Lok Sabha Question No. 982 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-08
Subject: Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay National Welfare Fund
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Heena Vijaykumar Gavit, Aparupa  Poddar, Krishna Pal Singh Yadav, Rajendra Dhedya  Gavit, Sujay Radhakrishna Vikhepatil, Raju Bista, Shrikant Eknath Shinde, Unmesh Bhaiyyasaheb Patil

## MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS)

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 982 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.02.2022

Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay National Welfare Fund

## 982.  DR. HEENA GAVIT:

SHRIMATI APARUPA PODDAR:

DR. KRISHNA PAL SINGH YADAV:

SHRI RAJENDRA DHEDYA GAVIT:

DR. SUJAY RADHAKRISHNA VIKHE PATIL:

SHRI RAJU BISTA:

DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:

SHRI UNMESH BHAIYYASAHEB PATIL:

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

- (a) whether the Government has launched Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay National Welfare Fund for Sportspersons (PDUNWFS) in the country and if so, the details and the objectives thereof;
- (b)  the  details  and  the  number  of  sportspersons  who  have  benefitted from the Fund along with the quantum of funds provided to them during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT and sportwise;
- (c) whether the Government has achieved the objectives of the Fund and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether any proposal for approval of Sports Training Centre in the country  including  Maharashtra,  West  Bengal,  Madhya  Pradesh  and Karnataka is pending with the Government?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER FOR YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS

## [SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR]

- (a) Yes Sir. The Government is running the scheme of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay National Welfare Fund for Sportspersons (PDUNWFS) with the following objectives:
- (i)      To  provide  suitable  assistance to outstanding sportspersons now living in indigent circumstances;
- (ii) To  provide  suitable  assistance  to  outstanding  sportspersons injured  during  the  period  of  their  training  for  competitions  and  also during the competitions, depending on the nature of the injury;
- (iii) To  provide  suitable  assistance  to  sportspersons  for  medical treatment;
- (iv) To provide suitable assistance to promote welfare of sportspersons generally in order to alleviate distress among them and their dependents in indigent circumstances;
- (v) To provide assistance to sportspersons living in indigent circumstances for training, procurement for sports equipment, participation in national and international sports events etc.
- (b)  The details  and the number of sportspersons who have benefitted from the Fund along with the quantum of funds provided to them during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT and sportwise is given at Annexure.
- (c)  Yes Sir. The objectives of the Fund are getting achieved which is evident from the fact that since 2009-10 (up to 31.01.2022) about 185 sportsperson/coaches have benefited, wherein a total financial assistance  of  Rs.6,95,12,652/-  has  been  released  as  per  the  scheme guidelines
- (d)  Sanction  for  upgradation/  accreditation  of  training  centres  and academies for various sports disciplines is given under various schemes of the Ministry. It is a continuous process and approvals are given on the basis of proposals received from different states/UTs and other entities from time-to-time as per their technical feasibility.

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## ANNEXURE

Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (b)  of  the  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred Question No. 982 for answer on 08.02.2022 regarding Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay  National  Welfare  Fund  asked  by  Dr.  Heena  Gavit,  Shrimati Aparupa  Poddar,  Dr.  Krishna  Pal  Singh  Yadav,  Shri  Rajendra  Dhedya Gavit, Dr. Sujay Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil, Shri Raju Bista, Dr. Shrikant Eknath Shinde and Shri Unmesh Bhaiyyasaheb Patil:

