Lok Sabha Question No. 1125 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-02
Subject: Sports Programs in Schools
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Shri Jagdambika Pal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1125

TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.12.2024

Sports Programs in Schools

1125. SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL:

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

- (a) the details regarding the budget set aside for sports programme in primary and secondary educational schools, categorized by the State; and
- (b) the details of number of students attending Government schools who took part in national and State-level sports events State-wise, particularly district-wise in Uttar Pradesh?

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

- (a) 'Sports' being  a State  subject, the primary  responsibility for developing sports and sports-related education in the country lies with the respective State and Union Territory Governments. The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports merely supplements their efforts and does not set  aside  the  budget  for  sports  programme  in  primary  and  secondary educational schools.

However, under the ' Sports and Physical Education component ' of Samagra  Shiksha  Scheme  of  the  Ministry  of  Education,  provision  for grants  for  sports  equipment  for  indoor  and  outdoor  games  in  all government schools has been made. The Sports and Physical Education component has been introduced for encouragement of Sports, Physical activities, Yoga, Co-curricular activities etc. A provision has been made for Government schools for grant for sports equipment at the rate of Rs. 5000 for Primary Schools, Rs. 10,000 for upper primary schools and up to Rs. 25,000 for secondary and senior secondary schools per annum. In the  Financial  Year  2024-25,  an  outlay  of  Rs.  729.25  Crore  has  been approved under Sports Grant for Government Schools. The State-wise break-up of the same for Elementary and Secondary schools is attached as Annexure - I. (b) The Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports does not maintain State-wise details  of  students  participating  in  National  and  State-level  sports. However,  the  participation  details  in  the  School  Games  FederationNational  Championship, as per the School Games Federation of India (SGFI), recognized by the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, are attached as Annexure -II.  Additional  participation  details  in  respect  of  school

students can be seen on their website at https://www.sgfi.org.in/.

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ANNEXURE-I

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  1125  FOR  ANSWER  ON  02.12.2024, REGARDING  SPORTS  PROGRAMS  IN  SCHOOLS,  ASKED  BY  SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL, HON'BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT.

| 'Sports Grant' component of the Samagra Shiksha Programme (Financial Year 2024-25) (Rs. in Lakhs)   | 'Sports Grant' component of the Samagra Shiksha Programme (Financial Year 2024-25) (Rs. in Lakhs)   | 'Sports Grant' component of the Samagra Shiksha Programme (Financial Year 2024-25) (Rs. in Lakhs)   | 'Sports Grant' component of the Samagra Shiksha Programme (Financial Year 2024-25) (Rs. in Lakhs)   | 'Sports Grant' component of the Samagra Shiksha Programme (Financial Year 2024-25) (Rs. in Lakhs)   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No.                                                                                               | State                                                                                               | Elementary                                                                                          | Secondary                                                                                           | Total                                                                                               |
| 1                                                                                                   | Andaman & Nicobar Islands                                                                           | 14.85                                                                                               | 22.25                                                                                               | 37.10                                                                                               |
| 2                                                                                                   | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                      | 2075.55                                                                                             | 1663.50                                                                                             | 3739.05                                                                                             |
| 3                                                                                                   | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                   | 166.30                                                                                              | 76.00                                                                                               | 242.30                                                                                              |
| 4                                                                                                   | Assam                                                                                               | 2290.65                                                                                             | 1055.75                                                                                             | 3346.40                                                                                             |
| 5                                                                                                   | Bihar                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                |
| 6                                                                                                   | Chandigarh                                                                                          | 1.40                                                                                                | 23.50                                                                                               | 24.90                                                                                               |
| 7                                                                                                   | Chhattisgarh                                                                                        | 2833.15                                                                                             | 1172.75                                                                                             | 4005.90                                                                                             |
| 8                                                                                                   | Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu                                                                | 24.40                                                                                               | 12.50                                                                                               | 36.90                                                                                               |
| 9                                                                                                   | Delhi                                                                                               | 68.80                                                                                               | 265.50                                                                                              | 334.30                                                                                              |
| 10                                                                                                  | Gujarat                                                                                             | 2617.80                                                                                             | 477.00                                                                                              | 3094.80                                                                                             |
| 11                                                                                                  | Haryana                                                                                             | 661.95                                                                                              | 817.00                                                                                              | 1478.95                                                                                             |
| 12                                                                                                  | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                    | 715.10                                                                                              | 739.00                                                                                              | 1454.10                                                                                             |
| 13                                                                                                  | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                                     | 1164.60                                                                                             | 440.99                                                                                              | 1605.59                                                                                             |
| 14                                                                                                  | Jharkhand                                                                                           | 2214.25                                                                                             | 676.50                                                                                              | 2890.75                                                                                             |

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| 15    | Karnataka      | 1500.00   |   1359.00 |   2859.00 |
|-------|----------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 16    | Kerala         | 228.20    |    187.35 |    415.55 |
| 17    | Ladakh         | 52.90     |     31.25 |     84.15 |
| 18    | Lakshadweep    | 0.45      |      1.75 |      2.2  |
| 19    | Madhya Pradesh | 5400.20   |   2317.75 |   7717.95 |
| 20    | Maharashtra    | 729.00    |      0    |    729    |
| 21    | Manipur 143.00 |           |     98.25 |    241.25 |
| 22    | Meghalaya      | 45.00     |     15.5  |     60.5  |
| 23    | Mizoram        | 155.90    |     86    |    241.9  |
| 24    | Nagaland       | 112.40    |     73.25 |    185.65 |
| 25    | Odisha         | 2920.95   |   1477.25 |   4398.2  |
| 26    | Puducherry     | 16.35     |     31    |     47.35 |
| 27    | Punjab         | 894.80    |    941.75 |   1836.55 |
| 28    | Rajasthan      | 3516.10   |   4354.5  |   7870.6  |
| 29    | Sikkim         | 36.15     |     49.45 |     85.6  |
| 30    | Tamilnadu      | 1909.20   |   1563.5  |   3472.7  |
| 31    | Telangana      | 1233.50   |   1613.5  |   2847    |
| 32    | Tripura        | 215.95    |    239.75 |    455.7  |
| 33    | Uttarakhand    | 821.40    |    549.25 |   1370.65 |
| 34    | Uttar Pradesh  | 8952.55   |    576.5  |   9529.05 |
| 35    | West Bengal    | 3937.35   |   2245.75 |   6183.1  |
| TOTAL | TOTAL          | 47670.15  |  25254.5  |  72924.7  |

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ANNEXURE-II

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  1125  FOR  ANSWER  ON  02.12.2024 REGARDING  SPORTS  PROGRAMS  IN  SCHOOLS,  ASKED  BY  SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL, HON'BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT.

| Details of student participation in School Games Federation - National Championship   | Details of student participation in School Games Federation - National Championship   | Details of student participation in School Games Federation - National Championship   | Details of student participation in School Games Federation - National Championship   | Details of student participation in School Games Federation - National Championship   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| CHAMPIONSHIP                                                                          | YEAR                                                                                  | TOTAL PARTICIPANTS                                                                    | PARTICIPANTS FROM UTTAR PRADESH                                                       | REMARKS                                                                               |
| National Championship                                                                 | 2023-24                                                                               | 54095                                                                                 | 1246                                                                                  | Includes players from all schools                                                     |
| National Championship                                                                 | 2024-25                                                                               | 22590                                                                                 | 665                                                                                   | As on 29.11.2024                                                                      |

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