Lok Sabha Question No. 3452 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-11
Subject: Availability and Utilisation of Stadiums
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Shri Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3452 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.08.2025

Availability and Utilisation of Stadiums

3452.  Shri Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka:

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

- (a)  the  number  of  functional  Government  stadiums  and  dedicated  sports training  centres  (indoor/outdoor)  along  with  availability  of  key  discipline facilities such as track, football, hockey, indoor hall, swimming, etc. State/ UT -wise including district-wise in Odisha;
- (b)  the  number  of  stadiums/training  centres  under  renovation,  partially functional or non -functional along with the reasons and expected restoration timelines, State/UT -wise;
- (c)  the  number of the sanctioned versus deployed coaches/trainers (broad disciplines)  and  the  average  number  of  weekly  youth  training  sessions conducted in rural and urban areas of Odisha;
- (d)  the  amount  of  funds  sanctioned,  released  and  utilised  during  the  last three years and the current year for construction, upgradation and maintenance including Khelo India along with Odisha's share; and
- (e)  the  measures  taken  by  the  Government  to  improve  youth  access  and utilisation  such  as  open  hours,  talent  Identification  (ID),  school  linkage, women's  safety,  para -sport  accessibility  and  benchmarks  adopted  in  this regard?

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

(a) to (e) 'Sports' being a State subject, the responsibility of development of sports  infrastructure,  including  stadiums  and  training  centres,  in  various disciplines  such  as  track,  football,  hockey,  indoor  hall,  swimming,  etc., rests primarily with the respective State/Union Territory Governments. The

Union Government only supplements their efforts by bridging critical gaps. The details of various sports infrastructure across the country, which are under the jurisdiction of respective State/Union Territory Governments, are not  maintained  in  this  Ministry.  The  details  of  the  sports  infrastructure projects  approved  and  their  physical  and  financial  progress,  under  Khelo India  Scheme  and  National  Sports  Development  Fund  (NSDF),  across  the country, including in the State of Odisha, 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. The details of Sports Authority of  India  (SAI)  Training  Centres  (STCs)  across  the  country  are  available  at https://sportsauthorityofindia.nic.in/sai\_new/sai-training-center.

Under the Khelo India Scheme, a total of 31 posts for coaches have been sanctioned  in  the  State  of  Odisha,  out  of  which,  22  coaches  have  been hired.  Further,  a  total  of  19  coaches  have  been  deployed  in  the  State  of Odisha under Sports promotional Schemes of SAI.

Further, funds are allocated and released Scheme-wise and not State-wise in  this  Ministry.  Further,  the responsibility of maintenance of these sports infrastructure  rests  with  the  grantee.  The  details  of  funds  allocated  and expenditure  incurred  under  various  Sports  Development  Schemes  of  the Department  of  Sports  across  the  country,  including  for  construction  and upgradation of sports infrastructure, including Khelo India Scheme, during the last three years and the current year are as under:

## (amount in ₹ crore)

| Financial Year   |   Funds allocated | Expenditure incurred      |
|------------------|-------------------|---------------------------|
| 2025-26          |           2520.53 | 531.78 (as on 05.08.2025) |
| 2024-25          |           2332.5  | 2136.97                   |
| 2023-24          |           2380.86 | 2329.35                   |
| 2022-23          |           1907.69 | 1879.99                   |

The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports implements the following schemes for  the  promotion  of  sports  in  the  country,  including  to  improve  youth access and utilisation such as open hours, talent Identification (ID), school linkage, women's safety, para -sport accessibility:

- (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; 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.

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