Lok Sabha Question No. 1793 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-08
Subject: Financial Assistance to Sports-persons
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: J.C. DIVAKAR REDDY, LAKHAN LAL SAHU

## MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS)

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1793 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.03.2016

Financial Assistance to Sports-persons

1793. SHRI J.C. DIVAKAR REDDY: SHRI LAKHAN LAL SAHU:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  providing  financial  assistance  to sportspersons;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, sports-wise in the country during the last five years;
- (c) the steps being taken to increase such financial assistance for national and international level sports in India and abroad; and
- (d)  the  steps  being  taken  to  attract  and  increase  the  financial
- assistance to suit the present conditions?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS (SHRI SARBANANDA SONOWAL)

(a) & (b): The Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports is implementing a number  of  schemes  which  aim  at  providing  financial  assistance directly or indirectly to the sportspersons for their training/coaching, participation in national championships and international tournaments, cash awards to medal winners in international tournaments,  pension  to  meritorious  sportspersons  and  financial assistance to sportspersons of yesteryears living in indigent circumstances.

Under the Scheme of Assistance to National Sports Federations (NSFs), financial assistance is provided to the recognized NSFs  of various sports for organizing coaching camps, participation of Indian sportspersons and teams in international tournaments, conduct of national championships in Senior, Junior and Sub-Junior categories, conduct of international tournaments in India, procurement of sports equipments etc.

Details of grants released to NSFs of various sports disciplines during the last five years are given in Annexure.

- (c)  The Ministry has taken following steps to increase the level of financial assistance to sportspersons:
- (i) Upward revision of various financial parameters under the Scheme of Assistance to National Sports Federations.
- (ii) Upward revision in the amount of cash awards to medal winners in international events under the Scheme of 'Special Awards to Medal Winners in international sports events and their coaches'.

(iii) Launch of Target Olympic Podium (TOP) Scheme within the ambit of National Sports Development Fund with the objective of identifying and supporting potential medal prospects for 2016 and 2020 Olympic Games. The selected athletes are being provided financial assistance for their customized training at Institutes having world class facilities and other necessary support.

- (d) With a view to attract and increase financial assistance in the field of sports, the Government has taken following steps:
- (i) Operating National Sports Development Fund (NSDF) for mobilizing resources from the Government  as  well as  non-governmental sources,  including  the  private/corporate  sector  and  non-resident Indians, for promotion of sports and games in the country.  In order

to make contributions to the Fund attractive, 100% exemption from income tax is available on all contribution to the Fund. (ii) Inclusion of 'Training to promote rural sports, nationally recognized  sports,  Paralympic  sports  and  Olympic  sports'    in  the Schedule  VII  of  the  Companies  Act  2013,  which  would  allow companies  to  spend  on  development  of  sports  from  the  funds earmarked for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) related activities.  Inclusion of sports in the CSR activities will give a boost to the promotion and development of sports in the country.

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Annexure

Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1793 to be answered on 08.03.2016 regarding 'Financial Assistance  to  Sports-persons'  by  SHRI  J.C.  DIVAKAR  REDDY  AND SHRI LAKHAN LAL SAHU :

Statement of Grants released to National Sports Federations (NSFs) under the scheme of Assistance to NSFs

(Rs. In lakhs)

|   S. No | Name of the Federation                         |   2010-11 |   2011-12 | 2012-13   |   2013-14 |   2014-15 |   2015-16 (up to Dec, 2015) |
|---------|------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------------------------|
|       1 | Athletics Federation of India, New Delhi       |    308.3  |    790    | 81.04     |   1014.37 |     83.55 |                      330.99 |
|       2 | Archery Association of India, New Delhi        |     42.1  |    606    | 143.27    |   1000.57 |    448.59 |                      631.47 |
|       3 | All India Chess Federation, Chennai            |    180.05 |    162.13 | 253.94    |    232.08 |    107.95 |                      143.2  |
|       4 | National Rifle Association of India, New Delhi |    509.53 |   1440    | 561.47    |   1960.68 |   1039.63 |                      774.26 |
|       5 | All India Tennis Association, New Delhi        |    256.64 |     11.29 | 34.11     |    228.74 |     48.52 |                       19.38 |
|       6 | Judo Federation of India                       |     62.33 |    425    | 108.52    |    250.22 |    114.66 |                       85.65 |
|       7 | Rowing Federation of India, Secunderabad       |     64.71 |    319    |           |    361.52 |     40.69 |                       74.07 |
|       8 | Table Tennis Federation of India, New Delhi    |    356.36 |    360    | 379.51    |    331.31 |    122.02 |                       89.61 |
|       9 | Swimming Federation of India, Ahmadabad        |     35.36 |    122    | 131.28    |    167.54 |      7.22 |                       62.7  |
|      10 | Squash Racket Federation of India, Chennai     |    146.54 |     68.4  | 33.12     |    177.5  |    101.56 |                       86.27 |
|      11 | Indian Amateur Boxing Federation, New Delhi    |    165.89 |   1531    | 238.71    |   1145.49 |     99.36 |                      181.73 |
|      12 | Hockey India                                   |    435.76 |   1809    | 565.20    |   1268.19 |    520.33 |                      620.72 |

