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Lok Sabha Question No. 2317 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-16
Subject: Steel Scrappers
Ministry: STEEL
Asked by: Vishnu Dayal Ram, Aparajita Sarangi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF STEEL

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2317 FOR ANSWER ON 16/03/2022

## STEEL SCRAPPERS

## 2317.  SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM:

## SHRIMATI APARAJITA SARANGI:

Will the Minister of STEEL be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the initiatives undertaken by the Government under the Steel Scrap Recycling Policy;
- (b) whether  the  Government  is  considering  any  incentives  to  promote  recycling  of steel scrap materials at domestic as well as commercial level;
- (c) if so, details thereof;
- (d) the details of the number of registered and un-registered setups working in the field of steel recycling and scrapping, State-wise and year-wise;
- (e) whether the Government has determined any steps to integrate the unregistered and small scale steel scrappers in the mainstream;
- (f) if so, the details thereof;
- (g) whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  steps  to  maintain  the  quality  of  scrap steel; and
- (h) if so, the details thereof?

THE MINISTER OF STEEL

## ANSWER

(SHRI RAM CHANDRA PRASAD SINGH)

(a)to(c):  The  Steel  Scrap  Recycling  Policy  was  notified  in  the  Gazette  of  India  on  7 th November,  2019. The  Policy provides a  framework to facilitate and promote establishment of metal scrapping centers in India for scientific processing & recycling of ferrous scrap generated from various sources.  The policy framework provides standard guidelines for collection, dismantling and shredding activities in an organized, safe and environmentally sound manner in order to curb pollution and prevent health hazards.

Under  the  Steel  Scrap  Recycling  Policy,  the  role  of  Government  is  that  of  a facilitator  to  create  conducive  eco-system  for  the  entrepreneurs  and  investors  to establish scrapping centres in the country.

- (d) Details of the number of registered and unregistered set ups working in the field of  steel  recycling  and  scrapping,  state-wise  and  year-wise  is  not  available  with  the Government.  The  scrapping  centres  are  approved  by  the  State  Governments/Union Territories.

(e)&(f): Government of India has notified the Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management  and  Transboundary  Movement)  [HOWM]  Rules,  2016  to  ensure  safe storage, treatment and disposal of hazardous and other wastes in an environmentally sound manner without causing adverse effect to environment and human health.

The  Ministry  of  Road  Transport  and  Highways  has  formulated  the  Vehicle Scrapping Policy that includes a system of incentives/dis-incentives for creation of an eco-system to phase out older, unfit polluting vehicles.

(g)&(h): Bureau of Indian Standards has formulated IS 2549:1994-Code of Classification of Processed Ferrous Scrap-for classification of scrap.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2316 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-16
Subject: Online Games of Skill
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: T.N. Prathapan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2316

TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2022

## ONLINE GAMES OF SKILL

## 2316. SHRI T.N. PRATHAPAN:

Will the Minister of Electronics and Information Technology be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware of the distinction between online games of skill and online games of chance, in the light of the judgements of Supreme Court and High Court;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has taken cognizance of such judgements and have recognised the need for creating such distinction in online gambling and gaming laws enacted by various States;
- (d) if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether the Government intends to create a national level regulatory framework for online games of skill; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof and action taken/to be taken by the Government?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

(a) and (b):Yes, Sir. The Government is aware. The jurisprudence has been made by the Courts defining distinction between games on the principle of games of skill vs games of chance. The Supreme  Court  has  held  that  games  of  skill  refer  to  those  games  which  require  a  substantial degree of skill for success. The court also observed that certain element of chance is permitted in games  if  the  predominate  nature  governing  success  of  the  game  is  skill.  Games  which  are predominately based on chance are considered gambling under Indian law and are prohibited in most  states  in  India.  On  the  other  hand,  games  which  are  predominately  based  on  skill  are considered as games of skill under Indian Law and are permissible in most states in India.

(c) and (d): Betting and Gambling come under List II of Seventh Schedule (Entry 34) of the Constitution of India, for which States are competent to enact laws. Some States have enacted their laws to deal with the same within their jurisdictions.

MeitY regulate all the intermediaries as per the IT Act and the Rules therein and does not have any role in the deciding distinction between online games of skill and online games of chance. Further, this Ministry has not received any directions from Court in the matter of online games.

- (e) and (f): There is no specific proposal with this Ministry.
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Lok Sabha Question No. 2315 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-16
Subject: Urban Haats
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Ratansinh Magansinh Rathod, Sunil Dattatray Tatkare, Kuldeep Rai Sharma, DNV Senthilkumar. S., Subhash Ramrao Bhamre

(a): Yes, Sir.

