Lok Sabha Question No. 323 (STARRED), answered on 2025-03-24
Subject: Creation and Upgradation of Sports Infrastructure
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Shri Naveen Jindal

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *323 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.03.2025

Creation and Upgradation of Sports Infrastructure

*323. Shri Naveen Jindal:

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

- (a)  the  details  of  the  number  of  sports  infrastructure projects initiated for creation or upgradation under the Scheme of Creation and Upgradation of Sports  Infrastructure  since  its  inception  along  with  their  progress,  Statewise;
- (b) the details of the funds allocated, disbursed, sanctioned and utilized for the  creation  and  upgradation  of  sports  infrastructure  since  2019  and  the mechanisms that are in place to ensure effective utilization  of  the  funds, State and year-wise;
- (c) the initiatives undertaken by the Government to develop sports facilities in remote, tribal and underserved areas to ensure regional balance;
- (d)  the  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to  expedite  project completion  and  to  overcome  land  acquisition  or  administrative  hurdles under creation and upgradation of sports infrastructure; and
- (e) whether the Government is considering to create specialized infrastructure for niche sports or training academies for high-performance athletes, if so, the details thereof?

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

(a) to (e) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *323 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.03.2025 REGARDING ' CREATION AND UPGRADATION OF SPORTS INFRASTRUCTURE '  ASKED  BY  SHRI  NAVEEN  JINDAL,  HON'BLE  MEMBER OF LOK SABHA.

(a) to (e ) 'Sports' being a State subject, the responsibility of development of sports, including creation and upgradation of sports infrastructure, development of sports facilities in remote, tribal and underserved areas to ensure regional balance, creating specialized infrastructure for niche sports or  training  academies  for  high-performance  athletes,  rests  primarily  with the  respective  State/Union  Territory  Governments.  The  Union  Government only 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, across the country. The details of the sports infrastructure projects approved and their sanctioned cost, funds released and their physical and financial progress, under Khelo India  Scheme,  across  the  country,  are  available  in  public  domain  on  the dashboard of the Ministry at https://mdsd.kheloindia.gov.in.

Further,  the  details  of  Khelo  India  Centres  (KICs)  notified  and  sports academies accredited under the Khelo India Scheme, across the country, are available  in  public  domain  on  the  dashboard  of  the  Ministry  at https://dashboard.kheloindia.gov.in/state-wise-khelo-india-centers.

The Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports implements the following schemes for development of sports across the country, including remote, tribal and underserved areas:

(i) Scheme of '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 Scheme; (vii) National Sports Development  Fund;  and  (viii) 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.

Further,  to  support  the  efforts  of  State  Governments,  Ministry  of  Youth Affairs  &  Sports  through  Sports  Authority  of  India  is  implementing  the following  Sports  Promotional  Schemes  across  the  country  to  identify talented sportspersons and nurture them  to excel at national and international levels: -

- National Centres of Excellence (NCOE)
- SAI Training Centre (STC)
- Extension Centre of STC
- National Sports Talent Contest (NSTC)

As per the existing  guidelines  of  the  Khelo  India  Scheme,  the  timeline  of completion of infrastructure projects sanctioned under the Scheme is two years  from  the  date  of  its  sanction.  The  responsibility  of  executing  the projects,  including  overcoming  land  acquisition  or  administrative  hurdles, rests with the grantee.

Sports  Authority  of  India,  an  autonomous  body  under  the  aegis  of  this Ministry, has its High-Performance Centres at Sonepat, Patiala and Bangalore.

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