Lok Sabha Question No. 2091 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-09
Subject: Development of Sports
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Dr. Kirsan Namdeo, Shri Jagdambika Pal, Ms Kangna Ranaut

## Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports

## Government of India Department of Sports

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2091

TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.12.2024

## Development of Sports

2091.     DR. KIRSAN NAMDEO: SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL:

MS KANGNA RANAUT:

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

- (a) whether the Government is aware that for development of sports in  the  country,  it  is  necessary  that  the  youth  should  have  faith  in sports  and  should  be  encouraged  to  take  up  sports  as  their
- profession;
- (b) if so, the details of initiatives taken/proposed to be taken by the Government in this regard;
- (c) whether the Government has taken steps for the development of sports in the country including Himachal Pradesh;
- (d) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise; and
- (e) the details of schemes or programmes being implemented by the Government to promote sports among  the children of tribal communities in the country?

## THE MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS

## ANSWER (DR MANSUKH MANDAVIYA)

- (a) to  (d):  Sports  being  a  State  subject,  the  responsibility  of development of sports rests primarily with the State/Union Territory Governments, and the Central  Government only  supplements  their efforts. However, this Ministry is running various sports promotional schemes  across  the  country  including  the  state  of  Himachal Pradesh. These schemes include: (i) Khelo IndiaNational Programme  for  Development  of  Sports;  (ii)  Assistance  to  National Sports  Federations  (NSFs);  (iii)  Cash  Awards  to  Medal  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) Running Sports Training Centres through Sports Authority of India (SAI). Details of these schemes are available in the public domain on the website of the Ministry. The  Government  also  provides  jobs  to  the  sportspersons  under sports quota in the Central Government offices  which is governed by  the  consolidated  instructions  issued  by  the  Department  of Personnel & Training (DoP&T). As per extant instructions, Ministries and Departments can recruit meritorious sportspersons to Group 'C' posts under the Government  of  India upto 5%  of the direct recruitment vacancies in any year. Under the component 'Creation and  Up -gradation of Sports Infrastructure' of the Khelo India Scheme, 323 sports infrastructure projects  have  been  sanctioned  across  the  country  (including  09 projects  in  the  State  of  Himachal  Pradesh  at  cost  of  Rs.193.21 Crore).  The  details  of  the  sports  infrastructure  sanctioned  under Khelo  India  Scheme,  across  the  country  including  the  State  of Himachal Pradesh are available in public domain on the dashboard of the Ministry at https://mdsd.kheloindia.gov.in. Further, Government has established 18 Khelo India Centres (KIC), 1 Khelo India  State  Centre  of  Excellence  (KISCE)  and  11  Khelo  India Accredited Academies (KIAA) in the State of Himachal Pradesh. (e):  To  promote  sports  in  tribal  areas,  a  dedicated  component 'Promotion  of  rural  and  indigenous/tribal  games' is  implemented under Khelo India Scheme.

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