Lok Sabha Question No. 767 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-01
Subject: Setting up Model Centres for Sports
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: ALOK SANJAR

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 767

TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.03.2016

Setting up Model Centres for Sports

†767.   SHRI ALOK SANJAR:

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to set up model centres to develop talent of the sportspersons and to make India a leading country in the field of sports; (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; (c) the name of the places where training centres for providing advance training  to  the  sportspersons  are  located,  State-wise  including  Madhya Pradesh; and (d)  the  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  promote  sports  in  the
- country?

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

- (a) & (b) At present, there is no such proposal to set up model sports centres.
- (c) The Sports Authority of India (SAI), an autonomous body under the aegis of the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, is running training centres for providing advance training to sportspersons at various places. The list is placed at Annexure - I.

(d) Details  of  Schemes  being  implemented  by  the  Ministry  of  Youth Affairs & Sports for promotion and development of sports in the country are given at Annexure-II. In addition, the Sports Authority of India (SAI), is also implementing  various  Sports  Promotional  Schemes  for  promotion  and development of sports, details of which are given in Annexure-III.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART  (c) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †767 FOR 01.03.2016 ASKED BY SHRI ALOK SANJAR, MP REGARDING SETTING UP MODEL CENTRES FOR SPORTS

## Annexure - I

## SAI TRAINING CENTERS (STC) SCHEME

| SN   | Region/State/Centre        | Discipline    |
|------|----------------------------|---------------|
|      | SOUTHERN                   |               |
|      | Karnataka                  |               |
| 1    | Dharwad                    | Athletic      |
|      |                            | Basketball    |
|      |                            | Gymnastic     |
|      |                            | Kabaddi       |
|      |                            | Taekwondo     |
|      |                            | Wrestling     |
| 2    | Medikeri                   | Athletic      |
|      |                            | Hockey        |
| 3    | Bangalore                  | Athletic      |
|      |                            | Badminton     |
|      |                            | Football      |
|      |                            | Hockey        |
|      |                            | Judo          |
|      |                            | Kabaddi       |
|      |                            | Softball      |
|      |                            | Taekwondo     |
|      |                            | Table Tennis  |
|      |                            | Volleyball    |
|      |                            | Weightlifting |
|      | Andhra Pradesh             |               |
| 4    | Eluru                      | Athletics     |
| 5    | Kurnool                    | Football      |
|      |                            | Handball      |
|      |                            | Taekwondo     |
| 6    | Visakhapatnam              | Boxing        |
|      |                            | Kabaddi       |
|      |                            | Volleyball    |
|      | Telangana                  |               |
| 7    | Secundrabad (Saroornagar ) | Athletics     |
|      |                            | Badminton     |
|      |                            | Gymnastics    |
|      |                            | Handball      |
|      |                            | Hockey        |
|      |                            | Judo          |
|      |                            | Kabaddi       |
| 8    | Medak                      | Athletic      |
|      | KERALA REGION              |               |
|      | Tamil Nadu                 |               |
| 1    | Chennai                    | Football      |
|      |                            | Hockey        |
|      |                            | Kabaddi       |

| SN   | Region/State/Centre         | Discipline             |
|------|-----------------------------|------------------------|
| 2    | Salem                       | Basketball             |
|      |                             | Kabaddi                |
|      |                             | Taekwondo              |
|      |                             | Volleyball             |
| 3    | Pondicherry(UT) Pondicherry | Hockey                 |
|      |                             | Kabaddi                |
|      |                             | Table Tennis           |
|      |                             | Volleyball             |
|      |                             | Weightlifting          |
| 4    | Kerala Trichur              | Athletics              |
|      |                             | Badminton              |
|      |                             | Judo                   |
|      |                             | Swimming               |
|      |                             | Weightlifting          |
| 5    | Kollam                      | Athletic               |
|      |                             | Boxing                 |
|      |                             | Football               |
|      |                             | Hockey                 |
|      |                             | Kabaddi                |
|      |                             | Taekwondo              |
| 6    | Calicut                     | Athletics              |
|      |                             | Basketball             |
|      |                             | Volleyball             |
| 7    | Thiruvananthapuram          | Athletics              |
|      |                             | Boxing                 |
|      |                             | Cycling                |
|      |                             | Gymnastic              |
|      |                             | Handball               |
|      |                             | Kabaddi                |
|      |                             | Swimming               |
|      |                             | Taekwondo              |
|      |                             | Lawn Tennis            |
|      |                             | Volleyball (HH)        |
|      | CENTRAL                     |                        |
| 1.   | Madhya Pradesh Bhopal       | Athletic               |
|      |                             | Basketball             |
|      |                             | Boxing                 |
|      |                             | Hockey                 |
|      |                             | Taekwondo Kayk & Cano. |
|      |                             | Wushu                  |
| 2    | Dhar                        | Football               |
|      |                             | Hockey                 |
|      |                             | Karate                 |
|      |                             | Taekwondo              |
| 3    | Jabalpur                    | Basketball             |
|      |                             | Boxing                 |
|      |                             | Judo                   |
|      |                             | Karate                 |
|      |                             | Volleyball             |
|      |                             | Wrestling              |
|      |                             | Wushu                  |
| 4    | Tikamgarh                   | Hockey Softball        |

