Lok Sabha Question No. 1467 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-26
Subject: Features of Khelo India Centres
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Sandhya Ray

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1467 ANSWERED ON 26.07.2022

## Features of Khelo India Centres

1467. SHRIMATI SANDHYA RAY:

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

- (a) the salient features of Khelo India centres and number of beneficiaries of Madhya Pradesh specially in Bhind Datia;
- (b)  whether  it  is  a  fact  that  Khelo  India  centres  have  been  opened  in different districts of Madhya Pradesh specially in Bhind Datia Parliamentary constituency;
- (c)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  number  of  Khelo  India  centres established in different districts of the country including Madhya Pradesh; and
- (d) the steps taken by the Government to establish more such centres in the country including Bhind Datia?

## THE MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS

## ANSWER { SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR }

(a)  to  (c)  As  a  part  of  the  Government's  vision  to  strengthen  the  sports ecosystem  in  the  country  at  the  grassroots  level,  a  cost-effective  sports training  mechanism  has  been  developed  wherein  the  former  'Champion Athletes' would become coaches and mentors, so that their expertise and experience  would  be  properly  utilised  for  nurturing  of  athletes  at  the grassroots level and to ensure a sustained source of income for them. The grant to each Khelo India Centre (KIC) is provided for remuneration of the former champion athlete as a coach, support staff, purchase of equipment, sports kit, consumables, and participation in competition and events.

Under the Khelo India Scheme, this Ministry provides each KIC with a nonrecurring grant of ₹ 5.00 lakhs initially for upgradation of existing facility, field  of  play,  sports  equipment  and  consumables,  etc.  In  addition,  ₹  5.00 lakhs per year is given as recurring grant each year for the next 04 years to meet the recurring expenditure such as procurement of sports equipment, consumable  sports  kit,  etc.  and  remuneration  of  past  champion  athletes engaged as coach/mentor.

At present, a total of 99 Khelo India Athletes have been undergoing training in the Madhya Pradesh, including athletes from Bhind datia.

As on date, 523 Khelo India Centres have been approved in 405 districts of 29  States/UTs,  including  Bhind  Parliamentary  constituency  of  Madhya Pradesh.  The  details  of  the  KICs  opened  in  Madhya  Pradesh  are  at Annexure.

(d)  The  Khelo  India  Scheme  is  a  demand-driven  scheme  under  which proposals when received from the State/UT Governments and other eligible entities are analyzed in this Ministry and then sanctioned according to the parameters of the Scheme  subject to their completeness, technical feasibility and availability of funds under the Scheme. Accordingly, based on the proposals formally received in this Ministry and their technical evaluation, 2 KICs have been approved in the Bhind Datia.

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ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  1467  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  26/07/2022 REGARDING 'FEATURES OF KHELO INDIA CENTRES' ASKED BY SHRIMATI SANDHYA RAY, HON'BLE MEMBER OF LOK SABHA.

