Lok Sabha Question No. 5952 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-30
Subject: Sports Infrastructure in Banda and Chitrakoot
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Smt. Krishna Devi Shivshankar Patel

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †5952 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.03.2026

Sports Infrastructure in Banda and Chitrakoot

†5952. SMT. KRISHNA DEVI SHIVSHANKAR PATEL:

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

- (a) whether local youth in many towns of Banda and Chitrakoot districts in Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh are not getting adequate sports facilities due to lack of playground and sports infrastructure;
- (b) if so, whether the Government has any plan to set up mini stadiums in like  Baberu,  Naraini,  Atarra,  Mau,
- major  towns  of  these  districts, Manikpur, etc.
- (c) if so, the details of works sanctioned under the said scheme and the time by which they are likely to be implemented; and
- (d) if not, whether the Government proposes to take up the proposal for setting up of mini stadiums in these areas to provide sports facilities to the youth?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS [ DR. MANSUKH MANDAVIYA ]

- (a) to (d) 'Sports' being a State subject, the responsibility for development  of  sports,  including  provision  of  playgrounds  and  sports infrastructure such as setting up of mini stadiums and creation of sports facilities  for  youth  in  towns  and  rural  areas,  rests  primarily  with  the respective  State/Union  Territory  Governments.  The  Union  Government supplements their efforts by bridging critical gaps. The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports implements the following schemes for the promotion of sports in the country, including in the State of Uttar Pradesh:

- i. Khelo India - National Programme for Development of Sports;
- ii. Assistance to National Sports Federations (NSFs);
- iii. Cash  Incentives  to  Medal  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 (NSDF);
- viii. Running  Sports  Training  centres  through  Sports  Authority  of India (SAI); and
- ix. National Centre for Sports Science and Research (NCSSR).

Details of the above schemes are available in the public domain on the websites of this Ministry and the Sports Authority of India.

The Khelo India Scheme and National Sports Development Fund (NSDF), implemented  by  this  Ministry,  under  which  financial  assistance  for development  of  sports  infrastructure  is  provided  are  demand-driven schemes.  The  proposals  received from the State/ Union Territory Governments  and  other  eligible  entities  are  considered  for  financial support, subject to their completeness, technical feasibility and availability of funds under the scheme. The receipt of project proposals from the State/UT Governments and other eligible entities is a continual process.  The  Khelo  India  Scheme  caters  to  the  needs  of  the  entire country within its allocated budget for activities/programmes.

The  details  of  sports  infrastructure  sanctioned  under  the  Khelo  India Scheme  and  NSDF  across  the  country,  including  in  the  State  of  Uttar Pradesh,  are  available  in  the  public  domain  on  the  dashboards  of  the Ministry  at  mdsd.kheloindia.gov.in  and  nsdf.yas.gov.in/nsdf-glance.html, respectively.

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