Lok Sabha Question No. 4222 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-29
Subject: Functioning of SAI Centres
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: B. Y. Raghavendra, S. Muniswamy, Sanganna Amarappa Karadi, Annasaheb Shankar Jolle, L.S. Tejasvi Surya

## MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS)

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4222

TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.03.2022

Functioning of SAI Centres

## 4222. SHRI B.Y. RAGHAVENDRA:

SHRI S. MUNISWAMY:

SHRI SANGANNA AMARAPPA:

SHRI ANNASAHEB SHANKAR JOLLE:

SHRI L.S. TEJASVI SURYA:

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

- (a) the details of Sports Authority of India (SAI) centres (STC, SAG and others) in the country at present, State-wise;
- (b)  the  centres  which  have  been  closed  or  merged  with  others during each of the last five years along with the reasons for the same;
- (c) the measures taken by the Government to review and improve the functioning of SAI centres;
- (d)  the  measures  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  revive  the merged or closed centres; and
- (e) whether the Government has managed to save any expenditure from  closing/merging  of  the  SAI  centres  and  if  so,  the  expected savings per year?

## THE MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS

## ANSWER (SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR)

- (a) A  total  of  188  Sports  Authority  of  India  (SAI)  Centres  are operational in the country. The State-wise details are at Annexure-I.

(b) One SAI Training Centre (STC), Medak was closed in   201819  due  to  non-availability  of  proper  play  field.  However,  the athletes  of  this  centre  along  with  coaches  were  shifted  to  STC, Hyderabad. (c) to (e) Reviewing  the  existing  SAI  centres  is  a  continuous exercise  and  accordingly,  necessary  steps  are  taken,  to  ensure the continuous improvement. Recently, an exercise of restructuring  National  Centre  of  Excellences  (NCOEs)  has  been undertaken  and  sanctioned  strength  and  disciplines  have  been revisited. Further modern Sports equipment as per required specifications for advanced training are provided to athletes. Also, Regular training under supervision of qualified  coaches  and support  staff  is  conducted  for  training  of  athletes  aimed  at achieving competitive excellence. One  SAI  Centres  STC  Medak  was  closed  but  athletes  and coaches in this STC were shifted to STC Hyderabad. As such no substantial  savings  were  made  as  operational  expenditure  on athlete remained same.

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4222 FOR 29.03.2022 REGARDING FUNCTIONING OF  SAI  CENTRES  ASKED  BY  SHRI  B.Y.  RAGHAVENDRA,  SHRI  S. MUNISWAMY,  SHRI  SANGANNA  AMARAPPA, SHRI  ANNASAHEB SHANKAR JOLLE, SHRI L.S. TEJASVI SURYA, HON'BLE MPS.

## NATIONAL CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE (NCOEs)

| S.N.   | Centre Name                                                                 |
|--------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        | Regional Centre (RC) Bhopal                                                 |
|        | Madhya Pradesh                                                              |
| 1.     | Bhopal                                                                      |
|        | RC Kolkata                                                                  |
| 2.     | Kolkata                                                                     |
|        | Odisha                                                                      |
| 3.     | Jagatpur                                                                    |
|        | Laxmi Bai National College of Physical Education (LNCPE) Thiruvananthapuram |
|        | Kerala                                                                      |
| 4.     | Trivandrum                                                                  |
| 5.     | Alleppey                                                                    |
|        | RC Bangalore                                                                |
|        | Karnataka                                                                   |
| 6.     | Bangalore                                                                   |
|        | RC Guwahati                                                                 |
|        | Assam                                                                       |
| 7.     | Guwahati                                                                    |
|        | Arunachal Pradesh                                                           |
| 8.     | Itanagar,                                                                   |
|        | RC Sonepat                                                                  |
|        | Haryana                                                                     |
| 9.     | Sonepat                                                                     |
| 10.    | Rohtak                                                                      |
|        | RC Chandigarh                                                               |
|        | Chandigarh (UT)                                                             |
| 11.    | Zirakpur                                                                    |
|        | Himachal Pradesh                                                            |
| 12.    | Dharamshala                                                                 |
|        | RC Imphal                                                                   |
|        | Manipur                                                                     |
| 13.    | Imphal                                                                      |
|        | RC Gandhinagar                                                              |
|        | Gujarat                                                                     |
| 14.    | Gandhinagar                                                                 |

