Lok Sabha Question No. 1811 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-11
Subject: Talents from Rural Areas of North-Eastern States
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Saikia Dilip, Ramesh Chander Kaushik

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †1811 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.02.2021

Talents from Rural Areas of North-Eastern States

†1811. SHRI DILIP SAIKIA:

SHRI RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK:

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

- (a)  the  details  of  the  programmes  being  run by the  Government to search talents  from  the  rural  areas  of  the  North-Eastern  States  including  Assam; and
- (b) the details of the number of beneficiaries under the programmes during the last five years, State-wise?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS { SHRI KIREN RIJIJU }

- (a)  The  Ministry  of  Youth  Affairs  &  Sports  is  running  various  schemes  for promotion of sports culture as well as attaining excellence in sports across the country, including North-Eastern States. These schemes include:-
- (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,  Pension  to  Meritorious Sports Persons;  (v)  National  Sports  Development  Fund;  and  (vi)  Sports  Training Centres run through Sports Authority of India. The Ministry is also promoting rural  and  indigenous/tribal  games  under  the  'Khelo  India  Scheme'  and through the 'Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat' (EBSB) programme.

Most athletes selected and benefitting under these schemes come from the rural areas, including from North-Eastern States.

Details  of  the  above  schemes  are  available  in  the  public  domain  on  the websites of this Ministry and the Sports Authority of India.

- (b)    State-wise  details  of  number  of  beneficiaries  under  the  programmes during the last five years from North-Eastern States is at Annexure.

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  †1811  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  11.02.2021 REGARDING 'TALENTS FROM RURAL AREAS OF NORTH-EASTERN STATES' ASKED  BY  SHRI  DILIP  SAIKIA  AND  SHRI  RAMESH  CHANDER  KAUSHIK, HON'BLE MEMBERS OF LOK SABHA

- I. KHELO INDIA SCHEME
- II. Target Olympic Podium Scheme - Core Group

| S. No.   | State             |   Male |   Female |   Total |
|----------|-------------------|--------|----------|---------|
| 1        | Arunachal Pradesh |      7 |        4 |      11 |
| 2        | Assam             |     22 |       23 |      45 |
| 3        | Manipur           |     47 |       65 |     112 |
| 4        | Meghalaya         |      1 |        2 |       3 |
| 5        | Mizoram           |     18 |       10 |      28 |
| 6        | Nagaland          |      1 |        0 |       1 |
| 7        | Sikkim            |      2 |        0 |       2 |
| 8        | Tripura           |      2 |        8 |      10 |
| Total    | Total             |    100 |      112 |     212 |

|   S.No. | Name               | Discipline    | State   |
|---------|--------------------|---------------|---------|
|       1 | Shiva Thapa        | Boxing        | Assam   |
|       2 | Mary Kom           | Boxing        | Manipur |
|       3 | Hima Das           | Athletics     | Assam   |
|       4 | Tarundeep Rai      | Archery       | Sikkim  |
|       5 | L Bombayla Devi    | Archery       | Manipur |
|       6 | MirabaiChanu       | Weightlifting | Manipur |
|       7 | Jeremy Lalrinnunga | Weightlifting | Mizoram |

