Lok Sabha Question No. 228 (STARRED), answered on 2022-08-02
Subject: Schemes for Promotion of Sports
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Sanjay Sadashivrao Mandlik, Shrirang Appa Barne

## Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports

## Government of India Department of Sports

## LOK SABHA

STARRED QUESTION NO.*228

TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.08.2022

Schemes for Promotion of Sports

## *228. SHRI SANJAY SADASHIVRAO MANDLIK:

## SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE:

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

- (a) whether the Government has launched any revised schemes of Cash Awards,  National  Welfare  and  Pension  to  sportspersons,  Web Portal  for  Schemes  of  Department  of  Sports  and  National  Sports Development Fund (NSDF) website recently;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  alongwith  the  changes  made  by  the Government  to  ease  out  the  difficulties  faced  by  the  athletes  and coaches;
- the number of sportspersons benefitted therefrom during each of
- (c) the last three years and the current year;
- (d) the  details  of  other  facilities  provided/being  provided  to  the sportspersons through web-portal;
- (e) whether the Government  has also developed a dedicated interactive  website  for  NSDF  with  the  help  of  Corporate  Social Responsibility contribution for promotion and development of sports in the country and if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) the other steps taken by the Government to make these schemes more user-friendly, easy to access and transparent?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS (SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR)

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

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (f)  OF  LOK SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  228  FOR  ANSWER  ON  02/08/2022 REGARDING 'SCHEMES FOR PROMOTION OF SPORTS' BY SHRI SANJAY SADASHIVRAO MANDLIK AND SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE, HON'BLE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT

- (a) Yes,  the  Government  has  launched  revised  schemes   of Cash Awards, National Welfare and Pension to Sportspersons, and the Web Portal for Schemes of Department of Sports  (the  web portal is dbtyassports.gov.in) and National Sports Development Fund website (the web portal is nsdf.yas.gov.in).
- (b) These  schemes  have  been  amended  to  enable  any  individual sportsperson  to  directly  apply  for  these  schemes,  for  fixing  time limit  to  apply  online  for  cash  award  scheme  from  the  last  date  of closing  of  particular  event,  and  for  easing  the  verification  process. The benefits have been extended to Deaflympics athletes also.

(c):  The  number  of  the  sportspersons  who  have  benefitted  from  the above  schemes  during  the  last  three  years  and  current  year  are given in table below:

| Name of the scheme                                                                     | Number of sportspersons who benefitted during the last three years and current year   | Number of sportspersons who benefitted during the last three years and current year   | Number of sportspersons who benefitted during the last three years and current year   | Number of sportspersons who benefitted during the last three years and current year   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                                        | 2019-20                                                                               | 2020-21                                                                               | 2021-22                                                                               | 2022-23 (as on 27.07.2022)                                                            |
| Scheme of Cash Award to Medal Winners in International Sports Events and their Coaches | 599                                                                                   | 391                                                                                   | 478                                                                                   | 176                                                                                   |
| Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay National Welfare for Sportspersons                           | 16                                                                                    | 38                                                                                    | 55                                                                                    | 27                                                                                    |
| Pension to Meritorious SportspersonsScheme                                             | 40                                                                                    | 33                                                                                    | 26                                                                                    | 1                                                                                     |

(d)  to  (f):  The  Portal  has  been  integrated  with  the  DBT-MIS  which enables direct transfer of funds to the sportspersons into their bank accounts. The NSDF portal is interactive for all stakeholders. It showcases the uses of NSDF contributions for general public and has provisions for  contributions by  potential  donors  to  NSDF through different modes.

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