Lok Sabha Question No. 1111 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-08
Subject: Promoting Excellence in Sports
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Ramesh Bidhuri

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1111 ANSWERED ON 08.02.2022

## Promoting Excellence in Sports

## 1111.  SHRI RAMESH BIDHURI:

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

- (a) whether the Government has taken any steps for development of sports culture and promotion of excellence in Sports in the country; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the details of progress of work done under 'Khelo India Scheme', State/UT-wise?

## THE MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS

## ANSWER { SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR }

(a) to (b) With a view to achieving the twin objectives of mass participation and promotion of excellence in sports, the Government has introduced the Scheme o f  'Khelo India National Programme for Development of Sports' . The  Khelo  India  Scheme  is  the  flagship  Central  Sector  Scheme  of  the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports which aims at infusing sports culture and achieving sporting excellence in the country thus allowing the populace to harness the power of sports through its cross-cutting influence. The Khelo India  programme  includes  playfield  development;  community  coaching development;  promotion  of  community  sports;  establishment  of  a  strong sports competition structure at both school and university level as also for rural  /  indigenous  sports,  sports  for  persons  with  disability  and  women sports; filling up of critical gaps in sports infrastructure, including creation of hubs of sports excellence in select universities; talent identification and development;  support  to  sports  academies;  implementation  of  a  national physical  fitness drive for  school  children;  and  sports  for  peace  and development.  Major  achievements  of  the  Khelo  India  Scheme  are  at Annexure.

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1111 ANSWERED ON 08.02.2022 REGARDING ' PROMOTING EXCELLENCE IN SPORTS ' ASKED BY SHRI RAMESH BIDHURI, HON'BLE MEMBER OF LOK SABHA

## Major achievements of the Khelo India Scheme

- Data  of  13,682  Playfields  mapped  along  with  GPS  Location,  Timings, Sports, Amenities, Contact Details, Review and Ratings, which is available in Khelo India Mobile Application.
- 282  new  sports  infrastructure  projects  approved  in  34  States  /  Union Territories at a total sanctioned cost of ₹ 2,328.39 crore. ₹ 938.43 crore have been released to the grantees.
- ₹ 27.37  crore  in  2018-19  and ₹ 4.19  crore  in  2019-20  provided  for conducing sporting activities in 13 and 08 States/UTs respectively under 'Sports for Peace and Development'.
- 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.
- 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.
- 3,865 athletes (2,465 Boys and 1,400 Girls) covered under 67 SAI Training Centres of Sports Authority of India.
- 453 Khelo India Centres (KICs) notified so far in 28 States/UTs.
- 28 Khelo India State Centres of Excellence notified in 27 States/UTs.
- 1st Khelo India School Games (KISG) 2018 conducted in New Delhi from 31st January to 8th February, 2018 with participation of 3507 athletes.
- 2nd edition of Games, i.e.  'Khelo  India  Youth Games, 2019' conducted in Pune from 9th January to  20th  January,  2019  with  participation  of  5925 athletes.
- 3rd Edition of games, i.e., 'Khelo India Youth Games, 2020' conducted in Guwahati from 10th January to 22nd January, 2020 with participation of 6130 athletes.

- 1st  edition  of  Khelo  India  University  Games  (KIUG),  2020  conducted  in Bhubaneswar,  Odisha  from 22nd February to 1st  March  2020  with participation of 3182 athletes.
- 2,623 sporting talents across 21 sports disciplines (including Para sports) selected under Talent Search & Development.
- A total of 247 Academies (175 Non-SAI and 72 NCOE & SAI) accredited for training of athletes identified under the Khelo India.
- ₹ 3  crore  to  Boxing  Federation  of  India  to  conduct  International  Boxing Association (AIBA) World Women Boxing Championship 2018 held at New Delhi.
- ₹ 5.95 crore to Special Olympics Bharat (SOB) to organize activities such as training of coaches, holding District level, State level & National level games in 2017-18.
- ₹ 5.21 crore to Mallakhamb, Kalaripayyattu, Gatka and Thang-Ta Federation of India for conducting competitions for rural/indigenous/tribal games.
- A total of 307 Training of Trainer programs (TOTs) conducted under which 82,382 Physical Education Teachers imparted training.
- 2,04,190 schools registered in the app and fitness assessment  of 23,32,589  students  were  completed  out  of  the  total  64,98,320  students profile created.
- 5 Master Training Programmes conducted in 2018-19 wherein 223 Master Trainers were trained.
- 2 batches conducted for training of 291 PETs, coaches and groundsmen of Jammu & Kashmir during Feb-March 2020.
- 3 batches of online training programme for PETs and Community Coaches conducted; participation of 11500 candidates during lockdown (June-Nov, 2020).
- More than 23000 coaches and PETs trained so far.

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