Lok Sabha Question No. 1566 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-03
Subject: Rural Talent for Olympics
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: HEMANT TUKARAM GODSE

## MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS)

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1566 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.05.2016

## Rural Talent for Olympics

1566. SHRI GODSE HEMANT TUKARAM:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  formulated  any  plan  to  identify  sports talent in rural areas with the aim to clinch more medals in international events like Olympics, if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (b)  the  details  of  the  camps  organised in rural areas during each of the last three years to identify sports talents, State-wise;
- (c)  the  details  of  centres  developed  in  rural  areas  with  world  class coaching facilities;
- (d) the details of sports identified where more medals can be clinched in international events; and
- (e) whether there is any proposal to establish sports academy to train and produce international level players?

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

- (a) The Sports Authority of India (SAI), an autonomous body under the aegis of Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, implements a whole bouquet of  Sports  Promotional  Schemes  to  identify  and  nurture  sports  talent amongst  rural  &  tribal  youth  in  the  country.  The  Sports  Promotional Schemes implemented by SAI are as under:
-  National  Sports  Contest  Scheme  (NSTC)  (including  Indigenous Games & Martial Arts (IGMA) & Adopted Akharas)
-  Army Boys Sports Company (ABSC)
-  SAI Training Centre (STC)
-  Special Area Games (SAG)
-  Extension Centres of STC/SAG
-  Centre of Excellence (COE)
-  National Sports Academies

(b) & (c) SAI organises National Coaching Camps for the elite sportspersons preparing for international competitions. Such camps are organised in various SAI Centres all over India and a few camps in nonSAI  centres.  The  centres  identified  for  training  of  elite  athletes  are equipped with international standard infrastructure and equipments.

(d) The  Ministry  of  Youth  Affairs  and  Sports  in  its  'Target  Olympic Podium (TOP) Scheme' in the National Sports Development Fund (NSDF) has identified Athletics, Archery, Badminton, Boxing, Wrestling, Weightlifting  and  Shooting  as  the  sports  disciplines  which  have  the potential of clinching more medals in international events.

- (e) The SAI proposes to establish 13 sports academies in various parts of  the  country.  Of  these,  5  are  already  functional.  Details  of  these  13 academies are given in Annexure-I.

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (e) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  1566  FOR  03.05.2016  ASKED  BY  SHRI GODSE  HEMANT  TUKARAM,  MP  REGARDING  RURAL  TALENT  FOR OLYMPICS

Annexure-I

Details of National Sports Academies proposed to be set up/ run by the Sports Authority of India

|   Sl. No. | Sports discipline           | Location                                                                        | Remarks    |
|-----------|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|
|         1 | Cycling                     | Cycling Velodrome of Indira Gandhi Stadium, New Delhi                           | Functional |
|         2 | Swimming                    | Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Swimming Pool Complex, Talkatora Stadium, New Delhi | Functional |
|         3 | Athletics (Sprints &Jumps)  | Lakshmibai National College of Physical Education, Thiruvananthapuram           | Functional |
|         4 | Athletics (Middle Distance) | Sports Authority of India (SAI) Regional Centre, Bhopal                         | Functional |
|         5 | Golf                        | Thiruvananthapuram                                                              | Functional |
|         6 | Athletics (Throws)          | Rohtak                                                                          | Functional |
|         7 | Boxing                      | Rohtak                                                                          | Functional |
|         8 | Wrestling                   | Sonepat                                                                         | Functional |
|         9 | Archery                     | Guwahati/ Kolkata                                                               |            |
|        10 | Shooting                    | Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range, Delhi                                            |            |
|        11 | Football                    | Kolkata and Kochi                                                               |            |
|        12 | Hockey                      | Bangalore/ Delhi                                                                |            |
|        13 | Volleyball                  | Kochi                                                                           |            |