Lok Sabha Question No. 3412 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-21
Subject: Central Schemes for Sports and Education
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Chirag Paswan

## Government of India Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports Department of Sports

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †3412 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.03.2023

Central Schemes for Sports and Education

†3412. SHRI CHIRAG KUMAR PASWAN:

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

- (a) whether the Union Government is implementing any central scheme for  the  allround  development of  the talented and hardworking youth of Bihar in the field of sports and education so as to prepare them participate in National and International level games;
- (b)  whether  any  provision  or  project  has  been  prepared  by  the  Union Government to address the problems faced by the youth in choosing a career and to maintain their health;
- (c) whether the Union Government has prepared any comprehensive plans to provide basic computer knowledge to all the youth of Bihar;
- (d)  if  so,  whether  any  proposal  has  been  forwarded  by  the  State Government in this regard; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

ANSWER THE MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS [SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR]

(a) to (e): 'Sports'  being  a  State  subject,  the  responsibility  to  promote and  develop  sports  in  the  country  so  as  to  enable  the  all-round development of youth in the field of sports and education and prepare them  for  national/international  level  games,  rests  primarily  with  the respective  State/Union  Territory  Governments.  However,  the  Union Government supplements their efforts in this regard through its following schemes:

- (i) Khelo India Scheme;
- (ii) Scheme of Assistance to National Sports Federations;
- (iii)   Special Awards to Winners in International sports events and their Coaches;
- (iv)
- (v)
- National Sports Awards,
- Pension to Meritorious Sports Persons;
- (vi) Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay National Welfare Fund for Sportspersons;
- (vii)   National Sports Development Fund; and
- (viii)  Running  sports  training  centres  through  Sports  Authority  of India(SAI).

All these schemes cater to the entire country, including the State of Bihar. Details  of  these  schemes  are  available  in  the  public  domain  on  the websites of this Ministry and the Sports Authority of India (www.yas.nic.in/sports; www.sportsauthorityofindia.nic.in:).

Further, one of the components of the Khelo India Scheme of this Ministry -  'Fit  India  Movement',  is  specifically  dedicated  towards  promotion  of physical fitness among all categories of citizens in the country, including in  the  State  of  Bihar.  The  primary  objective  of  this  Movement  is  to inculcate the habit of physical fitness as an integral part of the daily life for all age-groups in the country - the youth are the biggest target group for this programme of the Ministry.

It may also be mentioned that 'Education' comes under the Concurrent List  of  the  Constitution.  With  the  majority  of  schools  falling  under respective  State  Examination  Boards,  the  school  curriculum  is  largely determined  by  the  State  Governments.  However,  as  per  the  National Education  Policy  (NEP)-2020,  sports-integration  is  a  cross-curricular pedagogical approach that utilizes physical activities including indigenous sports, in pedagogical practices to help in developing skills such as collaboration, self-initiative, self-direction, self-discipline, teamwork, responsibility, citizenship, etc. NEP-2020 provides for sportsintegrated learning to be undertaken in the classroom transactions to help students adopt fitness as a lifelong attitude and to achieve the related life skills  along  with  the  levels  of  fitness  as  envisaged  under  the  Fit  India Movement. Integration of sports with education serves to foster holistic development by promoting physical and psychological well-being while also enhancing cognitive abilities.

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