|   13 | Indian Weightlifting Federation, New Delhi        |   116.53 |   567.00 |   229.35 |   530.22 |   83.47 |   121.90 |
|------|---------------------------------------------------|----------|----------|----------|----------|---------|----------|
|   14 | Badminton Association of India                    |   150.71 |   910    |   382.72 |  1106.35 |  511.59 |   499.71 |
|   15 | Equestrian Federation of India, New Delhi         |     0    |     0    |    23.37 |    27.46 |   12.43 |     0    |
|   16 | All India Football Federation                     |   610.51 |   174.99 |   288.14 |   394.7  |  131.63 |    97.07 |
|   17 | Indian Golf Union, New Delhi                      |    41.69 |    23.53 |    70.76 |   106.46 |   37.29 |    18.82 |
|   18 | Wrestling Federation of India, I.G. Stadium Delhi |   153.98 |   983    |   692.04 |  1429.12 |  532.31 |   548.92 |
|   19 | Yachting Association of India, New Delhi          |    85.95 |   255    |    51.66 |   142.75 |  116.91 |   113.76 |
|   20 | Indian Amateur Kabaddi Federation, Jaipur         |    10    |   121    |    11.44 |    74    |   18    |     0    |
|   21 | Volleyball Federation of India, Chennai           |   150.53 |    84.68 |   153.38 |   310.65 |  125.92 |   105.24 |
|   22 | Gymnastics Federation of India, Jodhpur           |    18.43 |   636    |     0    |   119.26 |   66.1  |    35.54 |
|   23 | Amateur Handball Federation, J & K                |    46.44 |    78.7  |    46.33 |   146.18 |   24.95 |    14.61 |
|   24 | Basketball Federation of India, N Delhi           |    24.24 |   227.89 |    40.23 |   227.62 |   52.63 |     9.83 |
|   25 | Fencing Association of India, Patiala             |   174.06 |    36.06 |     9    |     0    |    0    |     0    |
|   26 | Indian Kayaking& Canoeing Association, New Delhi  |     0    |   185.72 |    64.64 |   182.27 |   59.94 |    59.8  |
|   27 | All India Sports Council of the Deaf, New Delhi   |    47.65 |    75.82 |    59.07 |    87.49 |    3.02 |    65.64 |
|   28 | Paralympic Committee of India, Bangalore          |   221.39 |    13.38 |   175.46 |   143.4  |  197.72 |   278.51 |
|   29 | Special Olympic Bharat, New Delhi                 |    12    |   285.89 |    69.28 |   274.51 |   19.17 |   412.28 |
|   30 | All India Carrom Federation, New Delhi            |    23.77 |    10.96 |     7.83 |    30.57 |    5.83 |     0    |

