Lok Sabha Question No. 126 (STARRED), answered on 2022-07-26
Subject: Compliance to Sports Code by Sports Federations
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Sajda Ahmed, Kanimozhi Karunanidhi

## Government of India Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports (Department of Sports) LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 126 TO BE ANSWERD ON 26.07.2022

Compliance to Sports Code by Sports Federations

*126. SHRIMATI SAJDA AHMED: SHRIMATI KANIMOZHI KARUNANIDHI:

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

- (a)  the  mechanism  adopted  by  the  Government  to  ensure  the fulfillment of National Sports Development Code of India (NSDCI) by the National Sports Federations (NSFs);
- (b) the total number of NSFs currently operating in the country and the details of the facilities that are being provided by the Government to these NSFs;
- (c) the number of Federations which are not adhering to the NSDCI and  the  action  taken  by  the  Government  against  the  Federations which are not compliant with the NSDCI;
- (d)  the  measures  taken  by  the  Government  to  make  these  Sports Federations compliant with the NSDCI and to ensure the well being of sportspersons under these Federations; and
- (e) whether the Government has reviewed the constitutions/by-laws of  the  Sports  Federations  in  line  with  the  NSDCI  and  if  so,  the details thereof?

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

(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 LOK SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  126  FOR  REPLY  ON  26.07.2022 ASKED  BY  SHRIMATI  SAJDA  AHMED  AND  SHRIMATI  KANIMOZHI KARUNANIDHI  REGARDING  COMPLIANCE  TO  SPORTS  CODE  BY SPORTS FEDERATIONS

- (a) The National Sports Development Code of India, 2011 (NSDCI), which  is  operational  from  2011,  requires  NSFs  to  follow  healthy management practices, accountability, transparency, impartial and transparent  selection  procedures,  age  and  tenure  restrictions  in respect of office bearers, proper accounting procedures, prevention of  age  fraud  &  sexual  harassment  of  women,  and  holding  of elections  as  per  model  guidelines.  The  Government  insists  on observance of the provisions of NSDCI by the NSFs to maintain their recognition on year-to-year basis. Wherever any such violations are noticed, the concerned NSFs are advised to rectify the same.
- (b) There are 50 NSFs, which have the recognition of the Ministry during current year 2022. The Government supplements the efforts of  recognised  NSFs  by  providing  financial  assistance  for  training and  participation  of  Indian  teams  /  sportspersons  in  international tournaments abroad, holding of national and international tournaments  in  India,  purchase  of  equipment,  training  of  national teams/sportspersons under Indian and foreign coaches with requisite technical and scientific back up, etc.

(c) to (e) As NSDCI is an amalgamation of orders and instructions issued by the Ministry from time to time and is a dynamic document, the  adherence  of  provisions  of  NSDCI  is  also  an  ongoing  and continuous exercise, the Ministry constantly keeps a watch over the

NSFs with regard to the observance of the provisions of NSDCI by them.

While there can be differences of semantics and some deviations in the  constitutions  /  bye-laws  of  NSFs,  the  Ministry  ensures  that recognised NSFs abide by the basic and cardinal principles, such as Age & Tenure restrictions in respect of office bearers, conduct of fair  and  transparent  elections,  prevention  of  age  fraud  &  sexual harassment of  women, protection of athletes' interests, etc. enunciated  in  the  NSDCI,  irrespective  of  the  fact  whether  such provisions find mention or are suitably reflected in their constitutions/  bye-laws  or  not.  Upon  perusal  of  constitutions/byelaws of NSFs, it has been found that NSFs are compliant with the fundamental  principles  of  the  NSDCI.  Wherever  any  deviations found,  the  concerned  NSFs  are  advised  to  rectify  the  same  from time to time.

To ensure well-being of the Indian sportspersons and for scaling up their level of excellence, Government is already providing specialized  coaching,  state  of  the  art  infrastructure  and  training facilities,  sports  science  backup,  nutritious  diet,  qualified  support staff as also incentivising their achievements, and honouring them with  the  National  Sports  Awards  in  recognition  of  their  sporting achievements.

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