fund  for Sportspersons;  (vii)  National  Sports  Development  Fund;  and  (viii)  Sports training  centres  through  Sports  Authority  of  India  (SAI).  Details  of  these schemes are in the public domain on the websites of this Ministry and SAI.

- (b)  For providing training to sports persons, a total of 188 Centres including National  Centres  of  Excellence  (NCoE),  SAI  Training  Centres  (STC)  and Extension Centres are functional across the country. Presently, 7998 talented sports persons are being trained in 36 disciplines.
- (c)    The  revamped  Khelo  India  Programme  has  been  launched  by  the Government  for  development  of  sports  at  ground  level  with  the  twin objectives of mass participation and promotion of excellence in sports.
- (d)    Third  Party  Evaluation  Study  of  all  the  schemes  of  the  Department  of Sports  is  carried  out  which  is  coterminous  with  the  Finance  Commission Cycle,  as  per  the  guidelines  of  the  Ministry  of  Finance  to  review  their progress  and  rectify  shortcomings.  The  agency  who  carried out  the  third party evaluation of the schemes has recommended for continuation of all the schemes of Department of Sports.
- (e)  The details of Sports Promotional Schemes in the State of Rajasthan are as under:

| SN   | Name of the Schools &                                      | No. of Centres   | No. of Athletes   | No. of Athletes   |
|------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|      | Colleges                                                   |                  | Resident          | Non-Resident      |
| 1    | STC                                                        | 03               | 97                | 87                |
| 2    | Extension of Centre of STC                                 | 7                | 0                 | 91                |
| 3    | Regular Schools under National Sports Talent Search (NSTC) | 02               | 0                 | 115               |
| 4    | Akhara under NSTC                                          | 08               | 0                 | 22                |
|      | TOTAL:                                                     | 20               | 97                | 315               |

Further,  the  details  of  Khelo  India  Centres  (KICs),  Academies  accredited under Khelo India and Khelo India Athletes (KIAs) in the State of Rajashtan are as under:

|   KICs |   Academies |   KIAs |
|--------|-------------|--------|
|      9 |           5 |     72 |

- (f)  Under Khelo India Scheme, 06 Games have been organized so far as per details below:
- i. 1 st   Khelo India School Games (KISG) 2018 conducted in New Delhi from  31 st   January  to  8 th   February,  2018  with  participation  of  3507 athletes.
- ii. 2 nd edition of Games, i.e. 'Khelo India Youth Games, 2019' conducted  in  Pune  from  9 th   January  to  20 th   January,  2019  with participation of 5925 athletes.
- iii. 3 rd Edition of games, i.e., 'Khelo India Youth Games, 2020' conducted in Guwahati from 10 th  January to 22 nd  January, 2020 with participation of 6130 athletes.
- iv. 1 st  edition of Khelo India University Games (KIUG), 2020 conducted in Bhubaneswar, Odisha from 22 nd  February to 1 st  March 2020 with participation of 3182 athletes.
- v. 1st edition of Khelo India Winter Games (KIWG) 2020 conducted in Union  Territories  of  Jammu  &  Kashmir  and  Ladakh  in  February  March 2020 with participation of 1887 athletes.
- vi. 2nd edition of Khelo India Winter Games (KIWG) 2021 conducted in Union  Territories  of  Jammu  &  Kashmir  and  Ladakh  in  January  February 2021 with participation of more than 4000 athletes.

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