Lok Sabha Question No. 250 (STARRED), answered on 2016-08-03
Subject: Excellence in Specific Sports
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: SATYA PAL SINGH

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

LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *250 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.08.2016

Excellence in Specific Sports

- *250. DR. SATYAPAL SINGH:

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

- (a) whether certain districts/States produce a good number of sportspersons in specific sports disciplines;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether there is any plan to give more stress and provide better facilities to such districts/States to enhance the performance in such disciplines; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)

ANSWER FOR YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS (SHRI VIJAY GOEL)

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

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  *250  FOR  03.08.2016  ASKED  BY  DR.  SATYAPAL SINGH, MP REGARDING EXCELLENCE IN SPECIFIC SPORTS

(a) & (b) Sports  is  a  State  subject  and,  therefore,  promotion  of  Sports  is primarily  the  responsibility  of  the  State  Government.  The  Central  Government complements/supplements the efforts of the State Governments.  This Ministry does not keep any record/details of sports persons in specific sports disciplines from different districts/States. However, it is a fact that certain specific sports disciplines are traditionally very popular in certain regions of the country. For example, many archers come from Jharkhand, Meghalaya, Nagaland, etc., many boxers hail from Haryana, Manipur, Punjab, etc., many football players belong to West Bengal, Goa, Kerala, Manipur, etc., and many hockey players come from Odisha,  Jharkhand,  Punjab  and  Karnataka  etc.  The  majority  of  the  sports persons who perform well at National and  International level hail from the state of  Madhya  Pradesh,  Kerala,  Punjab,  Manipur,  Haryana,  Assam,  Uttar  Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, West Bengal and Arunachal Pradesh.

- (c) & (d) The Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports is implementing the Central Sector Scheme named 'Khelo India - National Programme for Development of Sports' from the Financial year 2016-17 with the following objectives:-
- a) Mass  participation  of  youth  in  annual  sports  competitions  through  a structured competition;
- b)
- Identification of talent;
- c) Guidance  and  nurturing  of  the  talent  through  existing  sports  academies and new set up either by the central Government or State Government or in PPP mode.
- d) Creation of Sports Infrastructure at mofussil, Tehsil, District, State levels, etc.

The financial allocation for this Scheme in the current financial year, 201617 is Rs.140 crore. All the States are covered under the Scheme.

Sports  Authority  of  India  (SAI)  has  set  up  5  National  Academies  in  the disciplines of Athletics at Thiruvananthapuram and Bhopal, Cycling and Swimming  at  New  Delhi  and  Golf  at  Thiruvananthapuram.  8  more  National Academies are planned in the discipline of Archery, Badminton, Table Tennis, Boxing, Hockey, Football, Shooting and Wrestling.

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