Lok Sabha Question No. 1271 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-28
Subject: CoEs for Sports in Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Shri Bastipati Nagaraju, Shri Mohibbullah, Shri B K Parthasarathi

## Government of India Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports Department of Sports

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1271 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.07.2025

CoEs for Sports in Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh

1271. SHRI MOHIBBULLAH:

SHRI BASTIPATI NAGARAJU: SHRI B K PARTHASARATHI:

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

- (a)  the  details  regarding  the  number  of  Centres  of  Excellence (CoEs) for sports currently established across the country, State/UTwise, including in Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh;
- (b)  the  details  regarding  the  number and types of sports being covered under the said Centres;
- (c) whether the Government has any plans to establish any new Centres of Excellence for sports in State of Uttar Pradesh;
- (d)  if  so,  the  details  thereof,  including  the  proposed  location, expected timeline, and the total budget allocated and released so far and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (e)  whether  the  Government  plans to include  additional sports disciplines such as badminton, tennis and chess under the ambit of existing or upcoming Centres; and
- (f)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  criteria  being  followed  for
- inclusion of new sports disciplines under such centres?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS

## [DR. MANSUKH MANDAVIYA]

- (a) The  State-wise  detail  of  National  Centres  of  Excellence  (NCoEs) established across the country including in the State of Uttar Pradesh are provided at Annexure-I.

At present, there is no NCoE operational in the State of Andhra Pradesh.

- (b)  The  following  24  Sports  disciplines  are  being  covered  under  the NCoEs operational in the country  :

|   SN | Discipline(s)       |
|------|---------------------|
|    1 | Archery             |
|    2 | Athletics           |
|    3 | Badminton           |
|    4 | Boxing              |
|    5 | Cycling             |
|    6 | Fencing             |
|    7 | Football            |
|    8 | Gymnastics          |
|    9 | Handball            |
|   10 | Hockey              |
|   11 | Judo                |
|   12 | Kabaddi             |
|   13 | Kayaking & Canoeing |
|   14 | Kho-Kho             |
|   15 | Powerlifting-Para   |
|   16 | Rowing              |
|   17 | Shooting            |
|   18 | Swimming            |
|   19 | Table Tennis        |
|   20 | Taekwondo           |

|   21 | Volleyball    |
|------|---------------|
|   22 | Weightlifting |
|   23 | Wrestling     |
|   24 | Wushu         |

The NCOE - wise detailed break up of the sport disciplines is provided at Annexure - II.

(c) & (d) One NCoE has been approved for Sigra, Varanasi. There is no plan to establish any new NCoE in the State of Uttar Pradesh as SAI has undertaken  an exercise of restructuring its Sports Promotional Schemes to ensure more focused and effective development of athletes. Given the existing sports infrastructure and financial  considerations,  the  emphasis  is  currently  on  strengthening the capabilities of the existing centres to drive excellence in sports.

(e) & (f) Training is already being imparted in Badminton discipline at some NCoEs. At present, no proposal for inclusion of Chess and Tennis is under consideration.

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## ANNEXURE-I

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  1271  FOR  28.07.2025  ASKED  BY SHRI MOHIBBULLAH, SHRI BASTIPATI NAGARAJU AND SHRI B K PARTHASARATHI REGARDING 'CoEs FOR SPORTS IN UTTAR PRADESH AND ANDHRA PRADESH'.

## DETAILS OF SAI NCoEs ACROSS THE COUNTRY, STATE/ UT-WISE

|   SN | State(s)                    | Centre Name                 |
|------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|    1 | Kerala                      | Alleppey                    |
|    2 | Kerala                      | Trivandrum                  |
|    3 | Maharashtra                 | Aurangabad                  |
|    4 | Maharashtra                 | Kandivali                   |
|    5 | Karnataka                   | Bangalore                   |
|    6 | Madhya Pradesh              | Bhopal                      |
|    7 | Punjab                      | Zirakpur                    |
|    8 | Himachal PradeshDharamshala | Himachal PradeshDharamshala |
|    9 | Himachal PradeshHamirpur    | Himachal PradeshHamirpur    |
|   10 | Assam                       | Guwahati                    |
|   11 | Arunachal Pradesh           | Itanagar                    |
|   12 | Gujarat                     | Gandhinagar                 |
|   13 | Manipur                     | Imphal                      |
|   14 | West Bengal                 | Kolkata                     |
|   15 | West Bengal                 | Cooch Behar                 |
|   16 | Odhisa                      | Jagatpur                    |
|   17 | Uttar Pradesh               | Lucknow                     |
|   18 | Punjab                      | Patiala                     |
|   19 | Haryana                     | Rohtak                      |
|   20 | Haryana                     | Sonepat                     |
|   21 | Delhi                       | I.G. Stadium                |
|   22 | Delhi                       | MDCNS                       |
|   23 | Delhi                       | Dr. SPMSPC                  |
|   24 | Delhi                       | Dr. KSSR                    |

