Lok Sabha Question No. 951 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-29
Subject: Schemes to Promote Sports in Rural Areas
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Dr. Kirsan Namdeo, Shri Dharambir Singh

## MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS)

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 951 ANSWERED ON 29.07.2024

Schemes to Promote Sports in Rural Areas

951. DR. KIRSAN NAMDEO: SHRI DHARAMBIR SINGH:

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

- (a) the details of schemes and the projects of the Government to promote sports  and  sports  activities  in  rural  areas  of  the  country  and  to  develop interest in sports among the youth, State/UT-wise particularly in Maharashtra and Haryana;
- (b)  the  progress  made  in  this  regard  during  the  last  five  years  and  the current year;
- (c) the details and the number of stadiums, existing and built in urban and rural areas of the country, State/Union Territory-wise including Maharashtra and Haryana State during the last five years and the current year;
- (d)  the  details  of  funds  released  for  new  stadiums  constructed  in  the country, particularly in Gadchiroli Parliamentary Constituency of Maharashtra and Bhiwani-Mahendergarh Parliamentary Constituency, Haryana during the last five years and the current year;
- (e)  whether  the  Government  has  allocated  funds  for  construction  of  new stadiums and renovation of existing stadiums; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS { DR. MANSUKH MANDAVIYA }

(a)  'Sports'  being  a  State  subject,  the  responsibility  of  development  of sports, including building of sports infrastructure and other facilities in rural and urban parts of the country, rests primarily with the State/Union Territory (UT)  Governments.  The  Union  Government  supplements  their  efforts.  The Ministry  of  Youth  Affairs  &  Sports  implements  the  following  schemes  to promote sports across the country, including in rural areas of the country

and to develop interest in sports among the youth, including the States of Maharashtra and Haryana:

- (i) Scheme of 'Khelo India -National Programme for Development of Sports'; (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 Scheme; (vii) National Sports Development  Fund;  and  (viii) 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.

- (b)  The  details  of  the  funds  allocated  and  expenditure  incurred  under  the sports promotional schemes, which also includes the promotion of sports in rural areas, during last five years and the current year are as under:

(in Rs. crore)

|   S. No. | Financial Year   |   Funds allocated |   Expenditure incurred (as on 30.06.2024) |
|----------|------------------|-------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|        1 | 2019-20          |           2000    |                                   1989.39 |
|        2 | 2020-21          |           1313.4  |                                   1304.12 |
|        3 | 2021-22          |           1993    |                                   1748.76 |
|        4 | 2022-23          |           1907.69 |                                   1879.99 |
|        5 | 2023-24          |           2380.86 |                                   2329.35 |
|        6 | 2024-25          |           2359.42 |                                    371.51 |

- (c)  to  (f)  Under  the  'Creation  and  upgradation  of  sports  infrastructure' component  of  the  Khelo  India  Scheme,  this  Ministry  renders  financial support  for  creation  of  basic  sports  infrastructure,  across  the  country. Further,  under  National  Sports  Development  Funds  (NSDF),  Government supports various institutions and individuals for creation and upgradation of sports facilities across the country.

Funds are allocated Scheme-wise, not State-wise in this Ministry. Till date, this  Ministry  has  sanctioned  343  sports  infrastructure  projects  of  various categories in various States/ UTs across the country, including the States of Maharashtra and Haryana. The details of the sports infrastructure sanctioned  under  Khelo  India  Scheme  and  NSDF,  across  the  country  are available in public domain on the dashboard of the Ministry at https://mdsd.kheloindia.gov.in and http://www.nsdf.yas.gov.in/nsdfglance.html.

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