|   S. No. | Financial Year   | Name of the Sportsperson with Discipline   | State/UT       | Sanctioned Amount (Rs)   |
|----------|------------------|--------------------------------------------|----------------|--------------------------|
|        1 | 2018-19          | Shri N. Brij Kishore, Gymnastics           | Telangana      | 6,00,000                 |
|        2 | 2018-19          | Family of Shri Sumit Rabha, Football       | Assam          | 5,00,000                 |
|        3 | 2018-19          | Ms Khaidem Kalambia Chanu, Fencing         | Assam          | 5,00,000                 |
|        4 | 2018-19          | Shri Lakshmi Kanta Das, Weightlifting      | West Bengal    | 2,00,000                 |
|        5 | 2018-19          | Shri Limba Ram, Archery                    | Rajasthan      | 5,00,000                 |
|        6 | 2018-19          | Ms Gohela Boro, Archery                    | Assam          | 5,00,000                 |
|        7 | 2018-19          | Shri Ashok Soren, Archery                  | Jharkhand      | 5,00,000                 |
|        8 | 2018-19          | Ms Garima Joshi, Athletics                 | Uttarakhand    | 5,00,000                 |
|        9 | 2018-19          | Shri Prem Lal, Wrestling                   | Delhi          | 5,00,000                 |
|       10 | 2018-19          | Shri Hakam Singh, Athletics                | Punjab         | 10,00,000                |
|       11 | 2018-19          | Ms Vandana Suryavanshi, Judo               | Madhya Pradesh | 3,00,000                 |
|       12 | 2018-19          | Shri G. Lakshaman, Athletics               | Kerala         | 10,00,000                |
|       13 | 2019-20          | Shri Madasu Srinivas Rao, Para Badminton   | Telangana      | 5,00,000                 |
|       14 | 2019-20          | Shri Limba Ram, Archery                    | Rajasthan      | 5,00,000                 |
|       15 | 2019-20          | Ms Chandro Devi Tomar                      | Uttar Pradesh  | 5,00,000                 |

|   S. No. | Financial Year   | Name of the Sportsperson with Discipline   | State/UT        | Sanctioned Amount (Rs)   |
|----------|------------------|--------------------------------------------|-----------------|--------------------------|
|       16 |                  | Shri Renjith Maheshwari                    | Tamil Nadu      | 2,20,000                 |
|       17 |                  | Ms Veera Pal Kaur, Athletics               | Punjab          | 1,50,000                 |
|       18 |                  | Ms Mithula U.K. , Badminton                | Karnataka       | 10,00,000                |
|       19 |                  | Shri J. Pitchayya, Ball Badminton          | Telangana       | 5,00,000                 |
|       20 |                  | Shri Ansh Yadav, Athletics                 | Uttar Pradesh   | 10,00,000                |
|       21 |                  | Ms Inshah Bashir, Basketball (Para)        | Jammu & Kashmir | 50,000                   |
|       22 |                  | Shri Sanjay Singh, Wushu                   | Haryana         | 1,00,000                 |
|       23 |                  | Ms Saly George, Volleyball                 | Kerala          | 2,50,000                 |
|       24 |                  | Ms GohelaBoro, Archery                     | Assam           | 1,62,415                 |
|       25 |                  | Ms Inshah Bashir, Basketball (Para)        | Jammu & Kashmir | 6,00,000                 |
|       26 |                  | M. Murali, Archery                         | Telangana       | 3,00,000                 |
|       27 |                  | Deepak Rathee, Wrestling                   | Haryana         | 1,00,000                 |
|       28 |                  | Novy Kapadia, Sports Commentator           | Delhi           | 4,00,000                 |
|       29 | 2020-21          | Ms. Pragati, Archery                       | Delhi           | 5,00,000                 |
|       30 | 2020-21          | Shri Madasu Srinivas Rao, Para Athletics   | Andhra Pradesh  | 5,00,000                 |
|       31 | 2020-21          | Shri Jitender Kumar Sharma, Athletics      | Allahabad       | 5,00,000                 |
|       32 | 2020-21          | Ms. Amritpal Kaur, Athletics               | Delhi           | 3,00,000                 |
|       33 | 2020-21          | Ms. Shiksha, Wushu                         | Haryana         | 5,00,000                 |
|       34 | 2020-21          | Ms. Neha, Athletics                        | Delhi           | 2,50,000                 |
|       35 | 2020-21          | Shri. Sunil Chauhan, Boxing                | Uttar Pradesh   | 5,00,000                 |
|       36 | 2020-21          | Shri. Neeraj Chauhan, Archery              | Uttar Pradesh   | 5,00,000                 |