ANNEXURE-II

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  1271  FOR  28.07.2025  ASKED  BY SHRI MOHIBBULLAH, SHRI BASTIPATI NAGARAJU AND SHRI B K PARTHASARATHI REGARDING 'CoEs FOR SPORTS IN UTTAR PRADESH AND ANDHRA PRADESH'.

## NATIONAL CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE (NCoEs)

| SN   | Region/ Centre Name   | Disciplines         | Resi.   | Resi.   | Resi.   | Non-Resi.   | Non-Resi.   | Non-Resi.   |
|------|-----------------------|---------------------|---------|---------|---------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|      |                       |                     | B       | G       | T       | B           | G           | T           |
|      | Bhopal                |                     |         |         |         |             |             |             |
|      | Madhya Pradesh        |                     |         |         |         |             |             |             |
| 1    | Bhopal                | Athletics           | 25      | 21      | 46      | 0           | 0           | 0           |
|      |                       | Hockey              | 36      | 57      | 93      | 0           | 0           | 0           |
|      |                       | Judo                | 60      | 55      | 115     | 0           | 0           | 0           |
|      |                       | Kayaking & Canoeing | 24      | 14      | 38      | 0           | 0           | 0           |
|      |                       | TOTAL:              | 145     | 147     | 292     | 0           | 0           | 0           |
|      | Bangalore             |                     |         |         |         |             |             |             |
|      | Karnataka             |                     |         |         |         |             |             |             |
| 2    | Bangalore             | Athletics           | 47      | 31      | 78      | 0           | 0           | 0           |
|      |                       | Athletics (Para)    | 14      | 05      | 19      | 0           | 0           | 0           |
|      |                       | Hockey              | 40      | 41      | 81      | 0           | 0           | 0           |
|      |                       | Volleyball          | 27      | 0       | 27      | 0           | 0           | 0           |
|      |                       | TOTAL:              | 128     | 77      | 205     | 0           | 0           | 0           |
|      | Kolkata               |                     |         |         |         |             |             |             |
|      | West Bengal           |                     |         |         |         |             |             |             |
| 3    | Kolkata               | Archery             | 20      | 13      | 33      | 0           | 0           | 0           |
|      |                       | Archery (Para)      | 04      | 0       | 04      | 0           | 0           | 0           |
|      |                       | Athletics           | 12      | 07      | 19      | 0           | 0           | 0           |
|      |                       | Athletics (Para)    | 02      | 01      | 03      | 0           | 0           | 0           |
|      |                       | Gymnastics          | 15      | 17      | 32      | 0           | 0           | 0           |

