Lok Sabha Question No. 328 (STARRED), answered on 2021-12-21
Subject: Promotion of Sports
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Girish Chandra

## MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS)

## LOK SABHA

STARRED QUESTION NO. *328

## ANSWERED ON 21.12.2021

Promotion of Sports

*328.     SHRI GIRISH CHANDRA:

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

- (a) the  details  of  the  Centrally  Sponsored  Schemes  being implemented  by  the  Government  for  the  promotion  of  sports  in  the country;
- (b) the funds allocated under these schemes during each of the last three years and the current year, sports-wise; and
- (c) the  details  of  the  expenditure  incurred  on  these  schemes during the said period, year-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (c) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *328 FOR 21/12/2021 REGARDING PROMOTION OF SPORTS ASKED BY SHRI GIRISH CHANDRA. (a):  Presently,  no  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  is  being  implemented by  the  Department  of  Sports.  However,  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)  and  (c)  Details  of  funds  allocated  and  expenditure  incurred  under the schemes mentioned in part (a) during each of the last three years and the current year are given at Annexure. The Department of Sports does not maintain sports-wise allocation of funds.

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## Annexure

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) to (c) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *328 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.12.2021 REGARDING 'PROMOTION OF SPORTS' ASKED BY SHRI GIRISH CHANDRA:

|       |                                                                   | (Rs. in crore)   | (Rs. in crore)   | (Rs. in crore)   | (Rs. in crore)   | (Rs. in crore)   | (Rs. in crore)   | (Rs. in crore)            | (Rs. in crore)            |
|-------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|       |                                                                   | 2018-19          | 2018-19          | 2019-20          | 2019-20          | 2020-21          | 2020-21          | 2021-22 (upto 08.12.2021) | 2021-22 (upto 08.12.2021) |
| S.No. | Scheme                                                            | Allocation       | Actual           | Allocation       | Actual           | Allocation       | Actual           | Allocation                | Actual                    |
| 1.    | Sports Authority of India                                         | 395.00           | 395.00           | 615.00           | 615.00           | 500.00           | 612.21           | 660.41                    | 470.16                    |
| 2.    | Khelo India                                                       | 500.09           | 342.24           | 578.00           | 575.52           | 328.77           | 338.06           | 657.71                    | 375.44                    |
| 3.    | Assistance to National Sports Federation                          | 245.13           | 243.63           | 300.85           | 300.85           | 132.00           | 128.62           | 280.00                    | 85.47                     |
| 4.    | Special (Cash) Awards                                             | 31.00            | 30.94            | 62.00            | 61.54            | 16.00            | 15.99            | 38.00                     | 33.11                     |
| 5.    | National Sports Awards                                            | 2.00             | 1.83             | 2.00             | 1.65             | 7.50             | 7.25             |                           |                           |
| 6.    | Pension to Meritorious Sports persons                             | 30.00            | 29.77            | 47.00            | 46.99            | 14.00            | 13.22            | 15.00                     | 4.92                      |
| 7.    | Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay National Welfare Fund for Sportspersons | 1.80             | 1.00             | 2.00             | 1.00             | 2.00             | 2.00             | 2.00                      | 0.00                      |
| 8.    | National Sports Development Fund                                  | 2.00             | 2.00             | 77.15            | 77.15            | 7.23             | 7.23             | 25.00                     | 0.00                      |
|       | Total                                                             | 1207.02          | 1046.41          | 1684.00          | 1679.7           | 1007.5           | 1124.58          | 1678.12                   | 969.10                    |