|   31 | All India Karate- Do-Federation, Chennai            |   10.18 |   0.00 |   0.00 |   0.00 |   0.00 |   0.00 |
|------|-----------------------------------------------------|---------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
|   32 | Amateur Baseball Federation of India, Delhi         |   14.75 |  12.75 |   9.75 |  11.75 |   2.25 |   0    |
|   33 | Atya Patya Federation of India, Nagpur.             |   12    |  10.5  |  13.5  |  14    |   1.25 |   0.5  |
|   34 | Cycle Polo Federation of India, New Delhi           |    7.76 |  12    |  17.55 |  27.52 |   2.85 |   0.75 |
|   35 | Indian Polo Association                             |    0    |   0    |   0    |   0    |   0    |   0    |
|   36 | Indian Power lifting Federation                     |    0    |   0    |   3.5  |  10.25 |   5.25 |   0    |
|   37 | Kho-kho Federation of India, Kolkata                |    7.5  |  16.5  |  16.5  |   3    |   7.75 |   0    |
|   38 | Korfball Federation of                              |    5.5  |   2.5  |   0    |   0    |   0    |   0    |
|   39 | Sepak Takraw Federation of India, Nagpur.           |   12    |  12    |  12    |  64.6  |  10.53 |  20.45 |
|   40 | Shooting Ball Federation of India, New Delhi        |   12    |  12    |   1.5  |  14.22 |   0    |   0    |
|   41 | Softball Federation of India, Indore                |   13.75 |  11.75 |  21    |  15    |   0    |   0    |
|   42 | Taekwondo Federation of India, Bangalore            |   55.1  | 490    |  28.05 | 332.13 |  39.8  |   4.53 |
|   43 | Tenni-Koit Federation of India, Bangalore           |   19.75 |  15.25 |  14    |  15.7  |   3    |   0.5  |
|   44 | Tennis Ball Cricket Federation of India, Gorakhpur. |    9    |   8.5  |   0    |  28.5  |   0    |   0    |
|   45 | Tug of War Federation of India, New Delhi           |   16    |  11.25 |   9.25 |  10.75 |   3    |   0    |
|   46 | Wushu Association of India, New Delhi               |    0    |  90.56 |  75.28 | 158.6  |  68.55 |  58.9  |
|   47 | Billiards & Snooker Federation of India, Kolkatta   |   50.11 |  50.2  |  88.98 | 164.8  |  76.25 |  59.39 |

|   48 | Indian Rugby Football Union, Mumbai               |    1.41 |   0.00 |    0.00 |    0.00 |    0.00 |    0.00 |
|------|---------------------------------------------------|---------|--------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
|   49 | Cycling Federation of India                       |   82.34 |   0    |   58.34 |  309.83 |   69.29 |   73.38 |
|   50 | Malkhamb Federation of India                      |   11.5  |   0    |    0    |    0    |    0    |    0    |
|   51 | Amateur Soft Tennis Federation of India           |   14.75 |  11.75 |   12.22 |   17.5  |    0.5  |    0    |
|   52 | Bridge Federation of India                        |    0    |   0    |    4.5  |    5.22 |    0    |    0    |
|   53 | Ice Hockey (NSPO)                                 |    0    |   0    |    1    |    0.5  |    2    |    0    |
|   54 | School Games Federation of India, Bhopal          |    5.2  |   0    |    6.14 |   61.52 |   17.2  |   32.71 |
|   55 | Indian Olympic Association, New Delhi             | 1324.6  |  39.54 |  284.44 |    0    | 1830.87 |   32.2  |
|   56 | Sports Authority of India, J.N. Stadium, N. Delhi | 3700.16 | 322    | 7387.77 | 7307.68 |    0    | 6832    |
|   57 | Association of Indian Universities (NSPO)         |  381    | 160.89 |    8.09 |  186.01 |  148.18 |    0    |
|   58 | Tenpin Federation of India                        |   55.1  |   0    |    0    |    0    |    0    |    0    |
|   59 | Bowling Federation of India                       |   64.27 |   0    |    0    |    0    |   10.44 |    0    |
|   60 | Ball Badminton Federation of India                |    0    |   0    |   18.69 |   13.25 |    1    |    0    |
|   61 | Roll Ball Federatin of India                      |    0    |   0    |    0    |    4.51 |    0    |    0    |
|   62 | Jump Rope Fed. of India                           |    0    |   0    |    8.09 |    9.5  |    3    |    0    |
|   63 | Winter Games Fed. of India                        |    0    |   0    |    0    |    2.97 |    7.23 |    0    |
|   64 | Indian Bodybuilders Federation                    |    0    |   0    |    0    |    0    |    0    |    0    |
|   65 | Netball Federation                                |    0    |   0    |    0    |    0    |    0    |    0    |
|   66 | Subroto Mukherjee Educational Society             |    0    |   0    |    0    |    7.5  |    1.25 |    0    |

|   67 | Jawaharlal Nehru Hockey Tournament Society   |   0.00 |   0.00 |   0.00 |   8.87 |   2.25 |    0.00 |
|------|----------------------------------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|---------|
|   68 | South Asian Games                            |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 | 6036.99 |

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