(b) & (c): The total  number  of  Urban  Haats  operational  in  the  country  is  29  and  in  the  State  of Gujarat, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu it is 2, 1 and 1 respectively. There is no urban haat in Andaman &  Nicobar  Islands.  The  details  of  sales  and  profits  derived  therefrom  annually  is  not  maintained centrally as these urban haats after construction are handed over to respective State Govt. agencies for further operations.

(d): No, Sir.

(e): Yes,  Sir.  The  urban  haats  are  providing  marketing  platform  directly  to  artisans/weavers,  thus increasing the income of artisans/weavers in the country.

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2315 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2022

## URBAN HAATS

## 2315.  SHRI RATANSINH MAGANSINH RATHOD: SHRI SUNIL DATTATRAY TATKARE: SHRI KULDEEP RAI SHARMA: DR. DNV SENTHILKUMAR. S.: DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE:

Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंत्री be pleased to state :

(a) whether the Government is implementing National Handicraft Development Programme to provide assistance for setting up Urban Haats in big towns with a view to provide direct marketing facilities to artisans/ weavers;

(b)  if  so,  the  number  of  Urban  Haats  operational  in  the  country  particularly  in  the  State  of  Gujarat, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Andaman & Nicobar Islands;

(c) the details of sales and profits derived therefrom annually and if not, the reasons for the same;

(d) whether the Government  has  received proposals from the State Government  of  Gujarat, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Andaman & Nicobar Islands for setting up of Urban Haats and if so, the details thereof and the present status thereof; and

(e) whether Urban Haats have been successful in achieving their objective and if so, the details thereof, if not, the reasons therefor and the steps being taken in this regard?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER वस्त्र राज् य मंत्री ( श्रीमती दर्शना जरदोर् ) THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES

## (SMT. DARSHANA JARDOSH)
Lok Sabha Question No. 2313 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-16
Subject: Electrification of Indian Railways
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Sujay Radhakrishna Vikhepatil, Rajendra Dhedya  Gavit, Krishna Pal Singh Yadav, Aparupa  Poddar, Nishikant  Dubey, Heena Vijaykumar Gavit, Shrikant Eknath Shinde, Unmesh Bhaiyyasaheb Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2313

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2022

## ELECTRIFICATION OF INDIAN RAILWAYS

## 2313. DR. SUJAY RADHAKRISHNA VIKHE PATIL:

SHRI RAJENDRA DHEDYA GAVIT:

DR. KRISHNA PAL SINGH YADAV:

SHRIMATI APARUPA PODDAR:

DR. NISHIKANT DUBEY:

DR. HEENA GAVIT:

DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:

SHRI UNMESH BHAIYYASAHEB PATIL:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  of  the  timeline  by  which  the  electrification  work  of  Indian Railways is likely to be completed;
- (b) the details of the funds allocated, sanctioned and planned to be disbursed for the electrification of the Indian Railways in the next five years, State/Union Territory wise;
- (c)  the  tentative  timeline  and  schedule  by  which  trains  in  all  States/Union Territories specially Maharashtra, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh are likely to be fully operated on electricity;
- (d) whether sector contractors are being taken into consideration for the train operations to begin; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a) to (e) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2313 BY DR. SUJAY RADHAKRISHNA VIKHE PATIL,  SHRI  RAJENDRA  DHEDYA  GAVIT,  DR.  KRISHNA  PAL  SINGH YADAV,  SHRIMATI  APARUPA  PODDAR,  DR.  NISHIKANT  DUBEY,  DR. HEENA  GAVIT,  DR.  SHRIKANT  EKNATH  SHINDE  AND  SHRI  UNMESH BHAIYYASAHEB PATIL TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 16.03.2022 REGARDING ELECTRIFICATION OF INDIAN RAILWAYS

(a) & (c) The completion of Electrification project depends upon various factors like clearances from the concerned Departments/State Governments/Central Ministries, completion of Transmission Line works by  State  Power  Utilities  and  resolution  of  law  &  order  issues  during execution, which  are  beyond  the  control  of Ministry of Railways. Therefore, it is not feasible to fix time lines for completion of the project.