## III. Target Olympic Podium Scheme - Development Group

|   S.No. | Name                       | Discipline    | State             |
|---------|----------------------------|---------------|-------------------|
|       1 | Md Etash Khan              | Boxing        | Manipur           |
|       2 | Barun Singh                | Boxing        | Manipur           |
|       3 | AnkushitaBoro              | Boxing        | Assam             |
|       4 | Vinka                      | Boxing        | Assam             |
|       5 | Babyrojiana                | Boxing        | Manipur           |
|       6 | Jamuna Boro                | Boxing        | Assam             |
|       7 | Sanamacha                  | Boxing        | Manipur           |
|       8 | MaisnamMeiraba             | Badminton     | Manipur           |
|       9 | AshmitaChaliha             | Badminton     | Assam             |
|      10 | Asmita Dey                 | Judo          | Tripura           |
|      11 | Puja Basumatary            | Judo          | Assam             |
|      12 | LinthoiChanambam           | Judo          | Manipur           |
|      13 | Sanathoi                   | Judo          | Manipur           |
|      14 | Jagadish                   | Judo          | Manipur           |
|      15 | Bishal Singh               | Judo          | Manipur           |
|      16 | L. Ronaldo Singh           | Cycling       | Manipur           |
|      17 | Y. Rojit Singh             | Cycling       | Manipur           |
|      18 | K. Jemsh Singh             | Cycling       | Manipur           |
|      19 | Hriday Hazarika            | Shooting      | Assam             |
|      20 | Sanjay Boro                | Archery       | Assam             |
|      21 | N Jemson Singh             | Archery       | Manipur           |
|      22 | PromilaDaimary             | Archery       | Assam             |
|      23 | MangkhyaBoni               | Weightlifting | Arunachal Pradesh |
|      24 | SorokhaibamBindyarani Devi | Weightlifting | Manipur           |
|      25 | GogoiSidhanta              | Weightlifting | Assam             |
|      26 | CharuPesi                  | Weightlifting | Arunachal Pradesh |
|      27 | Markio Tario               | Weightlifting | Arunachal Pradesh |

