Lok Sabha Question No. 124 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-21
Subject: Development of Playground and Gyms for Women
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Shri Eatala Rajender

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 124 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.07.2025

Development of Playground and Gyms for Women

124. Shri Eatala Rajender:

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to motivate more women to take part in sports and construct gyms for girls and upgrade existing playgrounds and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether the youth are actively practicing judo and silambattam sports under the promotional scheme and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  residents  see  these  efforts  as piece-meal  and  continue  to  demanding  a  city-wide  plan  to  identify  lands specifically for developing playgrounds;
- (d) if so, the details thereof along with the steps taken/being taken by the Government in this regard; and
- (e) the funds sanctioned and utilised during the last 11 years, State/UT-wise particularly Telangana?

## THE MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS

## ANSWER { DR. MANSUKH MANDAVIYA }

(a) to (d) 'Sports' being a State subject, the responsibility of development of sports,  including  motivating  more  women  to  take  part  in  sports  and construct gyms for girls and upgrade existing playgrounds, ensuring youth are actively practicing judo and silambattam sports under the promotional scheme,  formulating  a  city-wide  plan  to  identify  lands  specifically  for developing  playgrounds,  rests  primarily  with  the  respective  State/Union Territory  Governments.  The  Union  Government  only  supplements  their efforts  by  bridging  critical  gaps.  The  Ministry  of  Youth  Affairs  and  Sports implements  the  following  schemes  for  the  promotion  of  sports  in  the

country, including among women, youth and for development of traditional sports:

- (i) 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 Fund;
- (vii) National Sports Development Fund; 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.

- (e)  Funds  are  allocated  and  released Scheme-wise and not State/UT-wise. The details of funds allocated and released under various Sports Development Schemes of the Department of Sports during the last 11 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 |
| 2014-15          |            772    |                 766.86 |

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