Lok Sabha Question No. 312 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-05
Subject: Khelo India Accredited Academies
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: T.N. Prathapan

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 312 ANSWERED ON 05.12.2023

Khelo India Accredited Academies

312.  SHRI T.N. PRATHAPAN:

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

- (a)  the  number  of  Khelo  India  accredited  academies  in  the  country, State/UT-wise;
- (b) the details of the process of selection of athletes or aspirants, coaches and staff;
- (c) the number of vacancies of athletes/aspirants/coaches and staff in these academies, academy-wise; and
- (d) the details of the tentative date to fill all the vacancies?

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

- (a)  State-wise number of Khelo India accredited academies in the country are given at Annexure.

(b) to (d) Sports academies, whether managed by the Government or private entities,  receive  accreditation  under  the  Khelo  India  Scheme,  subject  to specific criteria. These criteria encompass the availability of coaches and staff to meet the requirements of potential Khelo India athletes within these academies. Under the Khelo India Scheme, identified athletes may choose any  accredited  academy  of  their  preference,  provided  they  satisfy  the admission  criteria  set  by  the  respective  academies.  The  selection  of coaches and staff  in  Khelo  India  accredited  academies  is  a  dynamic  and continuous  process,  subject  to  change  based  on  the  evolving  number  of athletes to be trained in a particular academy.

ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  312  TO  BE ANSWERED  ON  05.12.2023 REGARDING ' KHELO INDIA ACCREDITED ACADEMIES ' ASKED BY SHRI T.N. PRATHAPAN, HON'BLE MEMBER OF LOK SABHA

State-wise number of accredited academies under Khelo India Scheme

| S. No.   | Name of State/UT   |   Number of accredited academies |
|----------|--------------------|----------------------------------|
| 1.       | Arunachal Pradesh  |                                3 |
| 2.       | Assam              |                                7 |
| 3.       | Chandigarh         |                                4 |
| 4.       | Chhattisgarh       |                                3 |
| 5.       | Delhi              |                               11 |
| 6.       | Goa                |                                1 |
| 7.       | Gujarat            |                               15 |
| 8.       | Haryana            |                               17 |
| 9.       | Himachal Pradesh   |                                7 |
| 10.      | Jammu & Kashmir    |                                2 |
| 11.      | Jharkhand          |                               10 |
| 12.      | Karnataka          |                               35 |
| 13.      | Kerala             |                               15 |
| 14.      | Madhya Pradesh     |                               17 |
| 15.      | Maharashtra        |                               41 |
| 16.      | Manipur            |                               12 |
| 17.      | Odisha             |                                8 |
| 18.      | Punjab             |                               26 |
| 19.      | Rajasthan          |                                7 |
| 20.      | Tamil Nadu         |                               19 |
| 21.      | Telangana          |                               14 |
| 22.      | Uttar Pradesh      |                               14 |
| 23.      | West Bengal        |                                8 |
| Total    |                    |                              296 |

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