## IV. SAI Sports Promotional Schemes

| S. No.    | State             | Schools   | Schools   | IGMA   | IGMA   | Akharas   | Akharas   | ABSC   | ABSC   | STC     | STC     | SAG   | SAG   | Ext. Centres   | Ext. Centres   | COE   | COE   | NSA   | NSA   | TOTAL   | TOTAL   |
|-----------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|--------|--------|-----------|-----------|--------|--------|---------|---------|-------|-------|----------------|----------------|-------|-------|-------|-------|---------|---------|
|           |                   | B         | G         | B      | G      | B         | G         | B G    | B      | G       |         | B     | G     | B              | G              | B     | G B   |       | G     | B       | G       |
|           | 2016-2017         |           |           |        |        |           |           |        |        |         |         |       |       |                |                |       |       |       |       |         |         |
| 1         | Arunachal Pradesh | 0         | 0 0       | 0      | 0      | 0         | 0         |        | 0      | 0 0     | 71      | 49    | 0     | 0              | 0              | 0     | 0     | 0     |       | 71      | 49      |
| 2         | Assam             | 30        | 3 11      | 1      | 20     | 24        | 0         |        | 0      | 114 110 | 142     | 163   | 49    | 12             |                | 0 0   | 0     | 0     |       | 366     | 313     |
| 3         | Manipur           | 34 0      | 28        | 17     | 0      | 0         | 0         |        | 0      | 178     | 138 291 | 177   | 21    | 19             |                | 25    | 40 0  | 0     |       | 577     | 391     |
| 4         | Meghalaya         | 0 0       | 0         | 0      | 0      | 0         | 95        |        | 0 64   | 31      | 0       | 0     | 0     |                | 0              | 0     | 0 0   | 0     |       | 159     | 31      |
| 5         | Mizoram           | 0         | 0 0       | 0      | 0      | 0         | 0         |        | 0      | 0 0     | 60      | 40    | 30    | 40             |                | 0     | 0     | 0     | 0     | 90      | 80      |
| 6         | Nagaland          | 0         | 0 0       | 0      | 0      | 0         | 0         |        | 0 70   | 0       |         | 0 0   | 20    | 0              | 0              | 0     | 0     | 0     |       | 90      | 0       |
| 7         | Sikkim            | 0         | 0 0       | 0      | 0      | 0         | 0         |        | 0      | 0 0     | 52      | 19    | 0     | 0              |                | 0 0   |       | 0 0   |       | 52      | 19      |
| TOTAL:    | TOTAL:            | 64        | 3         | 39     | 18     | 20 24     | 95        |        | 0      | 426     | 279 616 | 448   | 120   |                | 71             | 25    | 40    | 0     | 0     | 1405    | 883     |
|           | 2017-2018         |           |           |        |        |           |           |        |        |         |         |       |       |                |                |       |       |       |       |         |         |
| 1         | Arunachal Pradesh | 0         | 0 0       | 0      | 0      | 0         | 0         | 0      | 0      | 0       | 69      | 43    | 80    | 40             | 0              | 0     | 0     | 0     |       | 149     | 83      |
| 2         | Assam             | 27 6      | 10        | 10     | 24     | 25        | 0         |        | 0 224  | 159     | 146     | 179   | 63    | 32             |                | 0     | 0     | 0     | 0     | 494     | 411     |
| 3         | Manipur           | 34 0      | 28        | 17     | 0      | 0         | 0         | 0      | 203    | 113     | 294     | 175   | 56    | 24             |                | 23    | 41    | 0     | 0     | 638     | 370     |
| 4         | Meghalaya         | 0         | 0 0       | 0      | 0      | 0         | 195       |        | 0 92   |         | 56      | 0 0   | 0     | 0              | 0              | 0     | 0     |       | 0     | 312     | 56      |
| 5         | Mizoram           | 0         | 0         | 0      | 0      | 0         | 0         |        | 0      | 0 0     | 60      | 40    | 30    | 40             |                | 0     | 0     | 0     | 0     | 90      | 80      |
| 6         | Nagaland          |           | 0         | 0 0    | 0 0    | 0         | 0         |        | 0 70   | 0       | 0       | 0     | 20    | 0              |                | 0     | 0     | 0     | 0     | 90      | 0       |
| 7         | Sikkim            | 0 0       | 0         | 0      | 0 0    | 0         | 0         |        | 0      | 0 0     |         | 58 27 | 0     | 0              |                | 0     | 0     | 0     | 0     | 58      | 27      |
| TOTAL:    | TOTAL:            | 61        | 6         | 38     | 27     | 24 25     |           | 195    | 0 589  | 328     | 627     | 464   | 249   |                | 136            | 23    | 41    | 0     | 0     | 1831    | 1027    |
| 2018-2019 | 2018-2019         |           |           |        |        |           |           |        |        |         |         |       |       |                |                |       |       |       |       |         |         |
| 1         | Arunachal Pradesh | 0         | 0 0       | 0      | 0      | 0         | 0         |        | 0 0    | 0       | 70      | 50    | 80    | 40             |                | 0     | 0     | 0     | 0     | 149     | 83      |
| 2         | Assam             | 31        | 9         | 8      | 8 24   | 25        | 0         |        | 0 146  | 134     | 154     | 196   | 51    |                | 44             | 0 0   |       | 0     | 0     | 494     | 411     |
| 3         | Manipur           | 34        | 0 28      | 17     | 0      | 0         | 0         |        | 0 223  | 112     | 301     | 151   | 56    | 24             | 22             | 41    |       | 0     | 0     | 638     | 370     |
| 4         | Meghalaya         | 0 0       | 0         | 0      | 0      | 0         | 204       | 0      | 89     | 61      | 0       | 0     | 0     | 0              |                | 0     | 0     | 0     | 0     | 312     | 56      |
| 5         | Mizoram           | 0 0       | 0         | 0      | 0      | 0         | 0         |        | 0      | 0       | 0       | 60 40 | 22    | 33             |                | 0     | 0     | 0     | 0     | 90      | 80      |
| 6         | Nagaland          | 0 0       | 0         | 0      | 0      | 0         | 0         |        | 0 66   | 0       |         | 0     | 0     | 0              | 0              | 0     | 0     | 0     | 0     | 90      | 0       |

