Lok Sabha Question No. 2499 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-04
Subject: Sports Infrastructure/Training Projects in Maharashtra
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Dr. Bachhav Shobha Dinesh

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2499 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.08.2025

Sports Infrastructure/Training Projects in Maharashtra

2499. Dr. Bachhav Shobha Dinesh:

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

- (a) the details of Centrally Sponsored Schemes and Central Sector Schemes for sports infrastructure/training projects being implemented by the Government, including Sports Association of India in the State of Maharashtra during the last ten years, scheme/district-wise;
- (b) the details of SAI Training Centres (STC) in Maharashtra, district-wise;
- (c) the details of funds allocated, sanctioned, released and utilized for each of the above schemes during the said period, scheme/district/project-wise in Maharashtra, particularly Dhule and Nashik districts;
- (d) the details of physical targets set and achieved in the implementation of the  above  schemes  during  the  said  period,  year/scheme/district-wise  in Maharashtra, particularly Dhule and Nashik districts;
- (e) whether there is time and cost overrun of any of the above schemes;
- (f) if so, the reasons therefor; and
- (g)  the  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  for  expediting  the projects?

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

- (a)  The  Ministry  of  Youth  Affairs  and  Sports  implements  the  following schemes  for  the  promotion  of  sports  in  the  country,  including  for  sports infrastructure/training projects in the State of Maharashtra:

- (i) Khelo India - National Programme for Development of Sports;
- (ii) Assistance to National Sports Federations;
- (iii)  Cash  Incentive  to  Medal  Winners  in  International  Sports  Events and their Coaches;
- (iv) National Sports Awards;
- (v) Pension to Meritorious Sportspersons;
- (vi) Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay National Welfare Program for Sportspersons;
- (vii) National Sports Development Fund (NSDF); and
- (viii)  Running  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.

The  details of the sports infrastructure projects approved  and  their sanctioned cost, funds released and their physical and financial progress, under Khelo India Scheme and NSDF, across the country, including in the State of Maharashtra, are available in public domain on the dashboards of the Ministry at https://mdsd.kheloindia.gov.in and http://www.nsdf.yas.gov.in/nsdf-glance.html.

- (b) There are no SAI Training Centres (STC) in Maharashtra.
- (c)  Funds  are  allocated  and  released Scheme-wise and not State/UT-wise. The  details  of  funds  allocated  and  expenditure  incurred  under  various Sports  Development  Schemes  of  the  Department  of  Sports  across  the country, including in the State of Maharashtra, during the last ten years are as under:

(amount in ₹ crore)

| Financial Year   |   Funds allocated |   Expenditure incurred |
|------------------|-------------------|------------------------|
| 2024-25          |           2332.5  |                2136.97 |
| 2023-24          |           2380.86 |                2329.35 |
| 2022-23          |           1907.69 |                1879.99 |
| 2021-22          |           1993    |                1748.76 |
| 2020-21          |           1313.4  |                1304.12 |
| 2019-20          |           2000    |                1989.39 |
| 2018-19          |           1381.52 |                1297.38 |
| 2017-18          |           1393.21 |                1229.32 |
| 2016-17          |           1078.35 |                1074.66 |
| 2015-16          |           1024.46 |                1020.65 |

(d) The Schemes of this Ministry are demand driven.  Therefore, no targets are fixed.

(e) No, Sir.

(f) Does not arise.

(g)  This  Ministry  continuously  reviews  the  progress  of  the  sanctioned projects by way of regular review meetings with grantees, visit of project monitoring committee to the site of the projects to assess actual physical progress and getting Utilization Certificates (UCs) of the released funds to ensure timely completion of the projects.

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