Lok Sabha Question No. 1495 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-12
Subject: Encouraging in Football
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Anto  Antony

## MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.1495 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.12.2023

Encouraging in Football

1495. SHRI ANTO ANTONY:

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

- (a) whether the Government is encouraging football in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government in this regard;
- (c) whether the Government has any plan to start football academies in the country;
- (d) if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether the Government has any proposal to host football world cup in the country; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

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

(a) & (b): Promotion of specific sports discipline is the responsibility  of  the  concerned  National  Sports  Federation  (NSF), which in the case of Football, is All India Football Federation (AIFF). The  Government  supplements  the  efforts  of  AIFF  by  providing financial assistance for training and participation of Indian teams 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 & scientific back up. The sport of Football has been placed in the 'Priority' category so that it gets maximum assistance under the Scheme of Assistance to the NSFs.

Sports Authority of India is also implementing the following Sports Promotional Schemes to promote various sports including Football among across the country including eastern and north eastern parts to  identify  talented  sportspersons  in  the  various  age  groups  and nurture them to excel at national and international competitions:-

- National Centres of Excellence (NCOE)
- SAI Training Centre (STC)
- Extension Centre of STC
- National Sports Talent Contest (NSTC)

(c) & (d): A  Total  of  15  Football  Academies  have  already  been accredited  under  Khelo  India  Scheme  so  far.  The  details  of  the same are provided at Annexure.

(e) & (f): Organizing  national/ international  sports  events  of  a specific  sports  discipline  is  the  responsibility  of  the  concerned National  Sports  Federation  (NSF),  which  in  the  case  of  football  is the All India Football Federation (AIFF). The Ministry of Youth Affairs &  Sports  supplements  the  efforts  of  AIFF  by  providing  financial assistance and other forms of support towards its sporting activities including hosting of the international events in India.

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## ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (C)  &  (D)  OF  LOK SABHA  UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.1495  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON 12/12/2023 ASKED BY SHRI ANTO ANTONY REGARDING ENCOURAGING IN FOOTBALL

## Khelo India Accredited Football Academies

|   SN | Accredited Academies                                                                                   | Residential / Non- Residential   | State/UT    |
|------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|-------------|
|    1 | Aditya School of Sports, Barasat North 24 PGS (Boys & Girls)                                           | Residential                      | West Bengal |
|    2 | Chandigarh Football Academy, Sports Complex Hockey Stadium (Boys)                                      | Residential                      | Chandigarh  |
|    3 | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited Football Academy, Bengaluru (Boys)                                       | Residential                      | Karnataka   |
|    4 | JGI Sports School, Bangalore Karnataka, (Boys & Girls)                                                 | Residential                      | Karnataka   |
|    5 | Jharkhand State Sports Promotion Society, Mega Sports Complex, Khelgaon, Hotwar, Ranchi (Boys & Girls) | Residential                      | Jharkhand   |
|    6 | Lalji Memorial Omega International School, Chennai (Boys & Girls)                                      | Residential                      | Tamil Nadu  |
|    7 | Minerva Academy Football Club, Chandigarh (Boys & Girls)                                               | Residential                      | Chandigarh  |
|    8 | NCOE Guwahati (Boys)                                                                                   | Non- Residential                 | Assam       |
|    9 | NCOE Imphal (Boys & Girls)                                                                             | Residential                      | Manipur     |
|   10 | NCOE LNCPE (Boys)                                                                                      | Residential                      | Kerala      |
|   11 | SE Transtadia Academy, Ahmedabad (Boys & Girls)                                                        | Non- Residential                 | Gujarat     |
|   12 | SESA Football Academy, Goa (Boys)                                                                      | Residential                      | Goa         |
|   13 | Th. Birachandra Singh Football Academy, Imphal (Boys & Girls)                                          | Non- Residential                 | Manipur     |
|   14 | Youth Football Club Rurka Kalan, Jalandhar, Punjab (Boys)                                              | Residential                      | Punjab      |
|   15 | Sudeva Delhi Football Club, Civil lines                                                                | Residential                      | Delhi       |

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