## DETAILS OF KHELO INDIA CENTRES IN THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH

|   S.N. | District      | Centre Name                                                                            | Discipline   |
|--------|---------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|
|      1 | Agar Malwa    | District Table -Tennis Centre, Agar                                                    | Table Tennis |
|      2 | Alirajpur     | Boxing Shed, District Sports & Youth Welfare Department, Alirajpur                     | Boxing       |
|      3 | Ashoknagar    | Indoor Stadium Kolua Road Behind SBI Training Centre, Ashoknagar                       | Badminton    |
|      4 | Balaghat      | Mulna Athletics Stadium Ground, Balaghat                                               | Athletics    |
|      5 | Betul         | Major Dhyan chand Synthetic Hockey Stadium , Kothi Bazar, betul                        | Hockey       |
|      6 | Bhind         | Water Sports , Gauri Sarovar, Bhind Old R.I Office Police line Bhind                   | Rowing       |
|      7 | Bhopal        | Tatya Tope Stadium, Pay & Play Scheme, Boxing Training Center, Bhopal                  | Boxing       |
|      8 | Burhanpur     | Head Quater Sports Center, Football Ground, Mohammadpura, Burhanpur                    | Football     |
|      9 | Chhatarpur    | Officers Club, Judo Training Hall, Chhatarpur                                          | Judo         |
|     10 | Chhindwara    | Olympic Football Stadium, Chhindwara, MP                                               | Football     |
|     11 | Damoh         | Hockey Astroturf stadium Damoh                                                         | Hockey       |
|     12 | Datia         | Lala Ka Taal Water Sports Center, Datia                                                | Rowing       |
|     13 | Dewas         | Kushabhu Thakre Indoor Badminton Hall Vikas Ganar Dewas                                | Badminton    |
|     14 | Dhar          | Jila Badminton (Indoor Hall), Sports & Youth Welfare Officer Police Control Room, Dhar | Badminton    |
|     15 | Dindori       | District Sports Indoor Stadium, Dindori                                                | Wrestling    |
|     16 | Guna          | Shyama Prasad Mukharji Stadium Guna                                                    | Judo         |
|     17 | Gwalior       | Shrimant Rajmata stadium Scindia Khel Parisar, Gwalior, MP                             | Hockey       |
|     18 | Hoshangab ad  | New Synthetic Hockey Turf Ground , Hoshangabad                                         | Hockey       |
|     19 | Indore        | Day Boarding Football Centre High School Stadium Ground Harifatak, Mhow                | Football     |
|     20 | Jabalpur      | Verrangna Rani Durgawati Khel Parisar, Ranital Sports Complex, Jabalpur                | Boxing       |
|     21 | Jhabua        | Multipurpose Sports Complex Ground, Jhabua                                             | Archery      |
|     22 | Katni         | Forester Khel Maidan, Near Main Station                                                | Athletics    |
|     23 | Khandwa       | Shyama Prasad Mukharji Indoor Stadium, Khandawa                                        | Wrestling    |
|     24 | Khargone      | Khel Yuva KlyanVibhag Stadium Ground Nearby Bistan Road, Khargone                      | Hockey       |
|     25 | Mandla        | Police Line Swimming Centre Mandla, MP                                                 | Swimming     |
|     26 | Mandsaur      | Mandsaur Hockey feeder centreMandsaur                                                  | Hockey       |
|     27 | Morena        | Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Stadium Morena                                                       | Athletics    |
|     28 | Narshinghp ur | Judo Training Centre District Sports & Youth Welfare Department,Narsinghpur            | Judo         |
|     29 | Neemuch       | Hockey Feeder Center, Govt. Girls School Playground, Neemuch, MP                       | Hockey       |

|   S.N. | District   | Centre Name                                                                           | Discipline   |
|--------|------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|
|     30 | Panna      | Badminton Training Centre Najarbag Stadium                                            | Badminton    |
|     31 | Raisen     | Hockey Feeder Center, Govt. Higher Secondary School Playground, Mandideep, Raisen, MP | Hockey       |
|     32 | Rajgarh    | Club Ground Baiora, Rajgarh                                                           | Judo         |
|     33 | Ratlam     | District Sports Complex, Wrestling Center, Ratlam                                     | Wrestling    |
|     34 | Rewa       | District Sports Complex, Rewa                                                         | Athletics    |
|     35 | Sagar      | Khel Parisar Stadium Sagar Front of SBI bank Civil Line Sagar                         | Hockey       |
|     36 | Satna      | Dada Sukhendra Singh stadium, Jawahar Nagar, Satna                                    | Badminton    |
|     37 | Sehore     | Church Ground (Brahad Stadium) Sehore                                                 | Wrestling    |
|     38 | Seoni      | Major Dhyan chand Synthetic Hockey Stadium Seoni                                      | Hockey       |
|     39 | Sheopur    | District Table Tennis Centre, Veer Sawrkar Stadium, Sheopur                           | Table Tennis |
|     40 | Shivpuri   | Shrimant Madhavrao Scindia Sports Complex Synthetic Hockey Stadium, Shivpuri          | Hockey       |
|     41 | Tikamgarh  | Khel Aur Yuva Kalyan Vibhag, Khel Parisar Tikamgarh                                   | Hockey       |
|     42 | Ujjain     | Mahananda Sports Arena, Ujjain                                                        | Mallakham b  |
|     43 | Umaria     | DHA, Amar Saheed Bhagat Singh Stadium, Umaria                                         | Hockey       |
|     44 | Vidisha    | Police line ground Hockey Centre, Vidisha                                             | Hockey       |

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