(b) Funds for Railway Electrification are sanctioned pan India basis and and Expenditure  for  Plan  Head  'Railway  Electrification'  during  2020-21  &

not State wise every year in the Budget; Budget  Allocation 2021-22 are as under:

| Year    | Budget Allocation ( ` Crore)   | Expenditure and planned to be disbursed ( ` Crore)   |
|---------|--------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
| 2020-21 | 6,326                          | 6,141                                                |
| 2021-22 | 7,542                          | 5,677 (Upto February, 2022)                          |

(d) & (e) Do not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2310 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-16
Subject: CBI Raids
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: Mala Roy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS (DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL & TRAINING)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2310

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2022)

## CBI RAIDS

## 2310. SHRIMATI MALA ROY:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  all  CBI  raids  conducted  since  2019  that  have  happened  in  a  State  after announcement of Assembly election there or ahead of Lok Sabha election and after Code of Conduct came into effect, State-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)

- (a):    Searches are  carried out by CBI, as per the provisions of the CrPC, in various States for collection of evidence(s) at various points of time of investigation as considered essential in the interest of investigation of criminal cases pertaining to bribery and corruption (trap cases), bank fraud, cheating, criminal misconduct, murder, missing persons etc. Details of all searches carried out by CBI branches located in various States during last three years are as following: -

|   S No |   Year |   Total No of cases in which searches were carried out |   No of searches carried out |
|--------|--------|--------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|      1 |   2019 |                                                    368 |                         1649 |
|      2 |   2020 |                                                    328 |                         1438 |
|      3 |   2021 |                                                    444 |                         2041 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2309 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-16
Subject: Stoppage of Dadar Express
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Sanjay Bhatia

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2309 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2022

## STOPPAGE OF DADAR EXPRESS

† 2309. SHRI SANJAY BHATIA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  stoppage  of    Dadar  Express  (11057)  from  Chhtrapati Shivaji terminus to Amritsar has suddenly been stopped at Gharaunda station;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to re-operate Himalayan Queen Express (Delhi-Chandigarh, 14095) (Chandigarh-Delhi, 14096) that was stopped due to Corona;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (e)  the  status  of  works  completed  on  Karnal-Yamunanagar  of  New Delhi-Ambala rail line?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) and (b)  The average number of passengers and earnings for 11057 Chhtrapati Shivaji Terminus-Amritsar  Express at  Gharaunda station is less than the norms prescribed in the extant policy guidelines relating to provision of stoppages.

(c)  and  (d)  To  contain  the  spread  of  Covid-19  pandemic  Indian Railways  had discontinued all regular passenger  carrying trains including 14095/96 Kalka-Delhi Sarai Rohilla Himalayan Queen Express. However, train services are being gradually restored.

(e)The Survey of Karnal-Yamuna Nagar via Asandh (103 km) new line has been carried out in 2015-16. As per survey report, the project was found  financially  unviable,  as  such  it  could  not  be  taken  forward. Thereafter, this project was taken up for development by Haryana Rail Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd. (HRIDC), a Joint Venture company  of  Government  of  Haryana  (51%)  and  Ministry  of  Railways (49%).  Detailed  Project  Report  (DPR)  was  submitted  for  seeking  In Principle Approval (IPA) for pre-investment activity from Railways. IPA was  not  granted  as  project  was  not  operationally  justified  and  was financially unviable .

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2301 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-16
Subject: Coal Shortage in Tea Gardens
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Pradyut Bordoloi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2301 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16 th  MARCH, 2022

## COAL SHORTAGE IN TEA GARDENS

## 2301.   SHRI PRADYUT BORDOLOI:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री ) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  assessed  the  effects  of  the  recent  coal  shortage  on  tea gardens in the North Eastern Region and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the State-wise data on the number of tea producing units in the North Eastern Region and the number of such units which primarily depend on coal;
- (c) whether the Government has taken or intends to take any measures to reduce dependence on coal in tea producing units in the North East and shift to renewable forms of energy; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL)

- (a) to (d): There is no shortage of supply of coal from sources of Coal India Limited (CIL). CIL is the single largest supplier of coal in India. CIL has provided coal supplies to the tune of 618.70 Million tonnes (MT) during the current fiscal (upto  9 th  March, 2022) in comparison to 531.4 MT supplied during the same period last year thereby achieving a growth of about 16.4%.

