Lok Sabha Question No. 556 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-06
Subject: Construction of New Stadiums
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Keshari Devi Patel

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. †556 ANSWERED ON 06.02.2024

Construction of New Stadiums

†556. SHRIMATI KESHARI DEVI PATEL:

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

- (a)  the  details  of  schemes  of  the  Government  to  promote  sports  in  rural areas of the country and to develop interest in sports among the youth;
- (b)  the  progress  made  in  this  regard  during  the  last  five  years  and  the current year;
- (c) the details and the number of stadiums, existing and built in urban and rural areas  of the country, State/Union  Territory-wise including Uttar Pradesh during the last five years and the current year;
- (d)  the  details  of  funds  released  for  new  stadiums  constructed  in  the country, particularly in Phulpur Parliamentary Constituency, during the last five years and the current year;
- (e)  whether  the  Government  has  allocated  funds  for  construction  of  new stadiums and renovation of existing stadiums;
- (f) if so, the details thereof; and
- (g)  the  details  of  the  current  schemes  and  projects  to  promote  sports activities  in  rural  areas  of  the  country,  State/UT-wise  particularly  in  Uttar Pradesh?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS { SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR }

- (a)  'Sports'  being  a  State  subject,  the  responsibility  of  development  of sports, including building of sports infrastructure and other facilities in rural and urban parts of the country, rests primarily with the State/Union Territory Governments. The Union Government supplements their efforts. The Ministry  of  Youth  Affairs  &  Sports  implements  the  following  schemes  to

promote  sports  in  rural  areas  of  the  country  and  to  develop  interest  in sports among the youth:

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

- (b)  The  details  of  the  funds  allocated  and  expenditure  incurred  under  the sports schemes, which also includes the promotion of sports in rural areas, during last five years and the current year are as under:

(in Rs. crore)

|   S. No. | Financial Year   |   Funds allocated |   Expenditure incurred (as on 02.02.2024) |
|----------|------------------|-------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|        1 | 2018-19          |           1381.52 |                                   1297.38 |
|        2 | 2019-20          |           2000    |                                   1989.39 |
|        3 | 2020-21          |           1313.4  |                                   1304.12 |
|        4 | 2021-22          |           1993    |                                   1748.76 |
|        5 | 2022-23          |           1907.69 |                                   1879.99 |
|        6 | 2023-24          |           2380.86 |                                   1696.8  |

(c)  to  (f)  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,  across  the  country. Further,  under  National  Sports  Development  Funds  (NSDF),  Government supports various institutions and individuals for creation and upgradation of sports facilities across the country.

Funds are allocated Scheme-wise, not State-wise in this Ministry. Till date, this  Ministry  has  sanctioned  325  sports  infrastructure  projects  of  various categories in various States/ UTs across the country, including in the State of Uttar Pradesh. The details of the sports infrastructure sanctioned under Khelo India Scheme and NSDF, across the country 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.

(g) As (a) above.

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