Lok Sabha Question No. 4922 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-23
Subject: SAI Training Centres
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Shri G Lakshminarayana

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4922 ANSWERED ON 23.03.2026

## SAI Training Centres

## 4922.     SHRI G LAKSHMINARAYANA:

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

- (a) the total number of Sports Authority of India (SAI) training centres presently functioning in the country, State/UT and district-wise, along with their category;
- (b) the number of SAI training centres approved or established during the last five years and the current year, State/UT-wise, along with the present status of each centre;
- (c) the total funds sanctioned, released and utilised for the development, upgradation or expansion of SAI training centres during the last five years and the current year, State/UT-wise and centre-wise;
- (d) the discipline-wise sanctioned strength of sportspersons at each SAI training centre and the number presently undergoing training, centrewise;
- (e) the sanctioned strength and staff in position at each centre, job-role wise, along with the details of vacancies;
- (f) whether the Government proposes to establish any new SAI training centres in the country, especially in Andhra Pradesh; and

- (g)  if  so,  the  details  of  such  proposals under consideration, including State/UT-wise location, status and the expected timelines thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS

## (DR. MANSUKH MANDAVIYA)

- (a)  Under  the  Sports Promotional Schemes of the Sports Authority of India  (SAI),  69  SAI  Training  Centres  (STCs)  are  presently  operational across the country. State-wise and district-wise details are at Annexure-I.
- (b) 'Sports' being a State subject, the primary responsibility for creation of sports  infrastructure, including  training centres,  lies  with  the respective  State/UT  Governments.  The  Ministry  of  Youth  Affairs  & Sports supplements these efforts by establishing and operating STCs. No new STCs have been approved or established during the last five years and the current year.
- (c)  SAI  undertakes  creation/upgradation  of  infrastructure  at  its  own centres  only.  Accordingly,  State-wise  and  STC-wise  details  of  funds released for infrastructure projects during the last five years  and the current year are at Annexure-II.
- (d) The sanctioned strength of athletes varies across centres. The total sanctioned and existing strength of athletes in STCs is 4,824 and 4,556, respectively.
- (e) Administrative and coaching personnel are governed by an all-India transfer policy; hence, centre-wise sanctioned strength is not maintained. Details of administrative staff deployed across STCs are at Annexure-III. In addition, 785 coaches are presently in position across various grades.
- (f)  &  (g)  'Sports' being a State subject, the primary responsibility for creation of sports infrastructure, including training centres, rests with the respective State/UT Governments. The Ministry supplements these

efforts  through  SAI.  At  present,  no  proposal  in  this  regard  is  under consideration.

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## ANNEXURE-I

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (A)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4922 FOR 23.03.2026 ASKED BY SHRI G LAKSHMINARAYANA REGARDING 'SAI TRAINING CENTRES'.

## DETAILS OF NUMBER  OF  ATHLETES STATE-WISE/UT-WISE AND DISTRICT-WISE UNDER STCs DURING THE YEAR 2025-2026

| State                     | District / Centre   | Discipline          |
|---------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands | Car Nicobar         | Athletics           |
|                           |                     | Cycling             |
|                           |                     | Football            |
|                           |                     | Weightlifting       |
|                           | Port Blair          | Football            |
|                           |                     | Kayaking & Canoeing |
|                           |                     | Rowing              |
| Andhra Pradesh            | Eluru               | Athletics           |
|                           |                     | Weightlifting       |
|                           | Kurnool             | Handball            |
|                           |                     | Taekwondo           |
|                           | Visakhapatnam       | Boxing              |
|                           |                     | Volleyball          |
| Arunachal Pradesh         | Naharlagun          | Boxing              |
|                           |                     | Karate              |
|                           |                     | Taekwondo           |
| Assam                     | Golaghat            | Boxing              |
|                           |                     | Football            |
|                           | Kokrajhar           | Archery             |
|                           |                     | Athletics           |
|                           |                     | Boxing              |
|                           |                     | Football            |
|                           |                     | Hockey              |
|                           |                     | Kabaddi             |
|                           |                     | Taekwondo           |
|                           |                     | Wushu               |
|                           | Solalgoan           | Boxing              |