|     | Para Sports                                                 |
|-----|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|     | Netaji Subhash National Institute of Sports (NSNIS) Patiala |
|     | Punjab                                                      |
| 15. | Patiala                                                     |
|     | RC Mumbai                                                   |
|     | Maharashtra                                                 |
| 16. | Kandivali                                                   |
| 17. | Aurangabad                                                  |
|     | RC Lucknow                                                  |
|     | Uttar Pradesh                                               |
| 18. | Lucknow                                                     |
|     | Sports Authority of India (SAI) Head Quarter                |
|     | Delhi (UT)                                                  |
| 19. | Jawahar Lal Nehru (JLN) Stadium                             |
| 20. | Indira Gandhi (IG) Stadium                                  |
| 21. | Major Dhyan Chand National (MDCN) Stadium                   |
| 22. | Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Swimming Pool Complex (SPMSPC)  |
| 23. | Dr.Karni Singh Shooting Range (KSSR)                        |

## SAI TRAINING CENTERS (STC) SCHEME

| SN   | Region/State/Centre   |
|------|-----------------------|
|      | RC Bangalore          |
|      | Karnataka             |
| 1    | Dharwad               |
| 2    | Medikeri              |
| 3    | Bangalore             |
|      | Andhra Pradesh        |
| 4    | Eluru                 |
| 5    | Kurnool               |
| 6    | Visakhapatnam         |
|      | Telangana             |
| 7    | Hyderabad             |
|      | LNCPE Trivandrum      |
|      | Tamil Nadu            |
| 1    | Chennai               |
| 2    | Salem                 |
| 3    | Mayiladuthurai        |
|      | Puducherry (UT)       |
| 4    | Puducherry            |
| 5    | Yanam                 |
|      | Kerala                |
| 6    | Trichur               |
| 7    | Kollam                |
| 8    | Calicut               |
| 9    | Tellicherry           |

|     | Lakshadweep (UT)                       |
|-----|----------------------------------------|
| 10  | Androth                                |
|     | RC Bhopal                              |
| 1   | Jabalpur                               |
| 2   | Tikamgarh                              |
| 3   | Dhar                                   |
|     | Chhattisgarh                           |
| 4   | Raipur                                 |
| 5   | Rajnandgaon                            |
|     | RCLUCKNOW                              |
|     | Uttar Pradesh                          |
| 1   | Raibareily                             |
| 2   | Safai Etawah                           |
| 3   | Bareilly                               |
| 4   | Varanasi                               |
| i)  | Nivedita Girls Inter College, Varanasi |
| ii) | Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi     |
|     | Uttrakhand                             |
| 5   | Kashipur                               |
|     | RC CHANDIGARH                          |
|     | Jammu &Kashmir (UT)                    |
|     | 1 Jammu                                |
|     | 2 Kargil                               |
|     | Himachal Pradesh                       |
|     | Punjab                                 |
|     | 4 Mustana Sahib                        |
|     | 5 Badal                                |
| 1   | Patiala                                |
|     | RC SONEPAT                             |
|     | Haryana                                |
|     | 1 Kurukshetra                          |
|     | 2 Bhiwani                              |
|     | 3 Hissar                               |
|     | Delhi (UT)                             |
|     | 4 Bawana                               |
|     | RC KOLKATA                             |
|     | West Bengal                            |
| 1   | Lebong                                 |
| 2 3 | Burdwan Jalpaiguri                     |