| SN   | Region/State/Centre                      | Discipline                 |
|------|------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
| 5    | Chhattisgarh Raipur                      | Archery                    |
|      |                                          | Badminton                  |
|      |                                          | Kayaking & Canoeing        |
|      |                                          | Football                   |
|      |                                          | Judo                       |
|      |                                          | Volleyball                 |
| 6    | Rajnandgaon                              | Basketball                 |
|      |                                          | Hockey                     |
|      |                                          | Kabaddi                    |
|      | REGIONAL CENTRE, LUCKNOW                 |                            |
| 1    | Uttar Pradesh                            |                            |
|      |                                          | Athletic Boxing Basketball |
|      | Lucknow                                  |                            |
|      |                                          | Handball                   |
|      |                                          | Hockey Judo Taekwondo      |
|      |                                          | Volleyball Wrestling       |
|      | Gurugovind Singh Sports College, Lucknow | Athletics                  |
|      |                                          | Hockey Weightlifting       |
| 2    | Raibareily                               | Taekwondo Volleyball       |
|      |                                          | Athletics                  |
| 3    | Safai Etawah                             |                            |
|      |                                          | Handball Wrestling         |
| 4    | Allahabad                                | Athletics                  |
|      |                                          | Badminton Table Tennis     |
| 5    | Bareilly                                 | Athletics                  |
| 6    | Uttrakhand Kashipur                      | Hockey Athletics           |
|      |                                          | Sepaktakraw                |
|      |                                          | Table Tennis               |
|      |                                          | Football Taekwondo         |
|      |                                          | Weightlifting              |
|      |                                          | Wrestling                  |
|      | SAI NORTHERN, CHANDIGARH                 |                            |
|      |                                          | Athletics                  |
|      | Dharamshala                              | Kabaddi                    |
|      |                                          | Volleyball                 |
| 2    |                                          |                            |
| 3    | Bilaspur                                 | Boxing                     |

| SN   | Region/State/Centre          | Discipline       |
|------|------------------------------|------------------|
|      |                              | Kabaddi          |
|      |                              | Volleyball       |
|      | Punjab                       |                  |
| 4    | Mustana Sahib                | Boxing           |
|      |                              | Handball         |
|      |                              | Hockey           |
|      |                              | Volleyball       |
| 5    | Badal                        | Athletics        |
|      |                              | Basketball       |
|      |                              | Hockey           |
|      |                              | Volleyball       |
| 6    | Ludhiana                     | Athletics        |
|      |                              | Judo             |
|      |                              | Handball         |
|      |                              | Table Tennis     |
|      |                              | Weightlifting    |
|      | NIS Patiala                  |                  |
| 1    | Patiala                      | Cycling          |
|      |                              | Fencing          |
|      |                              | Hockey           |
|      |                              | Wushu            |
|      | NORTHERN, SONEPAT Haryana    |                  |
| 1    | Kurukshetra                  | Cycling          |
|      |                              | Judo             |
|      |                              | Hockey           |
|      |                              | Volleyball       |
| 2    | Bhiwani                      | Athletics        |
|      |                              | Boxing           |
|      |                              | Wrestling        |
| 3    | Hissar                       | Athletics        |
|      |                              | Boxing           |
|      |                              | Hockey Wrestling |
| 4    | Sonepat                      | Athletics        |
|      |                              | Hockey           |
|      |                              | Kabaddi          |
| 5    |                              |                  |
|      |                              | Wrestling        |
|      | Delhi (UT)                   |                  |
|      | Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Bawana | Boxing           |
|      |                              | Handball         |
|      |                              | Judo             |
|      |                              | Sepaktakraw      |
|      |                              | Wrestling        |
|      |                              | Wushu            |
|      | EASTERN                      |                  |
|      | West Bengal                  |                  |
| 1    | Kolkatta                     | Archery          |
|      |                              | Athletics        |
|      |                              | Badminton        |
|      |                              | Football         |
|      |                              | Gymnastics       |
|      |                              | Hockey           |
|      |                              | Judo             |