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|    |                  | Hockey              | 0   | 37   | 37   | 0   | 0   | 0   |
|----|------------------|---------------------|-----|------|------|-----|-----|-----|
|    |                  | Table Tennis        | 12  | 09   | 21   | 09  | 13  | 22  |
|    |                  | TOTAL:              | 65  | 84   | 149  | 9   | 13  | 22  |
| 4  | Cooch Behar      | Archery-Para        | 0   | 0    | 0    | 0   | 0   | 0   |
|    |                  | Athletics-Para      | 0   | 0    | 0    | 0   | 0   | 0   |
|    |                  | Football            | 0   | 0    | 0    | 0   | 0   | 0   |
|    |                  | Volleyball          | 0   | 0    | 0    | 0   | 0   | 0   |
|    |                  | TOTAL:              | 0   | 0    | 0    | 0   | 0   | 0   |
|    | Odisha           |                     |     |      |      |     |     |     |
| 5  | Jagatpur         | Kayaking & Canoeing | 29  | 27   | 56   | 05  | 01  | 06  |
|    |                  | Rowing              | 20  | 23   | 43   | 0   | 0   | 0   |
|    |                  | TOTAL:              | 49  | 50   | 99   | 5   | 1   | 6   |
|    |                  | G.TOTAL:            | 114 | 134  | 248  | 14  | 14  | 28  |
|    | LNCPE Trivandrum |                     |     |      |      |     |     |     |
|    | Kerala           |                     |     |      |      |     |     |     |
| 6  | Trivandrum       | Athletics           | 45  | 31   | 76   | 0   | 0   | 0   |
|    |                  | Athletics (Para)    | 03  | 0    | 03   | 0   | 0   | 0   |
|    |                  | Cycling             | 07  | 19   | 26   | 0   | 0   | 0   |
|    |                  | Football            | 17  | 0    | 17   | 0   | 0   | 0   |
|    |                  | Taekwondo           | 12  | 15   | 27   | 0   | 0   | 0   |
|    |                  | Taekwondo (Para)    | 01  | 0    | 01   | 0   | 0   | 0   |
|    |                  | Volleyball          | 21  | 31   | 52   | 0   | 0   | 0   |
|    |                  | TOTAL:              | 106 | 96   | 202  | 0   | 0   | 0   |
| 7  | Alleppey         | Kayaking & Canoeing | 19  | 23   | 42   | 05  | 04  | 09  |
|    |                  | Rowing              | 22  | 31   | 53   | 01  | 02  | 03  |
|    |                  | TOTAL:              | 41  | 54   | 95   | 06  | 06  | 12  |
|    |                  | G.TOTAL:            | 147 | 150  | 297  | 06  | 06  | 12  |
|    | Guwahati         |                     |     |      |      |     |     |     |
|    | Assam            |                     |     |      |      |     |     |     |
| 8  | Guwahati         | Archery             | 03  | 02   | 05   | 05  | 05  | 10  |
|    |                  | Boxing              | 0   | 30   | 30   | 0   | 12  | 12  |

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|    |                   | Cycling           | 28   | 10   | 38   | 0   | 0   | 0   |
|----|-------------------|-------------------|------|------|------|-----|-----|-----|
|    |                   | Fencing           | 05   | 09   | 14   | 3   | 3   | 6   |
|    |                   | Football          | 10   | 0    | 10   | 10  | 0   | 10  |
|    |                   | Taekwondo         | 10   | 10   | 20   | 5   | 5   | 10  |
|    |                   | TOTAL:            | 56   | 61   | 117  | 23  | 25  | 48  |
|    | Arunachal Pradesh |                   |      |      |      |     |     |     |
| 9  | Itanagar          | Archery           | 0    | 0    | 0    | 09  | 05  | 14  |
|    |                   | Boxing            | 08   | 02   | 10   | 0   | 0   | 0   |
|    |                   | Weightlifting     | 8    | 10   | 18   | 0   | 0   | 0   |
|    |                   | Wushu             | 13   | 10   | 23   | 0   | 0   | 0   |
|    |                   | TOTAL:            | 29   | 22   | 51   | 9   | 5   | 14  |
|    |                   | G. Total          | 85   | 83   | 168  | 32  | 30  | 62  |
|    | Sonepat           |                   |      |      |      |     |     |     |
|    | Haryana           |                   |      |      |      |     |     |     |
| 10 | Sonepat           | Archery           | 54   | 28   | 82   | 0   | 0   | 0   |
|    |                   | Archery (Para)    | 04   | 03   | 07   | 0   | 0   | 0   |
|    |                   | Athletics         | 15   | 14   | 29   | 0   | 0   | 0   |
|    |                   | Hockey            | 38   | 30   | 68   | 0   | 0   | 0   |
|    |                   | Kabaddi           | 24   | 20   | 44   | 0   | 0   | 0   |
|    |                   | Wrestling         | 55   | 0    | 55   | 0   | 0   | 0   |
|    |                   | TOTAL:            | 190  | 95   | 285  | 0   | 0   | 0   |
| 11 | Rohtak            | Boxing            | 85   | 67   | 152  | 0   | 0   | 0   |
|    |                   | TOTAL:            | 85   | 67   | 152  | 0   | 0   | 0   |
|    |                   | G.TOTAL:          | 275  | 162  | 437  | 0   | 0   | 0   |
|    | Chandigarh        |                   |      |      |      |     |     |     |
|    | Chandigarh (UT)   |                   |      |      |      |     |     |     |
| 12 | Zirakpur          | Yet to be Started | 0    | 0    | 0    | 0   | 0   | 0   |
|    |                   | TOTAL:            | 0    | 0    | 0    | 0   | 0   | 0   |
|    | Himachal Pradesh  |                   |      |      |      |     |     |     |
| 13 | Dharamshala       | Kabaddi           | 0    | 30   | 30   | 0   | 0   | 0   |
|    |                   | Volleyball        | 0    | 21   | 21   | 0   | 0   | 0   |