| 4   | Bolpur                  |
|-----|-------------------------|
|     | Andman &Nicobar Islands |
| 5   | Port Blair              |
|     | Tripura                 |
| 6   | Agartala                |
|     | Odisha                  |
| 7   | Cuttack                 |
| 8   | Dhankenal               |
| 9   | Sundergarh              |
|     | Bihar                   |
| 10  | Patna                   |
| 11  | Kishanganj              |
| 12  | Giddaur                 |
|     | Jharkhand               |
| 13  | Hazaribagh              |
| 14  | Ranchi                  |
|     | RC GANDHINAGAR          |
|     | Rajasthan               |
| 1   | Jodhpur                 |
| 2   | Alwar                   |
| 3   | Jaipur                  |
|     | RC MUMBAI               |
| 1   | Ponda                   |
|     | Peddem                  |
|     | RC IMPHAL               |
| 1   | Imphal                  |
| 2   | Utlou                   |
|     | Mizoram                 |
| 3   | Aizwal                  |
|     | Nagaland                |
| 4   | Dimapur                 |
|     | RC GUWAHATI             |
|     | Assam                   |
| 1   | Golaghat                |
| 2   | Tinsukia                |
| 3   | Kokrajhar               |
| 4   | Solal Goan              |
|     | Arunachal Pradesh       |
| 5   | Naharlagun              |
|     | Meghalaya               |
| 6   | Shillong                |
|     | Sikkim                  |
| 7   | Namchi                  |

## EXTENSION CENTRE OF STC/ SAG CENTERS

| SN   | Name of the Schools &Colleges                                  |
|------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|      | RC Gandhinagar                                                 |
| 1    | Kendriya Vidyalaya No.3 Surat                                  |
|      | Rajasthan                                                      |
| 2    | Govt. College, Ajmer                                           |
| 3    | Govt. Hr.Sec. School, Baori, Sikar                             |
| 4    | University of Rajasthan, Jaipur                                |
| 5    | Mayo College, Ajmer                                            |
| 6    | LBS Govt. Degree College, Kotputli                             |
| 7    | Sri Kalyan Singh Rajkiya Sr. Sec. School, Jaipur               |
| 8    | Jawahar Navodaya Vidyala, Paota Jaipur                         |
|      | RC Chandigarh                                                  |
|      | JAMMU &KASHMIR                                                 |
| 1    | Water Sports, Nehru Park                                       |
|      | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                               |
| 2    | Govt. Sr.Sec. School, Dhawal, Mandi                            |
| 3    | P.G. Govt. College, Hamirpur                                   |
|      | PUNJAB                                                         |
| 4    | Khalsa Sr.Sec.School, Ropar                                    |
| 5    | Dashmesh Khalsa College, Zirakpur                              |
|      | RC Bhopal                                                      |
|      | Madhya Pradesh                                                 |
| 1    | Ext. Centre Khandwa                                            |
| 2    | Govt. Boys Multipurpose Hr. Sec. School, Malhar Ashram, Indore |
|      | RC, Lucknow                                                    |
|      | UTTAR PRADESH                                                  |
| 1    | Gurukul Archery Academy, Tikri, Meerut                         |
|      | RC Kolkata                                                     |
|      | Odisha                                                         |
| 1    | SAI Hindustan Aeronautic Limited (HAL), Koraput                |
| 2    | Ramakrishna Mission, Raygada                                   |
|      | West Bengal                                                    |
| 3    | Scottish University Mission Institution, Kalimpong, Darjeeling |
| 4    | St. Teresa Girls Hr.Sec., Loreto Convent School, Darjeeling    |
|      | Jharkhand                                                      |
| 5    | Tata Steel Limited, Jamshedpur                                 |
|      | Andman &Nicobar Islands (UT)                                   |
| 6    | Car Nicobar                                                    |
|      | RC Imphal                                                      |
|      | Manipur                                                        |
| 1    | Mary Kom Boxing Academy, Imphal                                |
|      | Mizoram                                                        |
| 2    | Women Hockey Centre, Thenzawl                                  |

| 3   | District Sports Complex, Lunglei                |
|-----|-------------------------------------------------|
|     | RC Guwahati                                     |
|     | Assam                                           |
| 1   | Dibrugarh Judo Association, Dibrugarh           |
| 2   | Table Tennis Academy at Jorhat                  |
| 3   | Dakha Devi Rasiwasia College, Chabua, Dibrugarh |
| 4   | MAHCHS School, Majuli, Jorhat, Assam            |