| SN   | Region/State/Centre           | Discipline             |
|------|-------------------------------|------------------------|
|      |                               | Swimming               |
|      |                               | Table Tennis           |
| 2    | Lebong                        | Archery                |
|      |                               | Football               |
| 3    | Burdwan                       | Football               |
|      |                               | Athletics              |
| 4    | Silliguri                     |                        |
|      |                               | Football               |
|      | Odisha                        |                        |
| 5    | Cuttack                       | Athletics              |
|      |                               | Basketball             |
|      |                               | Football               |
| 6    | Dhankenal                     | Athletics              |
|      |                               | Kabaddi                |
|      |                               | Weightlifting          |
|      |                               | Wrestling              |
|      | Bihar                         |                        |
| 7    |                               |                        |
|      | Patna                         | Table Tennis           |
|      |                               | Taekwondo              |
|      |                               | Wushu                  |
|      | WESTERN                       |                        |
|      | Gujarat                       |                        |
| 1    | Gandhinagar                   | Athletics              |
|      |                               | Basketball             |
|      |                               | Football               |
|      |                               | Gymnastics             |
|      |                               | Handball               |
|      |                               | Hockey                 |
|      |                               | Kabaddi                |
|      |                               | Swimming               |
|      |                               | Volleyball             |
|      |                               | Wrestling              |
| 2    | Rajasthan Jodhpur             | Athletics              |
|      |                               | Basketball             |
|      |                               | Gymnastic              |
|      |                               | Handball               |
|      |                               | Volleyball             |
| 3    | Alwar                         | Athletics              |
|      |                               | Badminton              |
|      |                               | Boxing                 |
|      |                               | Hockey                 |
|      |                               | Shooting               |
|      | SAI Western Centre, Kandivali |                        |
|      | Maharashtra                   |                        |
| 4    | Kandivali                     | Athletics              |
|      |                               | Boxing                 |
|      |                               | Hockey                 |
|      |                               | Judo                   |
|      |                               | Kabaddi                |
|      |                               | Table Tennis Wrestling |
| 5    | Aurangabad                    | Archery                |
|      |                               | Athletics Boxing       |

| SN   | Region/State/Centre                  | Discipline             |
|------|--------------------------------------|------------------------|
|      |                                      | Fencing                |
|      |                                      | Football               |
|      |                                      | Gymnastics             |
|      |                                      | Handball               |
|      |                                      | Hockey                 |
|      |                                      | Judo                   |
|      |                                      | Kabaddi                |
|      |                                      | Volleyball             |
| 6    | Goa                                  |                        |
|      | Ponda                                | Archery                |
|      |                                      | Football               |
|      |                                      | Judo                   |
|      |                                      | Taekwondo              |
|      |                                      | Swimming               |
|      | Peddem                               | Athletics              |
|      |                                      | Boxing                 |
|      |                                      | Judo                   |
|      |                                      | Kabaddi                |
|      |                                      | Swimming               |
|      | North Eastern Region, Imphal Manipur |                        |
| 1    | Imphal                               | Archery                |
|      |                                      | Athletic               |
|      |                                      | Cycling                |
|      |                                      | Football               |
|      |                                      | Handball               |
|      |                                      | Hockey                 |
|      |                                      | Kabaddi                |
|      |                                      | Sepaktakraw            |
|      |                                      | Taekwondo              |
|      | Nagaland                             |                        |
| 2    | Dimapur                              | Boxing                 |
|      |                                      | Football               |
|      |                                      | Sepaktakraw            |
|      | Regional Centre, Guwahati            |                        |
|      | Assam                                |                        |
| 1    | Guwahati                             | Archery                |
|      |                                      | Athletics              |
|      |                                      | Badminton              |
|      |                                      | Boxing                 |
|      |                                      | Fencing                |
|      |                                      | Football               |
|      |                                      | Kabaddi                |
|      |                                      | Kho-Kho                |
|      |                                      | Taekwondo              |
|      |                                      | Swimming               |
|      |                                      | Weightlifting          |
| 2    | Golaghat                             | Boxing                 |
|      |                                      | Football               |
|      |                                      | Table                  |
|      |                                      | Tennis Weightlifting   |
|      | Meghalaya                            |                        |
| 3    | Shillong                             | Archery                |
|      |                                      | Boxing                 |
|      |                                      | Football               |
|      |                                      | Judo                   |
|      |                                      | Karate                 |
|      |                                      | Taekwondo Table Tennis |

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART  (d) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †767 FOR 01.03.2016 ASKED BY SHRI ALOK SANJAR, MP REGARDING SETTING UP MODEL CENTRES FOR SPORTS

Annexure - II

Details of Schemes being implemented by the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports for promotion and development of sports in the country