|   S. No. | Financial Year   | Name of the Sportsperson with Discipline    | State/UT       | Sanctioned Amount (Rs)   |
|----------|------------------|---------------------------------------------|----------------|--------------------------|
|       37 |                  | Shri Abhinav Shaw, Shooting                 | West Bengal    | 2,50,000                 |
|       38 |                  | Shri Chintu Singh, Shooting                 | Rajasthan      | 2,50,000                 |
|       39 |                  | Shri Shuman Kumar, Shooting                 | Bihar          | 2,50,000                 |
|       40 |                  | Ms. Pongshumbam Ronibala Devi, Football     | Manipur        | 5,00,000                 |
|       41 |                  | Shri Monu, Wrestling                        | Sonipat        | 3,00,000                 |
|       42 |                  | Shri. Mohinder Pal, Singh, Hockey           | New Delhi      | 10,00,000                |
|       43 |                  | Shri Parveen, Wrestling                     | Israna         | 3,00,000                 |
|       44 |                  | Shri Satpal, Wrestling                      | Sonipat        | 2,00,000                 |
|       45 |                  | Shri Pawan, Wrestling                       | Sonipat        | 2,00,000                 |
|       46 |                  | Shri Pardeep Sharma, Wrestling              | Panipat        | 2,00,000                 |
|       47 |                  | Shri Anil Shetty, Body Building             | Maharashtra    | 2,00,000                 |
|       48 |                  | Shri Swaran Singh, International Cyclist    | Jharkhand      | 2,50,000                 |
|       49 |                  | Shri Ashok Kumar, Wrestling                 | New Delhi      | 5,00,000                 |
|       50 |                  | Ms. Abantika Deka, Badminton                | Bangalore      | 10,00,000                |
|       51 |                  | Family of Late Laishram Manitombi, Football | Manipur        | 5,00,000                 |
|       52 |                  | Shri Sucha Singh, Athletics                 | Jalandhar      | 6,00,000                 |
|       53 |                  | Shri Devank Sharma, Pencaksilat             | Jammu          | 80,000                   |
|       54 |                  | Shri Amit Kumar, Wrestling                  | Delhi          | 2,10,000                 |
|       55 |                  | Shri Vivek Kumar Mishra, Netball            | Uttar Pradesh  | 2,50,000                 |
|       56 |                  | Shri Sunny Jadhav, Wrestling                | Madhya Pradesh | 2,50,000                 |
|       57 |                  | Ms. Shivani Soni, Mini Golf                 | Chattisgarh    | 45,000                   |
|       58 |                  | Ms Vikas Rana, Skiing                       | Haryana        | 2,50,000                 |

|   S. No. | Financial Year   | Name of the Sportsperson with Discipline   | State/UT       | Sanctioned Amount (Rs)   |
|----------|------------------|--------------------------------------------|----------------|--------------------------|
|       59 |                  | Shri Anshuman Pathak, Shooting             | Uttar Pradesh  | 2,50,000                 |
|       60 |                  | Ms Shaik Jafreen, Deaf Tennis              | Andhra Pradesh | 2,50,000                 |
|       61 | 2021-22          | Shri Praveen Ravan Shinde, Gymnastics      | Maharashtra    | 5,13,000                 |
|       62 | 2021-22          | Shri Tanay Harsh, Karate                   | Maharashtra    | 5,00,000                 |
|       63 | 2021-22          | Shri Maharaj Krishon Kaushik, Hockey       | Delhi          | 2,50,000                 |
|       64 | 2021-22          | Shri Ravinder Pal Singh, Hockey            | Karnataka      | 2,50,000                 |
|       65 | 2021-22          | Shri Joseph James, Power lifting           | Punjab         | 2,50,000                 |
|       66 | 2021-22          | Shri Akash, Para Shooter                   | Jharkhand      | 5,00,000                 |
|       67 | 2021-22          | Ms. Sangeeta Kumari, football              | Bihar          | 2,50,000                 |
|       68 | 2021-22          | Shri Najeeb Aga, Judo                      | Delhi          | 5,00,000                 |
|       69 | 2021-22          | Shri. Anay Bai, Football                   | Uttar Pradesh  | 5,00,000                 |
|       70 | 2021-22          | Shri Harshit Agarwal, Badminton            | Karnataka      | 2,50,000                 |
|       71 | 2021-22          | Ms. Sunita Devi, Strength lifting          |                | 2,00,000                 |
|       72 | 2021-22          | Ms. Mona, football                         | Uttar Pradesh  | 5,00,000                 |
|       73 | 2021-22          | Ms. Tejaswini Bai, Kabaddi                 | Jharkhand      | 2,50,000                 |
|       74 | 2021-22          | Shri Abhishek Gogoi, Athletics             | Karnataka      | 97,910                   |
|       75 | 2021-22          | Shri Deepak Kumar Singh, Para Athletics    | Haryana        | 2,50,000                 |
|       76 | 2021-22          | Shri C. Babu, Para Athletics               | Karnataka      | 2,42,000                 |
|       77 | 2021-22          | Shri Kalle Gowda, Para Athletics           | Haryana        | 5,00,000                 |
|       78 | 2021-22          | Ms. Manisha, Football                      | Haryana        | 5,00,000                 |

