Lok Sabha Question No. 7 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-11-25
Subject: Promotion of Sports among youth in UP
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Shri Rajeev Rai

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 7 ANSWERED ON 25.11.2024

## Promotion of Sports among youth in UP

## 7. SHRI RAJEEV RAI:

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

- (a)  the  details  of  the  fund  allocated  to  promote  sports  under  Central Government schemes amongst youth in the country including in Mau and Ballia  districts  of  Uttar  Pradesh  for  the  last  three  years,  State-wise  and year-wise;
- (b) the details of any new sports centres opened by the Government in Mau and Ballia districts in Uttar Pradesh in last ten years;
- (c)  whether  any  efforts  have  been  made  to  upgrade  the  facilities  at  the Sport centres in these two districts; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not the reasons therefor?

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

- (a) to (d) 'Sports' being a State subject, the responsibility of development of sports,  including  promotion  of  sports  amongst  the  youth  in  the  country, opening of new sports centres and their upgradation, rests primarily with the State/Union Territory Governments. The Union Government supplements their efforts by bridging critical gaps. The Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports implements  the  following  schemes  to  promote  sports  in  the  country, including in Uttar Pradesh:
- (i) Khelo IndiaNational 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 Welfare Program for Sportspersons; (vii) National Sports

Development  Fund;  and  (viii)  Running  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 of Sports Authority of India(SAI).

Further,  funds  are  allocated  scheme-wise  and  not  State-wise  in  this Ministry.  The  details  of  funds  allocated  under  the  sports  development schemes/programmes of this Department, including in Uttar Pradesh, during the last three years are as under:

| Financial Year   |   Budget Allocation (in ₹ crore) |
|------------------|----------------------------------|
| 2021-22          |                          1993    |
| 2022-23          |                          1907.69 |
| 2023-24          |                          2380.86 |

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, including in Uttar Pradesh. The details of  the  sports  infrastructure  sanctioned  under  Khelo  India  Scheme  and NSDF, across the country, including in Uttar Pradesh, are available in public domain  on  the  dashboard  of  the  Ministry  at  https://mdsd.kheloindia.gov.in and http://www.nsdf.yas.gov.in/nsdf-glance.html. Further, State-wise details of  Khelo  India  Centres  and  Accredited  Academies  under  the  Khelo  India Scheme, including in Uttar Pradesh, are available at https://dashboard.kheloindia.gov.in/state-wise-khelo-india-centers.

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