The State-wise number of tea factories in the North Eastern Region is as under:

| State             |   Total No. of Factories |
|-------------------|--------------------------|
| Assam             |                      771 |
| Arunachal Pradesh |                       22 |
| Meghalaya         |                        6 |
| Nagaland          |                        3 |
| Sikkim            |                        1 |
| Tripura           |                       21 |
| Total             |                      824 |

Out of the above tea factories, 402 tea factories primarily depend on coal and other fuels. Natural gas is available to 422 tea factories that are located in Tinsukia, Dibrugarh, Charideo,  Sibsagar, Jorhat and Golaghat Districts of Assam. The tea industry is exploring option of using Methanol, a clean and green fuel apart from TD Oil and other sources. It is reported that a trial has already been conducted at Tea Research Association(TRA), Jorhat on use of Methanol for tea and TRA has certified its suitability for tea.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 198 (STARRED), answered on 2022-03-15
Subject: Decline in Demand for Work under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Vellalath Kochukrishnan Nair. Sreekandan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 198

ANSWERED ON 15/03/2022

## DECLINE IN DEMAND FOR WORK UNDER MGNREGS

## *198.   SHRI V.K.SREEKANDAN:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that there has been a demand to allocate a sum of Rs. 2.6 lakh crore which would cover the guaranteed 100 days of work under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) for all active job card holders;
- (b) if so, whether it is also a fact that the allocation less than Rs.1.4 lakh crore which was the amount spent in 2020-21 plus inflation will suppress the demand and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether it is also a fact that the demand for work under MGNREGS has declined due to funding constraints; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

ANSWER MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI GIRIRAJ SINGH)

- (a) to (d):       A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## Statement in reply to Parts (a) to (d) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 198 for 15.03.2022

(a)&(b):   No, Sir. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (Mahatma Gandhi NREGS) is a demand driven wage employment programme and funds are released to the States/UTs on the basis of "agreed to" Labour Budget (LB) and performance of the States/UTs during  the  financial  year.  Fund  release  to  States/UTs  is  a  continuous  process  and  Central Government is committed in making funds available keeping in view the demand for work on the ground.

(c)&(d):        The  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Act  (Mahatma Gandhi NREGA), 2005, is an Act to provide for the enhancement of livelihood security of the households in rural areas of the country by providing at least one hundred days of guaranteed wage employment in every financial year to every household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work.  The details of persondays generated under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS in the financial year 2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-22 (as on 08.03.2022) is given below:

| Financial Year      |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |   2021-22 (as on 08.03.2022) |
|---------------------|-----------|-----------|------------------------------|
| Persondays in crore |    265.35 |    389.09 |                       333.21 |

In  the  current  financial  year  2021-22  (as  on  08.03.2022),  99.47%  households  are  offered employment against their demand for work under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 194 (STARRED), answered on 2022-03-15
Subject: Promotion of Sports in Tribal Areas of Madhya Pradesh
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Gajendra Singh Patel

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. †*194

## ANSWERED ON 15.03.2022

Promotion of Sports in Tribal Areas of Madhya Pradesh

†*194. SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH PATEL:

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

- (a) the details of the schemes being implemented to promote sports in tribal areas;

(b) whether any special project is being implemented in Madhya Pradesh, a tribal  dominated  State,  so  as  to  enable  tribal  children  to  showcase  their talent in traditional sports and if so, the details thereof;

- (c) the details of various sports related schemes being implemented in tribal areas;
- (d)  the  details  of  various  sports  related  schemes  being  implemented  in Khargone-Bharwani  Parliamentary  Constituency  in  the  State  of  Madhya Pradesh; and
- (e)  whether the Government proposes to open any Sports Academy in the State of Madhya Pradesh and if so, the details thereof?

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

(a) to (e) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. †*194 TO BE ANSWERED  ON 15/03/2022 REGARDING  ' PROMOTION  OF  SPORTS  IN  TRIBAL  AREAS  OF  MADHYA PRADESH ' ASKED  BY  SHRI  GAJENDRA  SINGH  PATEL ,  HON'BLE  MEMBER OF LOK SABHA

(a)  to  (d) 'Sports' being a State subject, the responsibility to promote and develop sports in the country, including tribal areas to enable tribal children to  showcase  their  talent  in  traditional  sports,  rests  primarily  with  the respective State/Union  Territory  Governments.  The  Union  Government supplements their efforts. However, the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports implements the following schemes for development of sports in the country, including the tribal areas of Madhya Pradesh:

(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.

Details  of  the  above  schemes  are  available  in  the  public  domain  on  the websites of this Ministry and the Sports Authority of India.

Further, one of the verticals of the Khelo India Scheme, namely, 'Promotion of rural and indigenous/tribal games' , is specifically dedicated to encouraging and showcasing of traditional sports of the country.

(e)  This  Ministry  has  accreditated  16  sports  academies  of  various  sports disciplines in the State of Madhya  Pradesh  u nder the 'Support to National/Regional/State  Sports  Academies'  vertical  of  the  Khelo  India Scheme.

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