Lok Sabha Question No. 2552 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-19
Subject: One School One Sports
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: S. Muniswamy

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2552 ANSWERED ON 19.12.2023

## One School One Sports

2552. SHRI S. MUNISWAMY:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  world  class  infrastructure  and few  of  the  best  coaches  exist  in  schools  like  the  Sainik  School  Bijapur (Vijayapura) in Karnataka in which potential to promote sports other than cricket exists and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether  the  Ministry  is  strictly  following  the  One  School-One  Sport concept for such schools in which scope for molding world class sportsmen especially  in  Athletics,  Basketball,  Hockey,  Football  and  Volleyball  exists considering the school's track record in sports arena and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the details of the measures taken by the Government regarding the extra marks system during admissions to professional courses and jobs for the unsung sportsmen from such schools who due to the current system fail to be accommodated in national level sports in spite of the ability due to the lacunas in the system?

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

- (a)  and  (b)  Sainik  School  Society,  Ministry  of Defence  is  following  'One School One Sport' scheme in -line with Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports scheme  of  'One  State  One  Sport'.  Towards  this,  one  sport  has  been allocated to each of the 33 Sainik Schools across country. The details are at  Annexure.  Further,  adequate  sports  infrastructure  and  good  coaches exist in Sainik School, Bijapur to promote sports other than Cricket.
- (c) Since Sports is a state subject, each state formulates its own policies regarding  the  significance  of  athletic  performances  in  academic  course admissions. However, the recruitment of meritorious sports persons against

sports quota vacancies in Central Government Offices is done in accordance with the consolidated instructions issued by the Department of Personnel  &  Training  (DoP&T)  vide  their  O.M  No.  14034/01/2013-Estt(D) dated 3rd October, 2013 (further consolidated vide OM dated 18.11.2022).

ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) and (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  2552  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  19.12.2023 REGARDING ' ONE SCHOOL ONE SPORTS ' ASKED BY SHRI S. MUNISWAMY, HON'BLE MEMBER OF LOK SABHA.

## Details of Sports allotted to Sainik Schools

|   Sr. No | Name of school   | State             | Sports allotted to Sainik School under One School One Sport Initiative   |
|----------|------------------|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Ambikapur        | Chhattisgarh      | Archery                                                                  |
|        2 | Amethi           | Uttar Pradesh     | Hockey                                                                   |
|        3 | Amaravathinagar  | Tamil Nadu        | Table Tennis                                                             |
|        4 | Balachadi        | Gujarat           | Athletics                                                                |
|        5 | Bijapur          | Karnataka         | Swimming                                                                 |
|        6 | Bhubaneshwar     | Odisha            | Hockey                                                                   |
|        7 | Chandrapur       | Maharashtra       | Shooting                                                                 |
|        8 | Chinngchhip      | Mizoram           | Boxing                                                                   |
|        9 | Chittorgarh      | Rajasthan         | Archery                                                                  |
|       10 | East Siang       | Arunachal Pradesh | Weightlifting                                                            |
|       11 | Ghorakhal        | Uttarakhand       | Athletics                                                                |
|       12 | Goalpara         | Assam             | Boxing                                                                   |
|       13 | Gopalganj        | Bihar             | Athletics                                                                |
|       14 | Imphal           | Manipur           | Weightlifting                                                            |
|       15 | Jhansi           | Uttar Pradesh     | Hockey                                                                   |
|       16 | Jhunjhunu        | Rajasthan         | Archery                                                                  |
|       17 | Kalikiri         | Andhra Pradesh    | Weightlifting                                                            |
|       18 | Kapurthala       | Punjab            | Hockey                                                                   |
|       19 | Kazhakootam      | Kerala            | Athletics                                                                |
|       20 | Kodagu           | Karnataka         | Swimming                                                                 |
|       21 | Korukonda        | Andhra Pradesh    | Weightlifting                                                            |
|       22 | Kunjpura         | Haryana           | Boxing                                                                   |
|       23 | Mainpuri         | Uttar Pradesh     | Hockey                                                                   |
|       24 | Nagrota          | Jammu &Kashmir    | Fencing                                                                  |
|       25 | Nalanda          | Bihar             | Athletics                                                                |
|       26 | Pungalwa         | Nagaland          | Wrestling                                                                |
|       27 | Purulia          | West Bengal       | Table Tennis                                                             |
|       28 | Rewa             | Madhya Pradesh    | Shooting                                                                 |
|       29 | Rewari           | Haryana           | Boxing                                                                   |
|       30 | Sambalpur        | Odisha            | Hockey                                                                   |
|       31 | Satara           | Maharashtra       | Shooting                                                                 |
|       32 | Sujanpur Tira    | Himachal Pradesh  | Boxing                                                                   |
|       33 | Tilaiya          | Jharkhand         | Archery                                                                  |

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