Lok Sabha Question No. 1796 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-11
Subject: Astroturf Hockey Grounds
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Jasbir Singh Gill

## MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS)

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1796

TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.02.2021

## Astroturf Hockey Grounds

1796.  SHRI JASBIR SINGH GILL:

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

- (a) the details regarding number of Astroturf hockey grounds in India, Statewise;
- (b) whether the Government intends to construct/provide/built more Astroturf grounds in the country and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)  whether  the  Government  intends  to  construct/provide  more  Astroturf grounds in Punjab and if so, the details thereof?

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

- (a) Most of the Astroturf hockey grounds in various parts of the country are State/UT Governments. As such, the information about them is not maintained in this Ministry. However, the details regarding the Astroturf hockey grounds under
- under the jurisdiction of respective bodies/departments of Sports Authority of India are given at Annexure - I.
- (b)  and (c) Yes, Sir. The Union Government under its Khelo India Scheme, which is a demand driven scheme, has already sanctioned a total of twentyone AstroTurf hockey grounds/ synthetic hockey turfs/ hockey fields in the country,  including  one  in  the  State  of  Punjab.  The  details  regarding  the
- same are at Annexure - II.

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  1796  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  11.02.2021 REGARDING  'ASTROTURF  HOCKEY  GROUNDS'  ASKED  BY  SHRI  JASBIR SINGH GILL, HON'BLE MEMBER OF LOK SABHA

ANNEXURE - I DETAILS OF ASTROTURF HOCKEY GROUNDS UNDER SPORTS AUTHORITY

## OF INDIA

| S. NO.   | NAME OF CENTRE                       |   NUMBER OF ASTROTURF HOCKEY GROUNDS |
|----------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| 1.       | NCOE MDCNS, New Delhi                |                                   03 |
| 2.       | NSSC Bangalore , Karnataka           |                                   02 |
| 3.       | NRC Sonepat , Haryana                |                                   01 |
| 4.       | NIS Patiala , Punjab                 |                                   02 |
| 5.       | CRC Bhopal , Madhya Pradesh          |                                   02 |
| 6.       | RC Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh            |                                   01 |
| 7.       | Regional Centre Gandhinagar, Gujarat |                                   01 |
| 8.       | NCOE SABV Mumbai, Maharashtra        |                                   01 |
| 9.       | NCOE Aurangabad, Maharashtra         |                                   01 |
| 10.      | NERC Imphal, Mizoram                 |                                   02 |
| 11.      | NCOE Kolkata, West Bengal            |                                   01 |
| 12.      | NCOE Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh     |                                   01 |
|          | Total                                |                                   18 |

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (b) AND (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  1796  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  11.02.2021 REGARDING  'ASTROTURF  HOCKEY  GROUNDS'  ASKED  BY  SHRI  JASBIR SINGH GILL, HON'BLE MEMBER OF LOK SABHA

## ANNEXURE - II

## DETAILS OF ASTROTURF HOCKEY GROUNDS/ SYNTHETIC HOCKEY TURFS/ HOCKEY GROUNDS SANCTIONED UDNER KHELO INDIA SCHEME

|   S. No. | Name of State     | Name of Project                                                                                                                   |
|----------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Andhra Pradesh    | Laying of Astro turf Hockey Field at District Sports Authority Grounds, Kakinada, East Godavari District.                         |
|        2 | Assam             | Renovation / Upgradation including Laying of Synthetic Hockey Field in Maulana Md. Tayabullah Hockey Stadium, Betapara, Guwahati. |
|        3 | Assam             | Laying of Synthetic Hockey Turf at SAI SAG Centre Kokrajhar.                                                                      |
|        4 | Chhattisgarh      | Laying of Synthetic Hockey Turf at Jashpur.                                                                                       |
|        5 | Goa               | Construction of Hockey Ground at Paddem Sports Complex, Mapusa.                                                                   |
|        6 | Gujarat           | Laying of Hockey Turf Ground at DevgadhBariya District Dahod.                                                                     |
|        7 | Haryana           | Laying of Synthetic Hockey Field of Global Category approved by F.I.H., at Kurukshetra University.                                |
|        8 | Himachal Pradesh  | Construction of Synthetic Hockey Field in Campus of Govt. of Senior Secondary School, Majra District, Sirmour.                    |
|        9 | Jharkhand         | Upgradation of Hockey and Football Ground at SAI STC, Hazaribagh.                                                                 |
|       10 | Karnataka         | Construction of Astro turf Hockey Mat at Sainik School, Bijapur.                                                                  |
|       11 | Madhya Pradesh    | Laying of Astro Turf Hockey Field at Railway Stadium, Gwalior.                                                                    |
|       12 | Maharashtra       | Laying of Astro Turf Hockey field in Major Dhyanchand Hockey Stadium, Kholapur.                                                   |
|       13 | Maharashtra       | Upgradation of Hockey Turf at Shivchhatrapati Sports Complex, Mahalunge - Balewadi, Pune.                                         |
|       14 | Mizoram           | Laying of synthetic Hockey Turf at Muallungthu , Aizawl District.                                                                 |
|       15 | Punjab            | Proposal for global category FIH approved Hockey Astro turf at village Marar District, Gurdaspur.                                 |
|       16 | Rajasthan         | Laying of Synthetic Hockey Field at Maharana Pratap KheloGaon at Udaipur.                                                         |
|       17 | Uttarakhand       | Laying of Synthetic Hockey Field at Sports Stadium Roshnabad Salempur Haridwar.                                                   |
|       18 | Uttar Pradesh     | Laying of Synthetic Hockey Field at Kailash Prakash Stadium, Meerut.                                                              |
|       19 | Delhi             | Relaying of Synthetic Hockey Turf at Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium for National Hockey Academy.                              |
|       20 | Jammu and Kashmir | Construction of Synthetic Hockey Field K. K. Hakhu Hockey Stadium, Jammu.                                                         |
|       21 | Jammu and Kashmir | Construction of Synthetic Hockey Field at Pologround, Srinagar.                                                                   |

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