|                  |             | Football            |
|------------------|-------------|---------------------|
|                  |             | Weightlifting       |
|                  | Tinsukia    | Athletics           |
|                  |             | Football            |
|                  |             | Judo                |
| Bihar            | Patna       | Taekwondo           |
|                  |             | Wushu               |
| Chhattisgarh     | Raipur      | Archery             |
|                  |             | Volleyball          |
|                  | Rajnandgaon | Basketball          |
|                  |             | Hockey              |
| Delhi (UT)       | Bawana      | Judo                |
|                  |             | Sepaktakraw         |
| Goa              | Peddem      | Boxing              |
|                  |             | Judo                |
|                  | Ponda       | Judo                |
| Haryana          | Bhiwani     | Athletics           |
|                  |             | Boxing              |
|                  |             | Wrestling           |
|                  | Hisar       | Athletics           |
|                  |             | Boxing              |
|                  |             | Hockey              |
|                  |             | Wrestling           |
|                  | Kurukshetra | Cycling             |
|                  |             | Hockey              |
|                  |             | Volleyball          |
| Himachal Pradesh | Bilaspur    | Boxing              |
|                  |             | Kabaddi             |
|                  |             | Kayaking & Canoeing |
|                  |             | Rowing              |
| Jammu & Kashmir  | Jammu       | Badminton           |
|                  |             | Basketball          |
|                  |             | Volleyball          |
|                  |             | Wushu               |
| Jharkhand        | Hazaribagh  | Archery             |
|                  |             | Hockey              |
|                  | Ranchi      | Archery             |
|                  |             | Athletics           |

|                  |             | Football    |
|------------------|-------------|-------------|
|                  |             | Hockey      |
| Karnataka        | Bangalore   | Hockey      |
|                  |             | Judo        |
|                  | Dharwad     | Basketball  |
|                  |             | Kabaddi     |
|                  |             | Wrestling   |
|                  | Madikeri    | Hockey      |
| Kerala           | Calicut     | Athletics   |
|                  |             | Volleyball  |
|                  | Kollam      | Athletics   |
|                  |             | Football    |
|                  |             | Hockey      |
|                  |             | Kabaddi     |
|                  | Tellicherry | Athletics   |
|                  |             | Fencing     |
|                  |             | Gymnastics  |
|                  |             | Volleyball  |
|                  |             | Wrestling   |
|                  | Trichur     | Judo        |
|                  |             | Swimming    |
| Ladakh (UT)      | Kargil      | Boxing      |
|                  |             | Taekwondo   |
| Lakshadweep (UT) | Androth     | Athletics   |
|                  |             | Football    |
|                  |             | Volleyball  |
| Madhya Pradesh   | Dhar        | Archery     |
|                  |             | Badminton   |
|                  |             | Taekwondo   |
|                  | Jabalpur    | Basketball  |
|                  |             | Karate      |
|                  | Tikamgarh   | Softball    |
| Manipur          | Imphal      | Boxing      |
|                  |             | Gymnastics  |
|                  |             | Karate      |
|                  |             | Sepaktakraw |
|                  |             | Wrestling   |
|                  |             | Wushu       |

|                 | Utlou          | Boxing        |
|-----------------|----------------|---------------|
|                 |                | Football      |
|                 |                | Taekwondo     |
|                 |                | Weightlifting |
| Meghalaya       | Shillong       | Archery       |
|                 |                | Athletics     |
|                 |                | Boxing        |
|                 |                | Football      |
|                 |                | Judo          |
|                 |                | Karate        |
| Mizoram         | Aizwal         | Boxing        |
|                 |                | Judo          |
|                 |                | Taekwondo     |
|                 |                | Weightlifting |
|                 | Lunglei        | Boxing        |
|                 |                | Taekwondo     |
|                 | Thenzawl       | Hockey        |
| Nagaland        | Dimapur        | Boxing        |
|                 |                | Football      |
|                 |                | Sepaktakraw   |
| Odisha          | Cuttack        | Athletics     |
|                 |                | Football      |
|                 | Sundergarh     | Archery       |
|                 |                | Hockey        |
| Puducherry (UT) | Puducherry     | Kabaddi       |
|                 |                | Kho-Kho       |
|                 |                | Volleyball    |
|                 |                | Weightlifting |
|                 | Yanam          | Badminton     |
|                 |                | Swimming      |
| Punjab          | Badal          | Athletics     |
|                 |                | Boxing        |
|                 |                | Hockey        |
|                 |                | Volleyball    |
|                 | Ludhiana       | Judo          |
|                 |                | Handball      |
|                 | Mustuana Sahib | Boxing        |
|                 |                | Volleyball    |

