Lok Sabha Question No. 2832 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-15
Subject: Recreational Infrastructure in Rural Areas
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: P.P. CHAUDHARY

## MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS)

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2832 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.03.2016

Recreational Infrastructure in Rural Areas

2832. SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY:

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

- (a) the details of sports and recreational infrastructure in rural areas, State-wise;
- (b)  the  details  of  Stadia  and  other  playing  fields  developed  in  rural areas, State-wise; and
- (c) whether there is a proposal to extend such facilities to each district in the country, if so, the number and type of facilities to be developed in each district?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b) Sports is a State subject and it is primarily the responsibility  of  the  State  Government  to  create  adequate  sports infrastructure for promotion of various sports in the country including rural  areas.  The  Central  Government  complements/supplements  the efforts of the State Governments.

The Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports does not implement any Scheme  for  construction  of  stadia or recreational infrastructure. However,  for  developing  sports  infrastructure  in  rural  areas,  the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports was implementing Panchayat Yuva Krida aur Khel Abhiyan (PYKKA) Scheme from 2008-09 to 2013-14. The State-wise details of playfields developed under PYKKA Scheme during 2008-09  to  2013-14  are  at  Annexure-I.  The  PYKKA  Scheme  was restructured  as  Rajiv  Gandhi  Khel  Abhiyan  (RGKA)  w.e.f.  01.04.2014

which  provides  for  construction  of  an  integrated  sports  complex  in each block and provides grant-in-aid for holding competitions at block, district, State and National levels.

The Ministry is also implementing Urban Sports Infrastructure Scheme (USIS) for developing sports infrastructure such as synthetic athletic, hockey/ football astro-turfs and multipurpose indoor hall. The schemes  are  being  merged  into  a  Central  Sector  Scheme  for  better implementation.

(c) At present, there is no proposal to extend such facilities to each district in the country.

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF THE LOK SABHA  UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.2832  FOR  15.03.2016  ASKED  BY SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY, MP REGARDING RECREATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE IN RURAL AREAS

Annexure - I State-wise details of playfields developed under PYKKA Scheme during 2008-09 to

## 2013-14 (position as on 31.12.2015)

| S. No   | Name of States/ UT's     | Coverage of village/ block panchayats under PYKKA scheme   | Coverage of village/ block panchayats under PYKKA scheme   | Coverage of village/ block panchayats under PYKKA scheme   | No. of playfields developed   |
|---------|--------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| S. No   | the                      | No. of village panchayats                                  | No. of block panchayats                                    | Total                                                      | No. of playfields developed   |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh           | 6570                                                       | 339                                                        | 6909                                                       | 6909                          |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh        | 1420                                                       | 128                                                        | 1548                                                       | 1548                          |
| 3       | Assam                    | 999                                                        | 66                                                         | 1065                                                       | 1065                          |
| 4       | Bihar                    | 847                                                        | 53                                                         | 900                                                        | -                             |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh             | 2946                                                       | 42                                                         | 2988                                                       | 691                           |
| 6       | Goa                      | 19                                                         | 4                                                          | 23                                                         | 23                            |
| 7       | Gujarat                  | 1975                                                       | 44                                                         | 2019                                                       | 2019                          |
| 8       | Haryana                  | 2476                                                       | 48                                                         | 2524                                                       | 2524                          |
| 9       | Himachal Pradesh         | 1685                                                       | 42                                                         | 1727                                                       | 1727                          |
| 10      | Jammu Kashmir            | 413                                                        | 14                                                         | 427                                                        | 427                           |
| 11      | Jharkhand                | 403                                                        | 21                                                         | 424                                                        | 424                           |
| 12      | Karnataka                | 2825                                                       | 90                                                         | 2915                                                       | 2915                          |
| 13      | Kerala                   | 400                                                        | 60                                                         | 460                                                        | 460                           |
| 14      | Madhya Pradesh           | 6912                                                       | 93                                                         | 7005                                                       | 4670                          |
| 15      | Maharashtra              | 5441                                                       | 70                                                         | 5511                                                       | 5511                          |
| 16      | Manipur                  | 79                                                         | 4                                                          | 83                                                         | 83                            |
| 17      | Meghalaya                | 249                                                        | 24                                                         | 273                                                        | 273                           |
| 18      | Mizoram                  | 817                                                        | 26                                                         | 843                                                        | 843                           |
| 19      | Nagaland                 | 1098                                                       | 52                                                         | 1150                                                       | 1150                          |
| 20      | Odisha                   | 3115                                                       | 155                                                        | 3270                                                       | 3270                          |
| 21      | Punjab                   | 3699                                                       | 42                                                         | 3741                                                       | 3727                          |
| 22      | Rajasthan                | 1786                                                       | 49                                                         | 1835                                                       | 893                           |
| 23      | Sikkim                   | 166                                                        | 95                                                         | 261                                                        | 261                           |
| 24      | Tamil Nadu               | 1261                                                       | 38                                                         | 1299                                                       | 649                           |
| 25      | Tripura                  | 1040                                                       | 44                                                         | 1084                                                       | 648                           |
| 26      | Uttar Pradesh            | 13080                                                      | 246                                                        | 13326                                                      | 10944                         |
| 27      | Uttrakhand               | 3761                                                       | 46                                                         | 3807                                                       | 3807                          |
| 28      | West Bengal              | 335                                                        | 33                                                         | 368                                                        | 368                           |
|         | UTs                      |                                                            |                                                            |                                                            |                               |
| 29      | Andaman &Nicobar Islands | 60                                                         | 6                                                          | 66                                                         | -                             |
| 30      | Daman &Diu               | 14                                                         |                                                            | 14                                                         | -                             |
| 31      | Lakshadweep              | 2                                                          | 9                                                          | 11                                                         | 10                            |
| 32      | Puducherry               | 50                                                         | 5                                                          | 55                                                         | 55                            |
|         | Total                    | 65943                                                      | 1988                                                       | 67931                                                      | 57894                         |