Lok Sabha Question No. 2172 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-14
Subject: National Sports University
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Sanjay Bhatia, Rajan Baburao  Vichare

## MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2172 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14-03-2023

National Sports University

†2172.   SHRI SANJAY BHATIA:

SHRI RAJAN VICHARE:

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

- (a)  whether the Government proposes to establish the National Sports University in the States of Haryana and Maharashtra in order to make it
- the best sports centres of the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to build an Olympic Park spread over  ten  acres  for  Karnal  parliamentary  constituency  in  coordination with the State Government so that training facilities could be provided to state level players from Karnal and Panipat to train them to become international  players  and  win  Olympic  gold  medals  like  Mr.  Neeraj Chopra; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

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

- (a) & (b): Presently, there is no proposal under the consideration of the Government of India  for  establishing  National  Sports  University  in  the States of Haryana and Maharashtra. 'Sports' being a State Subject, the responsibility  to  promote  and  develop  sports  in  the  country,  including State/UT
- sports education, rests primarily with the respective Governments.  The  Union  Government  supplements  their  efforts  by

bridging critical gaps. The National Sports University (NSU) which has

(www.yas.nic.in/sports; www.sportsauthorityofindia.nic.in).

been set up at Imphal in the State of Manipur, caters to students and athletes from all States/UTs of the country. (c) & (d): No such proposal is presently under the consideration of the Government of India. 'Sports' being a State Subject, the responsibility to promote  and  develop  sports  in  the  country,  including  building  sports infrastructure, rests primarily with the respective States/UT Governments.  The  Union  Government  supplements  their  efforts  by bridging  critical  gaps.  However,  under  the  component  'Creation  and Upgradation  of  Sports  Infrastructure'  of  the  Khelo  India  Scheme,  the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports has sanctioned 293 sports infrastructure projects of various sports disciplines in different States/UTs of the country. The  Ministry also implements various schemes  for  the  development  of  sports  and  provide  benefits/facilities among the youth across the country, viz: (i)  Khelo  India  Scheme;  (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 Sportspersons; (vi) Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay National Sports Welfare Fund; (vii) National Sports Development Fund (NSDF); and (viii) Running Sports Training Centres through Sports Authority of India. The details of the above schemes are available in the public domain on the websites of this Ministry and the Sports Authority of India

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