| S. No.   | State             | Schools   | Schools   | IGMA   | IGMA   | Akharas   | ABSC   | ABSC   | STC   | STC   | SAG   | SAG     | Ext. Centres   | Ext. Centres   | COE   | COE   | NSA   | TOTAL   | TOTAL   |
|----------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|--------|--------|-----------|--------|--------|-------|-------|-------|---------|----------------|----------------|-------|-------|-------|---------|---------|
|          |                   | B         | G         | B      | G      | B G       | B      | G      | B     | G     | B     | G       | B              | G              | B     | G B   | G     | B       | G       |
| 7        | Sikkim            | 0         | 0         | 0      | 0      | 0 0       | 0      | 0      | 0     | 0     | 59    | 24 0    | 0              |                | 0     | 0     | 0 0   | 58      | 27      |
|          | TOTAL:            | 65        | 9         | 36     | 25     | 24 25     | 204    | 0      | 524   | 307   | 644   | 461 209 | 141            |                | 22    | 41 0  | 0     | 1831    | 1027    |
|          | 2019-2020         | B         | G         | B      | G      | B G       | B      | G      | B     | G     | B     | G B     |                | G              |       |       |       |         |         |
| 1        | Arunachal Pradesh | 0         | 0         | 63     | 43     | 0 0       | 0      | 0      | 0     | 0     | 0     | 0 0     | 0              |                | 0     | 0 0   | 0     | 63      | 43      |
| 2        | Assam             | 107       | 76        | 207    | 257    | 0 0       | 67     | 30     | 33    | 4     | 5     | 7       | 24             | 25             | 0     | 0 0   | 0     | 443     | 399     |
| 3        | Manipur           | 108 72    | 244       | 121    | 0      | 0         | 59     | 41     | 34    | 0     | 28    | 17 0    | 0              |                | 0     | 0 0   | 0     | 473     | 251     |
| 4        | Meghalaya         | 0         | 0 100     | 56     | 182    | 0         | 0      | 0      | 0     | 0     | 0     | 0 0     | 0              |                | 0 0   | 0     | 0     | 282     | 56      |
| 5        | Mizoram           | 0         | 0         | 60 31  |        | 0 0       | 28     | 40     | 0     | 0     | 0     | 0 0     |                | 0              | 0 0   | 0     | 0     | 88      | 71      |
| 6        | Nagaland          |           |           | 70     | 0      | 0 0       | 0      | 0      | 0     | 0     | 0     | 0 0     | 0              |                | 0     | 0 0   | 0     | 70      | 0       |
| 7        | Sikkim            | 0 0       | 0 0       | 60     | 20     | 0 0       | 0      | 0      | 0     | 0 0   |       | 0 0     | 0              | 0              | 0     | 0     | 0     | 60      | 20      |
|          | TOTAL:            | 215       | 148       | 804    | 528    | 182 0     | 154    | 111    | 67    | 4     | 33    | 24 24   | 25             |                | 0 0   | 0     | 0     | 1479    | 840     |
|          | 2020-2021         |           |           |        |        |           |        |        |       |       |       |         |                |                |       |       |       |         |         |
| 1        | Arunachal Pradesh | 47        | 30        | 51     | 39     | 0 0       | 0      | 0      | 0     | 0     | 0     | 0 0     |                | 0              | 0 0   | 0     | 0     | 98      | 69      |
| 2        | Assam             | 78 66     | 168       | 220    | 0      | 0         | 63     | 32     | 17    | 10    | 10    | 10 16   | 31             | 0              | 0     | 0     | 0     | 352     | 369     |
| 3        | Manipur           | 126 125   | 195       | 120    | 0      | 0         | 13     | 17     | 34    | 0     | 30    | 15 0    | 0              |                | 0     | 0     | 0 0   | 398     | 277     |
| 4        | Meghalaya         | 0 0       | 89        | 56     | 0      | 0         | 0      | 0      | 0     | 0     | 0     | 0 0     | 0              |                | 0     | 0 0   | 0     | 89      | 56      |
| 5        | Mizoram           | 0 0       | 54        | 38     |        | 0 0       | 30     | 40     | 0     | 0     | 0     | 0       | 0 0            |                | 0     | 0     | 0 0   | 84      | 78      |
| 6        | Nagaland          | 0 0       | 52        | 0      |        | 0 0       | 0      | 0      | 0     | 0     | 0     | 0       | 0              | 0              | 0     | 0 0   | 0     | 52      | 0       |
| 7        | Sikkim            | 0 0       | 45        | 18     | 0      | 0         | 0      | 0      | 0     | 0     | 0     | 0 0     | 0              |                | 0     | 0     | 0 0   | 45      | 18      |
| TOTAL:   | TOTAL:            | 251 221   | 654       | 491    |        | 0 0       | 106    | 89     | 51    | 10    | 40    | 25      | 16             | 31             | 0     | 0     | 0 0   | 1118    | 867     |

IGMA = Indigenous Games and Martial Arts Centre ABSC = Army Boys Sports Company STC = SAI Training Centre SAG = Special Area Games Centre COE = Centre of Excellence NSA = National Sports Academy

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