Lok Sabha Question No. 1252 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-28
Subject: State-level Sports Development by PSUs
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Shri Sudheer Gupta, Shri Manish Jaiswal, Shri Chavan Ravindra Vasantrao

## Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports

## Government of India Department of Sports

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1252

TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.07.2025

State-level Sports Development by PSUs

1252. Shri Sudheer Gupta;

Shri Manish Jaiswal;

Shri Chavan Ravindra Vasantrao:

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

- a. whether the Government plans to involve Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) in supporting State-level sports development particularly in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Jharkhand;
- b. if  so,  the  steps  taken/being taken by the Government to ensure that PSUs contribute effectively to enhance sports infrastructure
3. and talent development in the said States;
- c. whether the Government has formulated or proposes to formulate any plan to provide Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) at the local  level  to  encourage  the  youth  so  that  the  talents  could  be showcased at the global level;
- d. the total CSR funds utilized for sports development during the last three years and the current year, State and sport-wise along with the key projects implemented thereof;
- e. the mechanisms to assess the impact of corporate contributions including those from PSUs in achieving India's goal of becoming one of the top five global sports performers by 2047; and
- f. the manner in which mechanisms be specifically tailored to ensure that rural and under- represented regions benefit from increased corporate involvement in sports?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS [DR. MANSUKH MANDAVIYA]

(a) to (f): 'Sports' being a State subject, the responsibility to promote and develop sports in the country, rests primarily with the respective State/Union  Territory  Governments.  The  Central  Government  only supplements  their efforts by running various sports promotional schemes across the country including through National Sports Development  Fund  (NSDF).  Further,  Corporate  Social  Responsibility (CSR) funds are also used for promotion of sports through  infrastructure development. The Government has taken several initiatives to incentivize the corporate sector to adopt specific sports and training centers. NSDF is a demand driven scheme and provides for a financial assistance for  development  of infrastructure, training and other activities including funding of Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) for promotion of sports across the country.  Further, Government has been  regularly  interacting  with  the  Corporate  and  Public  Sector Undertakings (PSUs) requesting them to contribute  to the NSDF and become active partners for the promotion of sports among youth. These contributions are aimed at fostering sports at various levels, including rural  sports,  nationally  recognized  sports,  Paralympic  sports  and Olympic sports to promote .  As a result, many corporate organizations have  come  forward  to  join  hands  with  NSDF  by  providing  financial support for sports development in the country through CSR funding.

The details of CSR funds utilized for sports development during the last three years and the current year, State and sport-wise along with the key projects implemented are placed in public domain at https://nsdf.yas.gov.in/nsdf-glance.html under beneficiaries of NSDF tab.

Since the CSR funds received in NSDF are given as support / assistance to  sportsperson/foundations/academies  etc.  and  for  development  of sports infrastructure, there are no specific performance indicators or matrix to assess its impact.

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