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|    |             | TOTAL:              | 0   | 51   | 51   | 0   | 0   | 0   |
|----|-------------|---------------------|-----|------|------|-----|-----|-----|
| 14 | Hamirpur    | Athletics           | 0   | 0    | 0    | 5   | 08  | 13  |
|    |             | Badminton           | 0   | 0    | 0    | 08  | 03  | 11  |
|    |             | Boxing              | 0   | 0    | 0    | 06  | 03  | 09  |
|    |             | Hockey              | 0   | 0    | 0    | 11  | 09  | 20  |
|    |             | Judo                | 0   | 0    | 0    | 15  | 15  | 30  |
|    |             | Wrestling           | 0   | 0    | 0    | 14  | 7   | 21  |
|    |             | TOTAL:              | 0   | 0    | 0    | 59  | 45  | 104 |
|    |             | G.TOTAL:            | 0   | 51   | 51   | 59  | 45  | 104 |
|    | Imphal      |                     |     |      |      |     |     |     |
|    | Manipur     |                     |     |      |      |     |     |     |
| 15 | Imphal      | Archery             | 10  | 11   | 21   | 4   | 3   | 7   |
|    |             | Cycling             | 15  | 14   | 29   | 0   | 0   | 0   |
|    |             | Fencing             | 13  | 14   | 23   | 0   | 0   | 0   |
|    |             | Football            | 23  | 15   | 38   | 0   | 0   | 0   |
|    |             | Hockey              | 26  | 18   | 44   | 0   | 0   | 0   |
|    |             | Judo                | 15  | 13   | 28   | 0   | 0   | 0   |
|    |             | Weightlifting       | 09  | 13   | 22   | 0   | 0   | 0   |
|    |             | Wushu               | 15  | 18   | 33   | 4   | 3   | 7   |
|    |             | TOTAL:              | 126 | 116  | 238  | 8   | 6   | 14  |
|    | Gandhinagar |                     |     |      |      |     |     |     |
|    | Gujarat     |                     |     |      |      |     |     |     |
| 16 | Gandhinagar | Athletics (Para)    | 25  | 7    | 32   | 0   | 0   | 0   |
|    |             | Badminton (Para)    | 5   | 1    | 06   | 0   | 0   | 0   |
|    |             | Fencing (Para)      | 11  | 5    | 16   | 0   | 0   | 0   |
|    |             | Handball            | 13  | 15   | 28   | 0   | 0   | 0   |
|    |             | Kabaddi             | 56  | 28   | 84   | 0   | 0   | 0   |
|    |             | Kho-Kho             | 0   | 07   | 07   | 0   | 0   | 0   |
|    |             | Powerlifting        | 10  | 02   | 12   | 0   | 0   | 0   |
|    |             | Swimming (Para)     | 16  | 2    | 18   | 0   | 0   | 0   |
|    |             | Table Tennis (Para) | 06  | 06   | 12   | 0   | 0   | 0   |
|    |             | TOTAL:              | 142 | 73   | 215  | 0   | 0   | 0   |

