Lok Sabha Question No. 2630 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-14
Subject: Modernization of Sports Infrastructure
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Vinayak Bhaurao Raut

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2630 ANSWERED ON 14.12.2021

Modernization of Sports Infrastructure

2630.  SHRI VINAYAK RAUT:

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

- (a)  whether  talented  players  have  been  selected  and  are  being  trained  in Maharashtra under ''Khelo India'' programme,
- (b) if so, the details thereof during the last three years?
- (c)  the  details  of  sports  infrastructure  created  and  modernized  as  well  as expanded  in the country under ''Khelo India''  programme  State -wise including the State of Maharashtra; and
- (d)  whether  the  Government  has  any  proposal  in  this  regard,  if  so,  the details thereof?

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

(a) and (b) Yes, Sir. Under the ' Talent Search and Development ' vertical of the  Khelo  India  Scheme,  a  total  of  2964  Khelo  India  Athletes  have  been identified for training, out of which 418 are from Maharashtra.

(c)  and  (d) Under  the  ' Utilisation  and  Creation/Upgradation  of  Sports Infrastructure '  vertical  of  the  Khelo  India  Scheme,  t his  Ministry  has sanctioned 267 sports infrastructure projects of various categories across the country on the basis of proposals received from the respective State/UT Governments and other eligible entities. Out of these, eleven projects are located in Maharashtra. State/UT-wise details of projects sanctioned under the Khelo India Scheme are at Annexure.

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (c) AND (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2630 ANSWERED ON 14.12.2021 REGARDING ' MODERNIZATION OF SPORTS INFRASTRUCTURE ' ASKED BY SHRI VINAYAK RAUT , HON'BLE MEMBER OF LOK SABHA

## State/UT-wise details of projects sanctioned under Khelo India Scheme

| S. No.   | State/UT                         |   Total Projects Sanctioned |
|----------|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
| 1        | Andaman and Nicobar Islands      |                           1 |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh                   |                           6 |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh                |                          20 |
| 4        | Assam                            |                           7 |
| 5        | Bihar                            |                          11 |
| 6        | Chandigarh                       |                           0 |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh                     |                           4 |
| 8        | Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman Diu |                           0 |
| 9        | Delhi                            |                           8 |
| 10       | Goa                              |                           4 |
| 11       | Gujarat                          |                           5 |
| 12       | Haryana                          |                           8 |
| 13       | Himachal Pradesh                 |                           5 |
| 14       | Jammu and Kashmir                |                           5 |
| 15       | Jharkhand                        |                           1 |
| 16       | Karnataka                        |                          14 |
| 17       | Kerala                           |                           5 |
| 18       | Ladakh                           |                           3 |
| 19       | Lakshadweep                      |                           2 |
| 20       | Madhya Pradesh                   |                          10 |
| 21       | Maharashtra                      |                          11 |
| 22       | Manipur                          |                           8 |
| 23       | Meghalaya                        |                           6 |
| 24       | Mizoram                          |                           7 |
| 25       | Nagaland                         |                           6 |
| 26       | Odisha                           |                           4 |
| 27       | Puducherry                       |                           3 |
| 28       | Punjab                           |                           8 |
| 29       | Rajasthan                        |                          40 |
| 30       | Sikkim                           |                           4 |
| 31       | Tamil Nadu                       |                           5 |
| 32       | Telangana                        |                           6 |
| 33       | Tripura                          |                           4 |
| 34       | Uttar Pradesh                    |                          30 |
| 35       | Uttarakhand                      |                           5 |
| 36       | West Bengal                      |                           1 |
| Total    |                                  |                         267 |

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