|   S. No. | Financial Year   | Name of the Sportsperson with Discipline     | State/UT        | Sanctioned Amount (Rs)   |
|----------|------------------|----------------------------------------------|-----------------|--------------------------|
|       79 |                  | Ms. Lisham Babina Devi, Football             | Karnataka       | 2,00,000                 |
|       80 |                  | Shri Dilbardeep Singh Sandhu, Para Athletics | Assam           | 2,50,000                 |
|       81 |                  | Shri Aniket Chirag Patel, Soft Tennis        | Bihar           | 2,50,000                 |
|       82 |                  | Ms. Jyoti, Football                          | Bangalore       | 2,50,000                 |
|       83 |                  | Ms. Sharda, Football                         | Bangalore Urban | 2,50,000                 |
|       84 |                  | Late Shri Bitan Singh Football coach         | Punjab          | 2,50,000                 |
|       85 |                  | Yumnam Laxmi Devi, Football                  | Manipur         | 2,00,000                 |
|       86 |                  | Serto Lynda Kom, Football                    | Punjab          | 3,00,000                 |
|       87 |                  | Shri Vinod Kumar, Ju- Jitsu                  | Ahmedabad       | 2,50,000                 |
|       88 |                  | Ms. Kalyani Arun Joshi, Wushu                | Haryana         | 4,16,000                 |
|       89 |                  | Late Prasannta Dora, Football                | Haryana         | 2,50,000                 |
|       90 |                  | Shri Abdul Saleem Abbasi, Hockey             | Manipur         | 2,00,000                 |
|       91 |                  | Shri Vinayak Amol Breed, Gymnastics          | Manipur         | 2,50,000                 |
|       92 |                  | Shri Mohit, Pencak Silat                     | Manipur         | 2,50,000                 |
|       93 |                  | Shri Mohammad Rafey, Gymnastics              | Uttar Pradesh   | 2,50,000                 |
|       94 |                  | Ms. Pallavi Raj, Wushu                       | Pune            | 2,50,000                 |
|       95 |                  | Shri A. Raj Arawindam, Table Tennis          | West Bengal     | 2,50,000                 |
|       96 |                  | Ms. Nina Rane, Hockey                        | Bhopal          | 2,50,000                 |
|       97 |                  | Ms. Rekha Shrikant Nene, Fencing             | Mumbai          | 2,50,000                 |
|       98 |                  | Ms. Sumedha Pathak, Shooting                 | New Delhi       | 2,50,000                 |
|       99 |                  | Sumati Kumari, Football                      | Uttar Pradesh   | 2,50,000                 |

|   S. No. | Financial Year   | Name of the Sportsperson with Discipline   | State/UT    | Sanctioned Amount (Rs)   |
|----------|------------------|--------------------------------------------|-------------|--------------------------|
|      100 |                  | Arvind Kumar Satti, Taekwondo              | Bihar       | 1,00,000                 |
|      101 |                  | Shri Praveen Ravan Shinde, Gymnastics      | Tamil Nadu  | 2,50,000                 |
|      102 |                  | Shri Tanay Harsh, Karate                   | Maharashtra | 6,50,000                 |
|      103 |                  | Shri Maharaj Krishon Kaushik, Hockey       | Maharashtra | 4,00,000                 |
|      104 |                  | Shri Ravinder Pal Singh, Hockey            | Varanasi    | 2,50,000                 |
|      105 |                  | Shri Joseph James, Power lifting           | Jharkhand   | 2,50,000                 |
|      106 |                  | Shri Akash, Para Shooter                   | Jammu       | 2,00,000                 |

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