Lok Sabha Question No. 430 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-02
Subject: Funds for Sports Infrastructure under Khelo India
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Shri Sukanta Kumar Panigrahi

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 430

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.02.2026

Funds for Sports Infrastructure under Khelo India

## 430.  SHRI SUKANTA KUMAR PANIGRAHI:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  sanctioned,  established  or  proposed sports infrastructure under Khelo India (2021 -26) in Kandhamal, Boudh, Nayagarh and Ganjam districts of Odisha and if so, the details thereof, block-wise;
- (b) whether the Government acknowledges that said tribal and geographically  challenging  districts  are  lack  of  adequate  standard playgrounds,  indoor  stadiums,  synthetic  tracks,  multipurpose  sports complexes and trained coaching support and if so, the steps being taken by the Government to address the said gaps in a time-bound manner;
- (c)  the  details  of  the  funds  sanctioned,  released  and  utilised  under existing sports-related schemes during 2025 district and scheme-wise;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to make specific provisions in the Union Budget (2025-2026) for establishing Khelo India Centres, regional training  hubs,  structured  competitions  and  deployment  of  qualified coaches  in  each  discipline  to  develop  sporting  talent  in  the  said districts; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

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

(a) Under the Khelo India Scheme, one project, namely, Construction of Swimming Pool at District Hqrs., District Boudh, has been sanctioned in the State of Odisha. Details of the same are available in public domain

on the dashboard of the Ministry at https://mdsd.kheloindia.gov.in.

- (b) 'Sports'  being  a  State  subject,  the responsibility  of  development  of sports, including assessment of adequate standard playgrounds, indoor stadium,  synthetic  tracks,  multipurpose  sports  complexes  and  trained coaching  support,  addressing  the  gaps  in  a  time  bound  manner,  rests primarily  with  the  respective  State/Union  Territory  Governments.  The Union  Government  only  supplements  their  efforts  by  bridging  critical gaps. However, the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports implements the following schemes for development of sports in the country, including in tribal and geographically challenging districts of Odisha:
- (i) Khelo India - National Programme for Development of Sports;
- (ii) Assistance to National Sports Federations;
- (iii) Cash Incentive 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; and

(viii)  Running  Sports  Training  Centres  through  Sports  Authority  of India (SAI).

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

- (c)  Funds  are  allocated  and  released  Scheme-wise  not  district-wise  in this  Ministry.  The  details  of  funds  allocated  and  expenditure  incurred under  various  Sports  Development  Schemes  of  the  Ministry  of  Youth Affairs and Sports, across the country, including in the State of Odisha, during financial years 2024-25 and 2025-26, are as under:

## (amount in ₹ crore)

| Financial Year   |   Funds allocated |   Expenditure incurred (as on 08.12.2025) |
|------------------|-------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| 2025-26          |           3794.3  |                                   2268.33 |
| 2024-25          |           3232.85 |                                   2833.05 |

(d) No.

- (e) Does not arise.

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