-  'Rajiv Gandhi Khel Abhiyan' (RGKA), a centrally sponsored scheme introduced in 2014-15  in  place  of  erstwhile  Panchayat  Yuva  Krida  aur  Khel  Abhiyan,  aims  at construction of Integrated Sports Complexes in all block panchayats of the country in a  phased  manner  and  providing  access  to  organized  sports  competitions  at  block, district, state and national levels.
-  Urban  Sports  Infrastructure  Scheme  (USIS),  introduced  in  2010-11,  e nvisages creation of infrastructure including laying of artificial turfs for hockey, football and athletics, and construction of multi-purpose hall. Under the Scheme, State Governments,  local  civic  bodies,  schools,  colleges,  universities  and  sports  control boards are eligible for assistance.
-  National Sports Talent Search Scheme (NSTSS) The Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports has launched the National Sports Talent Search Scheme (NSTSS) through which talented  sportspersons,  including  those  from  rural  areas  of  the  country,  will  be identified and nurtured so as to enable them to participate in National and International Sports  events,  win  medals  and  bring  laurels  to  the  country.  The  guidelines  for implementation of the scheme have been issued to all States/UTs on 20.02.2015.

However,  the  Government  of  India  has  decided  to  restructure  a  number  of  small programmes/schemes with a view to  ensure  economies  of  scale  and  their  effective implementation. Accordingly, Government, on the advice of Finance Ministry, is in the process  of  restructuring  the  abovementioned  three  existing  schemes  to  an  umbrella Central Sector Scheme.

-  Scheme  of  Assistance  to  National  Sports  Federations  (NSFs) for  conduct  of National  Championships  at  Senior,  Junior,  Sub-Junior  level  for  men  and  women, conduct  of  international  tournaments  in  India,  participation  of  sportspersons  in international sports competitions, organizing coaching camps, engagement of foreign coaches, and  procurement of sports equipments.
-  National Sports Development Fund (NSDF) for various activities including giving assistance to elite athletes, who are medal prospects for their customized and tailormade training and competition exposure.

A  programme,  namely,  Target  Olympic  Podium  (TOP)  Scheme  is  in operation under NSDF with the specific aim of providing support to the athletes who are medal prospects for Olympic, 2016 and young potential athletes for Olympic, 2020 for their customized training and other support.

-  Scheme of Human Resource Development in Sports focuses on developing human resources in sports sciences and sports medicine for the overall development of sports and  games  in  the  country.  The  scheme  also  provides  assistance  to  coaches  and referees/judges to upgrade knowledge/accreditation level and assistance for participation in and conduct of seminars in India, etc.
-  Scheme of Special Cash Awards for Winners of medals in international sports events and their coaches.
-  Scheme of Pension to Meritorious Sportspersons after they retire from active sports career with the objective of providing them financial security and incentivizing sporting achievements.
-  Scheme of National Sports Awards , viz, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, Arjuna Awards, Dronacharya Awards, Dhyanchand Awards for honouring them for their achievements and contributions as sportspersons and coaches.
-  National  Welfare  Fund  for  Sportspersons for  providing  lump  sum  financial assistance to sportspersons now living in indigent conditions for their medical treatment etc.
-  Scheme of Sports & Games for Persons with Disabilities for broad-basing of sports among differently-abled sportspersons by way  of conduct of training for community coaches, conduct of sports competitions and providing assistance to schools/institutes having  differently-abled  sportspersons  on  their  rolls  for  procurement  of  sports equipments and engagement of coaches on contract basis.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART  (d) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †767 FOR 01.03.2016 ASKED BY SHRI ALOK SANJAR, MP REGARDING SETTING UP MODEL CENTRES FOR SPORTS

## Annexure - III

## Details of Schemes being implemented by the Sports Authority of India for promotion and development of Sports

- (a) National Sports Talent Contest (NSTC) :  The main objective of the scheme is to identify gifted and talented sportspersons among school children in the age group of 8-14 years. (b)  Army  Boys  Sports  Companies  (ABSC) is  implemented  in  collaboration  with  the  Army. Children in the age group of 8-16 years are imparted scientific training to achieve excellence at national and international levels.  The scheme also provides job opportunities in the Indian Army. (c)  Special Area Games (SAG) :  This  Scheme follows an area-specific approach to scout and nurture talent for modern competitive games and sports from tribal, rural, coastal and hilly areas of the country.  The main objective of the scheme is to train talented and meritorious sportspersons in the age group of 12-18 years. (d) SAI Training Centres (STC) : Under this scheme, talented youth in the age group of 12-18 years are given the option to join the scheme on residential or non-residential basis. :  The  main  objective  of  this  scheme  is  to  identify  and  train
- (e)  Centres  of  Excellence  (COX) outstanding sportspersons who are medal prospects for the country in international competitions.

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