Lok Sabha Question No. 4476 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-28
Subject: Sports Academies under Khelo India Scheme
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Andimuthu Raja

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4476 ANSWERED ON 28.03.2023

Sports Academies under Khelo India Scheme

4476.  SHRI A. RAJA:

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

(a) the details and the total number of sports academies recognized under the Khelo India Scheme in the country including Tamil Nadu;

(b) the details of the amount sanctioned for sports infrastructure projects in the country, during the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;

- (c)  whether  the  Government  of  Tamil  Nadu  has  requested  for  financial support  and  grants  for  the  sports  activities  and  infrastructure  projects  in the State under the Khelo India Scheme; and

(d) if so, the details thereof and the response thereto?

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

(a) A total of 266 sports academies have been accredited under the Khelo India  Scheme,  including  18  from  the  State  of  Tamil  Nadu.  State/UT-wise details of the same are at Annexure -I.

(b) to (d) The details of the sports infrastructure projects sanctioned, along with the status of funds released, project-wise, under Khelo India scheme of this  Ministry,  across  the  country,  including  the  State  of  Tamil  Nadu,  are available in public domain on the dashboard of the Ministry at https://mdsd.kheloindia.gov.in.

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  4476  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  28.03.2023 REGARDING ' SPORTS ACADEMIES UNDER KHELO INDIA SCHEME ' ASKED BY SHRI A. RAJA, HON'BLE MEMBER OF LOK SABHA

## State/UT-wise details of sports academies accredited under the Khelo India Scheme

| S. No.   | State/UT                             |   Accredited academies |
|----------|--------------------------------------|------------------------|
| 1        | Andaman and Nicobar Islands          |                      0 |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh                       |                      0 |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh                    |                      3 |
| 4        | Assam                                |                      7 |
| 5        | Bihar                                |                      0 |
| 6        | Chandigarh                           |                      4 |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh                         |                      1 |
| 8        | Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu |                      0 |
| 9        | Delhi                                |                      9 |
| 10       | Goa                                  |                      1 |
| 11       | Gujarat                              |                     16 |
| 12       | Haryana                              |                     15 |
| 13       | Himachal Pradesh                     |                      6 |
| 14       | Jammu and Kashmir                    |                      2 |
| 15       | Jharkhand                            |                     10 |
| 16       | Karnataka                            |                     33 |
| 17       | Kerala                               |                     13 |
| 18       | Ladakh                               |                      0 |
| 19       | Lakshadweep                          |                      0 |
| 20       | Madhya Pradesh                       |                     17 |
| 21       | Maharashtra                          |                     31 |
| 22       | Manipur                              |                     12 |
| 23       | Meghalaya                            |                      0 |
| 24       | Mizoram                              |                      0 |
| 25       | Nagaland                             |                      0 |
| 26       | Odisha                               |                      8 |
| 27       | Puducherry                           |                      0 |
| 28       | Punjab                               |                     25 |
| 29       | Rajasthan                            |                      5 |
| 30       | Sikkim                               |                      0 |
| 31       | Tamil Nadu                           |                     18 |
| 32       | Telangana                            |                     12 |
| 33       | Tripura                              |                      0 |
| 34       | Uttar Pradesh                        |                     10 |
| 35       | Uttarakhand                          |                      0 |
| 36       | West Bengal                          |                      8 |
|          | Total                                |                    266 |

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