Lok Sabha Question No. 2180 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-05
Subject: Funds Allocated to Tamil Nadu for Khelo India
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Ms. S Jothimani

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2180

## ANSWERED ON 05.08.2024

Funds Allocated to Tamil Nadu for Khelo India

2180.  MS. S JOTHIMANI:

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

(a) the details of funds allocated to Khelo India Scheme, since 2019, Statewise;

- (b) the details of the funds allocated to Tamil Nadu State especially Karur, Trichy, Pudukkottai and Dindigul during the last five years and the current year;
- (c)  the  details  of  Khelo  India  medal  winners  State-wise,  Social  categorywise and gender-wise from 2018 to 2024;
- (d)  the  number  of successful placement of Khelo India Winners in Central Government jobs across the country, State-wise especially from the state of Tamil Nadu from 2019 to 2024;
- (e) whether the Government has any plans to make sure the infrastructure facility for indoor and outdoor stadiums in every district especially in Karur district, Tamil Nadu; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

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

(a) and (b) Funds are allocated Scheme-wise and not State-wise under the Schemes  of  this  Ministry.  Details  of  funds  allocated  under  Khelo  India Scheme across the country, including in the State of Tamil Nadu, during the last five years and the current year are as under:

| Year    |   Funds allocated (in Rs. Crore) |
|---------|----------------------------------|
| 2019-20 |                           578    |
| 2020-21 |                           328.77 |
| 2021-22 |                           869    |
| 2022-23 |                           600    |
| 2023-24 |                           880    |
| 2024-25 |                           900    |

(c)  Social  category-wise  details  of  Khelo  India  medal  winners  are  not maintained  in  this  Ministry.  State-wise  and  gender-wise  details  of  Khelo India medal winners till date are available at https://dashboard.kheloindia.gov.in/state-wise-khelo-india-centers.

(d) The information regarding placement of Khelo India winners, in Central Government jobs across the country, is not maintained in this Ministry.

(e) and (f) 'Sports' being a State subject, the responsibility of development of sports, including development of facility for indoor and outdoor stadiums in every district, rests primarily with the State/Union Territory Governments. The  Union  Government  supplements  their  efforts.  However,  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  such  as  sports  complex,  synthetic  athletic  tracks, synthetic hockey fields, synthetic turf football grounds, multipurpose halls, swimming pools, etc. along with sports equipment. Further, under National Sports Development Fund (NSDF), Government supports various institutions and individuals for creation and upgradation of sports facilities across the country, including the State of Tamil Nadu.

Till date, this Ministry has sanctioned 343 sports infrastructure projects of various categories in various States/ UTs across the country, including in the State of Tamil Nadu. The details of the sports infrastructure sanctioned under Khelo India Scheme and NSDF, across the country, including in the State of Tamil Nadu, are available in public domain on the dashboard of the Ministry at https://mdsd.kheloindia.gov.in and http://www.nsdf.yas.gov.in/nsdf-glance.html.

Further there is no  proposal  under  consideration  in  this  Ministry to construct indoor and outdoor stadiums in every district of the country.

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