## NATIONAL SPORTS TALENT CONTEST (NSTC) SCHEME

| SN   | Region/School                               |
|------|---------------------------------------------|
|      | RC Bangalore                                |
| 1    | St.Joseph's Indian High School, Bangalore   |
|      | RC Kolkata                                  |
|      | Odisha                                      |
| 2    | St. Mary G.H. School, Sundergarh            |
|      | Tripura                                     |
| 3    | Umakanta Academy, Agartala                  |
|      | RC Bhopal                                   |
|      | Madhya Pradesh                              |
| 4    | Maharani Laxmibai Multipurpose HS, Jabalpur |
|      | RC Lucknow                                  |
|      | Uttar Pradesh                               |
| 5    | Udai Pratap Inter College, Varanasi         |
|      | RC Gandhinagar                              |
|      | Rajasthan                                   |
| 6    | Bhupal's Nobles HS School, Udaipur          |
| 7    | Sri Gurunanak Khalsa School, Shriganganagar |
|      | RC Chandigarh                               |
|      | Chandigarh                                  |
| 8    | DAV Sr. Sec. School, Sector-8, Chandigarh   |
|      | RC Imphal                                   |
|      | Manipur                                     |
| 9    | Sainik School, Imphal                       |
|      | RC Guwahati                                 |
|      | Assam                                       |
| 10   | Don Bosco HS, Guwahati                      |

## INDIGENOUS GAMES AND MARTIAL ARTS SCHOOLS (IGMA)

| SN   | Name of the Schools                                                  |
|------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|      | LNCPE Kerala                                                         |
|      | Kerala                                                               |
| 1    | Vyasa Vidya Peetham Kallekkad (PO) Palakkad Distt.                   |
|      | Tamilnadu                                                            |
| 2    | Sri Vivekananda Vidyalayam, Kandha Podikara, Vellore District, Ambur |
| 3    | Govt. Girls Higher Sec. School, Thanjavur                            |

|    | RC Kolkata                                            |
|----|-------------------------------------------------------|
|    | Jharkhand                                             |
| 4  | Swami Shardhanand DAV Centenary Public School, Khunti |
|    | RC Mumbai                                             |
|    | Maharashtra                                           |
| 5  | Dharamaveer Sambhaji Hr. Sec. School, Aurangabad      |
|    | RC Imphal                                             |
|    | Manipur                                               |
| 6  | The Sofia English School,Wangmataba, Thoubal          |
| 7  | Panthoibi Jagoi Sindam Academy, Shanglen              |
|    | RC Guwahati                                           |
|    | Assam                                                 |
| 8  | Martial Authority of Assam Tengapara, Kokrajhar       |
|    | RC Chandigarh                                         |
|    | Punjab                                                |
| 9  | International Fateh Academy, Jandiala, Guru, Amritsar |

