Lok Sabha Question No. 58 (STARRED), answered on 2021-02-04
Subject: Sports Infrastructure
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Sanjay Seth, Gautham Sigamani Pon, Ganesan Selvam, C.N. Annadurai, Gajanan Chandrakant Kirtikar

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

LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *58 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.02.2021

## Sports Infrastructure

- *58.  SHRI SANJAY SETH:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government has taken any measures for setting up basic sports infrastructure in the State of Jharkhand;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the quantum of funds allocated and released by the Union Government for  this  purpose  to  the  States/UTs  and  utilised  by  the  latter  including  the details of the basic infrastructure built up during the last three years and the current year?

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

- (a) to (c) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (c) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *58 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.02.2021 REGARDING 'SPORTS  INFRASTRUCTURE'  ASKED  BY  SHRI  SANJAY  SETH,  HON'BLE MEMBER OF LOK SABHA

(a) to (c) 'Sports' being a State subject, the responsibility of creating sports infrastructure  rests  with  the  State  /  Union  Territory  Governments.  Central Government supplements efforts of the State / Union Territory Governments for  bridging  gaps  in  sports  infrastructure.  However,  this  Ministry  has sanctioned  two  sports  infrastructure  projects  in  the  State  of  Jharkhand under Khelo India scheme. The details of these two projects, including, date of  sanction,  amount  sanctioned,  amount  released,  amount  utilised  and progress of work during the last three years and the current year are given at Annexure.

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (c) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *58 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.02.2021 REGARDING 'SPORTS INFRASTRUCTURE' ASKED BY SHRI SANJAY SETH, HON'BLE MEMBER OF LOK SABHA

## Details of sports infrastructure projects sanctioned in the State of Jharkhand under Khelo India scheme

## (Amount in ₹ lakh)

|   S. No. | Name of Grantee                | Name of Project                                                                                       | Date of Sanction   |   Amount Sanctioned | Amount Released   | Amount Utilised   | % of Work Completed   |
|----------|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|
|        1 | Sports Authority of India      | Upgradation of Hockey and Football Ground at SAI STC, Hazaribagh.                                     | 22.03.2017         |                 207 | 207.00            | 207.00            | Completed             |
|        2 | Indian Institute of Technology | Construction of Multipurpose Indoor Hall with 12 court halls at IIT (Indian School of Mines) Dhanbad. | 23.10.2020         |                 450 | Awaiting grantee. | acceptance        | from                  |

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