Lok Sabha Question No. 1797 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-10
Subject: Training Centre for Sports Persons for Olympics 2028
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Shri Ashok Kumar Rawat

## MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS)

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. †1797 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.03.2025

Training Centre for Sports Persons for Olympics 2028

†1797. SHRI ASHOK KUMAR RAWAT:

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

- (a)  whether  sports  training  centres  have  been  prepared  for  sports persons for upcoming Olympics 2028;
- (b) if so, the details of the said arrangements, State-wise;
- (c) whether any agreement has been signed by the private sector and the corporate sector for partnership; and
- (d)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  if  not,  the  reasons  therefor?

## THE MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS

## ANSWER (DR. MANSUKH MANDAVIYA)

- (a) & (b) Augmentation of sports infrastructure and sports facilities for preparing and training of the Indian Sportspersons and teams for participation  in  international  events,  including  upcoming  Olympics 2028, is an ongoing and continuous process. 'Sports' being a State subject,  primary  responsibility  for  creation  and  development  of sports infrastructure and facility is that of the State Governments. However,  the  Central  Government  through  its  various  Schemes supplements  their  efforts  for  promoting/developing  sports  in  the country, which includes sports training facilities in various States/UTs, viz.:
- (i) Khelo India Scheme;

(ii)  Sports  Training  Centres  through  the  Sports  Authority  of  India (SAI);

(iii) National Sports Development Fund (NSDF)

Further,  the  Sports  Authority  of  India  (SAI),  an  autonomous  body under the administrative control of the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports creates / upgrades infrastructure in SAI Centres only.

Also, the details of the sports infrastructure sanctioned under Khelo India Scheme, across the country, are available in public domain on the dashboard of the Ministry at https://mdsd.kheloindia.gov.in.

(c) & (d) The Government of India has adopted a holistic approach to prepare for the 2028 Olympics by actively engaging with private sector entities and corporate sponsors under CSR initiatives. Under the  National  Sports  Development  Fund  (NSDF)  of  the  Ministry  of Youth Affairs & Sports (MYAS), the Government has been regularly interacting  with  the  Corporate  and  Public  Sector  Undertakings requesting  them  to  contribute  to  the  NSDF  and  become  active partners for the promotion of sports in the country. The NSDF serves as  a  vital  channel  to  mobilize  private  contributions  and  corporate funding for sports development. Contributions from corporates to the fund are incentivized with tax benefits, encouraging greater participation. Funds raised through NSDF are utilized for providing international exposure & hiring world-class coaches.

Furthermore, MoUs have been signed between Sports Authority of India/  NSDF  and  the  private/corporate  sector  including  Coal  India Limited  (CIL),  National  Thermal  Power  Corporation  (NTPC),  Rural Electrification Corporation (REC), General Insurance of India, Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL), Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and  Oil  and  Natural  Gas  Corporation  (ONGC)  committing  their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) support towards Promotion of Sports through Talent Identification, Talent Development, Sporting Excellence, and Support to Academies and Scholarship to Talented Athletes under NSDF.

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