## ADOPTED AKHARAS

| SN   | Name of the Akharas                                     |
|------|---------------------------------------------------------|
|      | RC MUMBAI                                               |
|      | Maharashtra                                             |
| 1    | Krida Vikas Vyayammandal, Sangli                        |
| 2    | Govt. Wrestling Centre, Kohlapur                        |
| 3    | Veer Hanuman Kala Krida &Vayammandal Talim, Sangli      |
| 4    | Vishwatmak Jangli Maharaj Wrestling Centre, Ahamadnagar |
| 5    | Moti Bagh Talim Kendra Kohlapur                         |
| 6    | Mamasaheb Mohol Kusti Akhara, Katraj, Pune              |
| 7    | N. L. Balkwade Vyamshala, 102 Tilakpath, Nasik          |
| 8    | Rangnath Markad Krida &Yuvak Mandal, Pune               |
| 9    | Jai Shiv Raj Education Society, Kolhapur                |
| 10   | MNDeshmukh Arts Science &Com. College, Ahemadnagar      |
| 11   | Kishanveer Akhara, Bhuij, Satara                        |
| 12   | Jog Maharaj Vyayamshala, Pardikshina Road, Pune.        |
| 13   | Harhar Mahadev, Maroti Nagar, Dhule                     |
| 14   | Gulsachi Talim Akhara, Pune                             |
|      | RC GANDHINAGAR                                          |
|      | Rajasthan                                               |
| 15   | Luv Kush Akhara, Bhilwara                               |
| 16   | Rajkiya Sardar Hr. Sec. School Kotputli                 |
| 17   | Rajkiya Balika Sec. School, Bansur, Alwar               |
| 18   | Govt. Sr. Sec. School, Bansur                           |
| 19   | Govt. Adarsh Sr. School, Gunta, Shahpur                 |
| 20   | Govt. Sr. Sec. School, Mardha, Kotputli                 |
| 21   | Govt. Sr. Sec. School, Sunderpur, Kotputli              |
| 22   | Govt. Sr.Sec. School, Taskota, Kotputli                 |

|    | RC SONEPAT                                                          |
|----|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    | Haryana                                                             |
| 23 | Lala Diwanchand Modern Wrestling Centre, Chara, Jhajjar             |
| 24 | Ch. Bharat Singh Memorial Sports School, Nidani, District Jind      |
| 25 | Capt. Ram Karan Vyayamshala, Sec-37, Kachaa Chamariyan Road, Rohtak |
| 26 | Shaheed Bhagat Singh Akhara, Mirchpur, Hissar                       |
| 27 | Vikas Phelwan Vyayamshala, Jalebi Road, Jind By Pass, Rohtak        |
|    | Delhi                                                               |
| 28 | Master Chandgi Ram Vyamshala, Civil Line, Delhi                     |
| 29 | Sonkar Vyayamshala, Gurmandi, Delhi                                 |
| 30 | Guru Dron Mann Academy, Village Bakoli, Delhi                       |
| 31 | Swami Bhumanand Kushti Acad. &Bhuma Kutir, Narela, Delhi            |
| 32 | Arya Samaj Mandir, Bankner, Delhi                                   |
| 33 | Maharishi Dayanand Akhara, Najafgarh, New Delhi                     |
| 34 | Capt. Chandroop Akhara, Azadpur, New Delhi                          |
| 35 | Guru Hanuman Akhara, Shakti Nagar, Delhi                            |
|    | RC, CHANDIGARH                                                      |
|    | Punjab                                                              |
| 36 | Baba Sheikh Farid Kusti Akhara, Faridkot                            |
| 37 | Padam Shree Kartar Singh Akhara, Amritsar                           |
| 38 | Gulzar Singh Wrestling Akhara, Zirkpur                              |
|    | RC BHOPAL                                                           |
|    | Madhya Pradesh                                                      |
| 39 | Shri Achyutanand Guru Vyayamshala, Ujjain                           |
| 40 | Shri Binda Guru Akhara, Indore                                      |
| 41 | Deshwali Samaj Akhara, Ujjain                                       |
|    | RCLUCKNOW                                                           |
|    | Uttar Pradesh                                                       |
| 42 | Guru Gaya Seth, Varansi                                             |
| 43 | Choudhary Mahaveer Singh, Loni Ghaziabad                            |
| 44 | Meghu Pehalwan Vyayamshala, Varanasi                                |
| 45 | Satayanarayan Singh Khel Vikas Sansthan, Mirzapur                   |
| 46 | Saheed Bachan Singh, Muzaffarnagar                                  |
| 47 | Arya Vyayamshala, Chhaproli, Baghpat                                |
| 48 | Rastriya College, Shahpur, Muzaffarnagar                            |
|    | RC GUWAHATI                                                         |
|    | Assam                                                               |
| 49 | Langhin Tinali Sports Asso., Langhin, Distt. Karbi Anglong          |
|    | RC KOLKATA                                                          |
|    | Odisha                                                              |
| 50 | Gurukul Ashram, Amsena, Nuapada                                     |

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