Lok Sabha Question No. 2153 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-15
Subject: Fund for Sports Infrastructure in Gujarat
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Jaswantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †21 53 ANSWERED ON 15.03.2022

Fund for Sports Infrastructure in Gujarat

†2153. SHRI JASWANT SINGH BHABHOR:

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

(a)  whether  the  Government  has  allocated  any  fund  for  development  of sports infrastructure and training facilities in Gujarat State during the last three years;

(b) if so, the details thereof, year-wise and district-wise;

(c) the steps taken by the Government for establishment of regional centre of  Sports  Authority  of  India  and  also  National  Sports  Academy  in  Gujarat including Dahod district; and

- (d) the details about above said proposal for Dahod district which is a smart city in Gujarat State?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS { SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR }

(a) to (d) Yes, sir. Under the 'Utilisation and Creation/Upgradation of Sports Infrastructure'  vertical  of  the  Khelo  India  Scheme,  this  Ministry  has sanctioned 05 sports infrastructure projects of various categories at a cost of ₹ 608.37 crore in the State of Gujarat, including the project of Laying of Synthetic  Hockey  Turf  at  Devgadh  Bariya,  District  Dahod  ( ₹ 4.38  crore). Further,  the  Sports  Authority  of  India  (SAI)  has  one  Regional  Centre  at Gandhinagar,  Gujarat  which  also  caters  to  the  sports  training  needs  of Gujarat. The details of projects sanctioned under the Khelo India Scheme in the  State  of  Gujarat  and  funds  released  to  the  SAI  Regional  Centre  at Gandhinagar during the last three years are at Annexure. Further, under the 'Support to National/Regional/State Sports Academies' vertical of the Khelo India  Scheme,  this  Ministry  has  accreditated  16  sports  academies  in Gujarat on the basis of proposals received from the State Government.

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO. †21 53  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  15/03/2022 REGARDING ' FUND FOR SPORTS INFRASTRUCTURE IN GUJARAT '  ASKED BY SHRI JASWANT SINGH BHABHOR , HON'BLE M EMBER OF LOK SABHA

## DETAILS OF SPORTS INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS SANCTIONED IN THE STATE OF GUJARAT UNDER THE KHELO INDIA SCHEME

(Amount in ₹ crore)

| S. No.   | Name of the project                                                                                            |   Date of sanction |   Amount sanctioned Amount released | % of work completed   |
|----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|-------------------------------------|-----------------------|
| 1.       | Construction of Synthetic Athletic Track at Naroda, District Ahmedabad 20-03-2017                              |               7    |                                2.5  | 80%                   |
| 2.       | Laying of Synthetic Hockey Turf at Devgadh Bariya, District Dahod 28-07-2017                                   |               4.38 |                                4.38 | 100%                  |
| 3.       | Construction of Multi-Purpose Hall at Swarnim Gujarat Sports University, Valavav, District Vadodara 08-12-2017 |               8    |                                6    | 60%                   |
| 4.       | Construction of Swimming Pool at Swarnim Gujarat Sports University, Valavav, District Vadodara 18-12-2018      |               5    |                                4.25 | 40%                   |
| 5.       | Construction of sports complex at Naranpura, District Ahmedabad 03-08-2021                                     |             583.99 |                               15    | 5%                    |
|          | TOTAL                                                                                                          |             608.37 |                               32.13 |                       |

## DETAILS OF FUNDS RELEASED BY SAI TO REGIONAL CENTRE AT GANDHINAGAR DURING THE LAST THREE YEARS

|   S. No. | Financial Year   | Funds released   |
|----------|------------------|------------------|
|        1 | 2018-2019        | ₹ 32.50 crore    |
|        2 | 2019-2020        | ₹ 33.00 crore    |
|        3 | 2020-2021        | ₹ 27.61 crore    |

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