Lok Sabha Question No. 2194 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-20
Subject: Regional Training Centres of SAI
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Chandeshwar Prasad

## Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports

## Government of India Department of Sports

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2194

TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.12.2022

Regional Training Centres of SAI

2194. SHRI CHANDESHWAR PRASAD:

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

- (a) the names of places in the country where regional training centres of  Sports  Authority  of  India  (SAI)  are  located  along  with  functions thereof, State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  any  proposal  to  set  up  more  such centres in the coming years in the country;
- (c) if so, the details thereof along with the locations identified for the same and the time by which the new centres are likely to be set up, State/UT-wise particularly in Bihar; and
- (d) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  improve  facilities  for athletes in the country?

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

- (a) The  Sports  Authority  of  India  (SAI)  has  established  10  Regional Centres  and  2  Institutional  Units  in  the  country.  The  details  of  these SAI Regional Centres/ Institutional Units are at Annexure.

## The functions of these centres are :-

-  To  implement  and  monitor  the  sports  promotional  schemes  of  SAI and the Government of India, in the region.
-  To  conduct  coaching  camps  and  to  assist  the  national  teams  for participation  in  international  competitions  by  providing  them  with requisite state-of-the-art infrastructure, equipment, coaching facilities, competition exposure, boarding and lodging, and scientific training/ equipment support.
-  To provide scientific back-up to sportspersons to deliver high level performance in sports.
-  To  plan,  construct,  acquire,  develop,  manage,  maintain  and  utilize sports infrastructure and facilities in the region.
-  To liaise with other organizations/ sports bodies, State/UT Governments and act as an interface between the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports and respective State Governments in order to:
- a. Promote  and  broad-base  sports  in  the  region  and  provide information on sports related subjects;
- b. Identify/scout  sports  talent  among  different  age  groups  and grooming them for achieving excellence in their performance;
- c. Implement schemes/ programmes for achieving excellence in sports in different disciplines at international level in order to establish India as a major sporting power.
-  To conduct Certificate and Diploma courses in Coaching in collaboration with the Academic Wing of SAI at NSNIS Patiala.
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- To conduct courses for Physical Education Teachers.
- (b) & (c) SAI centres are set up after taking into account the need for such centres in a particular geographical region. At present, there is no proposal  under  consideration  in  this  Ministry  to  set  up  any  new Regional Centre of SAI in the country.
- (d) Sports  is  a  State  Subject  and  development  of  sports,  including improvement of sports facilities for athletes across the country, is the primary  responsibility  of  the  State/Union  Territory  (UT)  Governments and the National Sports Federations (NSFs). However, the Government of  India  supplements  and  complements  the  efforts  of  the  State/UT

Governments  and  NSFs  through  various  sports  promotional  schemes, namely (i)  Khelo India Scheme; (ii) Assistance to National Sports Federations; (iii) Special Awards to Winners in International Sports Events and their Coaches;  (iv) National Sports  Awards;  (v) Pension  to Meritorious Sportspersons; (vi) Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay National Sports Welfare Fund; (vii) National Sports Development Fund; and (viii) Running Sports Training Centres through Sports Authority of India. Further,  the  SAI  Centres,  which  are  spread  across  the  country,  are equipped with quality sports facilities which can be availed of by  the NSFs as well individual athletes/coaches in the respective regions.

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ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2194 FOR 20.12.2022 REGARDING REGIONAL TRAINING CENTRES OF SAI ASKED BY SHRI CHANDESHWAR PRASAD, HON'BLE M.P

## THE DETAILS OF SAI REGIONAL CENTRES/ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS & NO. OF UNITS - STATEWISE

|         |                   |                 |      |     |              | NSTC      | NSTC   | NSTC    |       |
|---------|-------------------|-----------------|------|-----|--------------|-----------|--------|---------|-------|
| Sl. No. | Region            | State           | NCOE | STC | Ext. Centres | Reg. Sch. | IGMA   | Akharas | Total |
| 1       | LNCPE, Trivandrum | Kerala          | 2    | 10  | 0            | 0         | 3      | 0       | 15    |
| 2       | RC, Chandigarh    | Union Territory | 3    | 6   | 5            | 1         | 1      | 3       | 19    |
| 3       | RC, Imphal        | Manipur         | 1    | 4   | 2            | 1         | 2      | 0       | 10    |
| 4       | RC, Sonepat       | Haryana         | 2    | 4   | 0            | 0         | 0      | 13      | 19    |
| 5       | RC,Bhopal         | Madhya Pradesh  | 1    | 5   | 2            | 1         | 0      | 3       | 12    |
| 6       | RC, Bangalore     | Karnataka       | 1    | 8   | 0            | 1         | 0      | 0       | 10    |
| 7       | RC,Gandhinagar    | Gujarat         | 1    | 3   | 8            | 2         | 0      | 8       | 22    |
| 8       | RC, Guwahati      | Assam           | 2    | 7   | 4            | 1         | 1      | 1       | 16    |
| 9       | RC, Lucknow       | Uttar Pradesh   | 1    | 5   | 1            | 1         | 0      | 7       | 15    |
| 10      | RC Mumbai         | Maharashtra     | 2    | 1   | 0            | 0         | 1      | 14      | 18    |
| 11      | NS NIS Patiala    | Punjab          | 1    | 1   | 0            | 0         | 0      | 0       | 2     |
| 12      | NSEC, Kolkata     | West Bengal     | 2    | 14  | 6            | 2         | 1      | 1       | 26    |
| 13      | SAI HQ            | Delhi           | 5    | 0   | 0            | 0         | 0      | 0       | 5     |
|         | TOTAL:            |                 | 24   | 68  | 28           | 10        | 9      | 50      | 189   |

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