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|    | NSNIS Patiala   |                  |     |     |     |    |    |    |
|----|-----------------|------------------|-----|-----|-----|----|----|----|
|    | Punjab          |                  |     |     |     |    |    |    |
| 17 | Patiala         | Athletics        | 44  | 33  | 77  | 0  | 0  | 0  |
|    |                 | Cycling          | 41  | 25  | 66  | 0  | 0  | 0  |
|    |                 | Fencing          | 18  | 10  | 28  | 0  | 0  | 0  |
|    |                 | Weightlifting    | 25  | 20  | 45  | 0  | 0  | 0  |
|    |                 | Wushu            | 23  | 20  | 43  | 0  | 0  | 0  |
|    |                 | TOTAL: 151       |     | 108 | 259 | 0  | 0  | 0  |
|    | Mumbai          |                  |     |     |     |    |    |    |
|    | Maharashtra     |                  |     |     |     |    |    |    |
| 18 | Kandivali       | Hockey           | 0   | 34  | 34  | 0  | 0  | 0  |
|    |                 | Wrestling        | 30  | 14  | 44  | 0  | 0  | 0  |
|    |                 | TOTAL:           | 30  | 48  | 78  | 0  | 0  | 0  |
| 19 | Aurangabad      | Archery          | 19  | 06  | 25  | 0  | 0  | 0  |
|    |                 | Archery (Para)   | 04  | 01  | 05  | 0  | 0  | 0  |
|    |                 | Boxing           | 13  | 14  | 27  | 0  | 0  | 0  |
|    |                 | Fencing          | 15  | 20  | 35  | 0  | 0  | 0  |
|    |                 | Fencing (Para)   | 06  | 02  | 08  | 0  | 0  | 0  |
|    |                 | Gymnastics       | 04  | 11  | 15  | 0  | 0  | 0  |
|    |                 | Hockey           | 31  | 0   | 31  | 0  | 0  | 0  |
|    |                 | Weightlifting    | 20  | 15  | 35  | 0  | 0  | 0  |
|    |                 | TOTAL:           | 112 | 69  | 181 | 0  | 0  | 0  |
|    |                 | G.TOTAL:         | 142 | 117 | 259 | 0  | 0  | 0  |
|    | Lucknow         |                  |     |     |     |    |    |    |
|    | Uttar Pradesh   |                  |     |     |     |    |    |    |
| 20 | Lucknow         | Hockey           | 40  | 40  | 80  | 0  | 0  | 0  |
|    |                 | Powerlifting     | 03  | 04  | 07  | 0  | 0  | 0  |
|    |                 | Taekwondo        | 17  | 18  | 35  | 0  | 0  | 0  |
|    |                 | Taekwondo (Para) | 03  | 04  | 07  | 0  | 0  | 0  |
|    |                 | Weightlifting    | 19  | 22  | 41  | 0  | 0  | 0  |
|    |                 | Wrestling        | 0   | 33  | 33  | 0  | 0  | 0  |
|    |                 | TOTAL:           | 82  | 121 | 203 | 0  | 0  | 0  |

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|    | SAI Head Quarter   |                 |     |    |     |    |    |    |
|----|--------------------|-----------------|-----|----|-----|----|----|----|
|    | Delhi (UT)         |                 |     |    |     |    |    |    |
| 21 |                    | Cycling         | 15  | 09 | 24  | 0  | 0  |    |
|    | I.G.Stadium        |                 |     |    |     |    |    | 0  |
|    |                    | Gymnastics      | 25  | 09 | 34  | 0  | 0  | 0  |
|    |                    | TOTAL:          | 40  | 18 | 58  | 0  | 0  | 0  |
| 22 | MDCN Stadium       | Hockey          | 35  | 29 | 64  | 0  | 0  | 0  |
|    |                    | TOTAL:          | 35  | 29 | 64  | 0  | 0  | 0  |
| 23 | Dr.SPMSPC          | Swimming        | 07  | 10 | 17  | 04 | 07 | 11 |
|    |                    | TOTAL:          | 07  | 10 | 17  | 04 | 07 | 11 |
|    | Dr.KSSR            |                 |     |    | 65  | 21 | 17 | 38 |
| 24 |                    | Shooting        | 37  | 28 |     |    |    | 02 |
|    |                    | Shooting (Para) | 09  | 01 | 11  | 01 | 01 |    |
|    |                    | TOTAL:          | 46  | 29 | 86  | 22 | 18 | 40 |
|    |                    | G. TOTAL:       | 128 | 86 | 214 | 26 | 25 | 51 |