Lok Sabha Question No. 444 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-05
Subject: Khelo India Centres
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Lallu Singh, P. C. Mohan

## MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS)

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 444 ANSWERED ON 05.12.2023

## Khelo India Centres

444.  SHRI LALLU SINGH: SHRI P.C. MOHAN:

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

- (a)  the  details  and  the  number  of  athletes  getting  trained  in  Khelo  India Centres  (KICs)  and  the  total  number  of  operational  KICs  in  the  country against the notified number, State-wise including Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  steps  to  improve  the  sports infrastructure  in  the  country  particularly  Rajasthan,  Uttar  Pradesh  and Karnataka;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  has  set  up  any  new  KICs  in  the  country particularly Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka; and
- (e)  if  so,  the  details  and  the  total  number  of  centres  in  the  country, State/UT-wise including Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Karnataka?

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

- (a):  The  details  of  Khelo  India  Centres,  along  with the number  of  athletes being trained in them, State/ UT-wise are at Annexure.
- (b) & (c): Sports' being a State subject the responsibility of creation/upgradation of sports infrastructure facilities lies  with  respective State Governments,  central  Government  supplements  their  efforts  by bridging  critical  gaps.  However,  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 such as sports complex, synthetic athletic tracks, synthetic hockey fields, synthetic turf  football  grounds,  multipurpose  halls,  swimming  pools,  etc.  along  with sports  equipment.  Further,  under  National  Sports  Development  Funds (NSDF), Government  supports various institutions and individuals for creation and upgradation of Sports facilities across the country.  Till date, this Ministry has sanctioned 340 sports infrastructure projects at cost Rs. 3566.68  crores,  of  various  categories  in  various  States/UTs  across  the country, including the States of Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka.

(d) & (e):  As (a) above

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ANNEXURE Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.  444  for  05/12/2023  regarding  Khelo  India  Centres  asked  by  Shri  Lallu Singh and Shri P.C. Mohan, Hon'ble MPs.

| Sr. No.   | State/UTs                                |   No. of KICs Notified |   No. of KICs Operational |   No. of athletes being trained in KICs (as on 30.11.2023) |
|-----------|------------------------------------------|------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Andaman &Nicobar                         |                      2 |                         0 |                                                          0 |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh                           |                     26 |                        26 |                                                        595 |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh                        |                     54 |                        42 |                                                       1220 |
| 4         | Assam                                    |                     55 |                        55 |                                                       1980 |
| 5         | Bihar                                    |                     38 |                        30 |                                                       1042 |
| 6         | Chandigarh                               |                      2 |                         1 |                                                         66 |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh                             |                     24 |                        24 |                                                        828 |
| 8         | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu |                      3 |                         1 |                                                         31 |
| 9         | Delhi                                    |                      7 |                         7 |                                                        281 |
| 10        | Goa                                      |                      2 |                         2 |                                                         60 |
| 11        | Gujarat                                  |                     33 |                        20 |                                                        274 |
| 12        | Haryana                                  |                     15 |                        14 |                                                        696 |
| 13        | Himachal Pradesh                         |                     16 |                        15 |                                                        252 |
| 14        | Jammu &Kashmir                           |                    100 |                        90 |                                                       1330 |
| 15        | Jharkhand                                |                     24 |                        17 |                                                        630 |
| 16        | Karnataka                                |                     31 |                        28 |                                                        699 |
| 17        | Kerala                                   |                     24 |                        22 |                                                        724 |
| 18        | Ladakh                                   |                      3 |                         2 |                                                        108 |
| 19        | Lakshadweep                              |                      1 |                         1 |                                                         46 |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh                           |                     49 |                        38 |                                                       1028 |
| 21        | Maharashtra                              |                     43 |                        43 |                                                       1686 |
| 22        | Manipur                                  |                     34 |                        18 |                                                        363 |
| 23        | Meghalaya                                |                     24 |                        24 |                                                        706 |
| 24        | Mizoram                                  |                     12 |                        12 |                                                         44 |
| 25        | Nagaland                                 |                     32 |                        32 |                                                        688 |
| 26        | Odisha                                   |                      6 |                         6 |                                                         25 |
| 27        | Puducherry                               |                      2 |                         0 |                                                          0 |
| 28        | Punjab                                   |                     28 |                        26 |                                                        212 |
| 29        | Rajasthan                                |                     42 |                        41 |                                                        333 |
| 30        | Sikkim                                   |                     11 |                        11 |                                                        217 |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu                               |                     38 |                        38 |                                                        526 |
| 32        | Telangana                                |                     19 |                        19 |                                                        601 |
| 33        | Tripura                                  |                     14 |                        11 |                                                        341 |
| 34        | Uttar Pradesh                            |                     80 |                        76 |                                                       1949 |
| 35        | Uttarakhand                              |                     17 |                        17 |                                                        495 |
| 36        | West Bengal (NVS)                        |                     13 |                        10 |                                                        413 |
| 37        | Railways                                 |                     76 |                         0 |                                                          0 |
|           | Total                                    |                   1000 |                       820 |                                                      20489 |

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