| Rajasthan     | Alwar          | Shooting      |
|---------------|----------------|---------------|
|               | Jaipur         | Kabaddi       |
|               |                | Weightlifting |
|               | Jodhpur        | Boxing        |
|               |                | Gymnastics    |
| Sikkim        | Namchi         | Archery       |
|               |                | Boxing        |
|               |                | Football      |
|               |                | Taekwondo     |
| Tamil Nadu    | Chennai        | Athletics     |
|               |                | Football      |
|               |                | Kabaddi       |
|               | Mayiladuthurai | Athletics     |
|               |                | Basketball    |
|               |                | Boxing        |
|               |                | Kabaddi       |
|               |                | Volleyball    |
|               |                | Weightlifting |
|               | Salem          | Basketball    |
|               |                | Taekwondo     |
| Telangana     | Hyderabad      | Archery       |
|               |                | Athletics     |
|               |                | Gymnastics    |
|               |                | Hockey        |
|               |                | Kabaddi       |
| Tripura       | Agartala       | Athletics     |
|               |                | Football      |
|               |                | Gymnastics    |
|               |                | Swimming      |
| Uttar Pradesh | Bareilly       | Athletics     |
|               |                | Hockey        |
|               |                | Sepaktakraw   |
|               | Raibareily     | Taekwondo     |
|               |                | Volleyball    |
|               | Safai Etawah   | Athletics     |
|               |                | Handball      |
|               | Varanasi       | Athletics     |
|               |                | Boxing        |

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|             |            | Basketball    |
|-------------|------------|---------------|
|             |            | Wrestling     |
| Uttrakhand  | Kashipur   | Athletics     |
|             |            | Boxing        |
|             |            | Taekwondo     |
|             |            | Weightlifting |
| West Bengal | Bolpur     | Table Tennis  |
|             | Jalpaiguri | Archery       |
|             |            | Athletics     |
|             |            | Football      |
|             |            | Gymnastics    |
|             |            | Table Tennis  |
|             | Lebong     | Archery       |
|             |            | Football      |

## ANNEXURE-II

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (C)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4922 FOR 23.03.2026 ASKED BY SHRI G LAKSHMINARAYANA REGARDING 'SAI TRAINING CENTRES'.

DETAILS OF FUNDS SANCTIONED, RELEASED, AND UTILISED FOR THE DEVELOPMENT,  UPGRADATION,  AND  EXPANSION  OF  SAI  TRAINING CENTRES (STCS) DURING THE LAST FIVE YEARS AND THE CURRENT YEAR:

| S. N.   | Name of Work                                             | State       | Type of Infrastructure   | Fund Allocated (amount in Crore)   | Fund Utilized (amount in Crore)   |
|---------|----------------------------------------------------------|-------------|--------------------------|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| 2020-21 | 2020-21                                                  | 2020-21     | 2020-21                  | 2020-21                            | 2020-21                           |
| 1       | laying of Synthetic Hockey Turf at STC Hazaribagh        | Jharkhand   | Hockey Turf              | 8.57                               | 8.57                              |
| 2025-26 | 2025-26                                                  | 2025-26     | 2025-26                  | 2025-26                            | 2025-26                           |
| 2       | Laying of Synthetic Athletic Track at SAI STC Jalpaiguri | West Bengal | Field of Play (FOP)      | 9.64                               | 0                                 |

## ANNEXURE-III

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (E)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4922 FOR 23.03.2026 ASKED BY SHRI G LAKSHMINARAYANA REGARDING 'SAI TRAINING CENTRES'.

## DETAILS  OF  ADMINISTRATIVE  STAFF  DEPLOYED  ACROSS  VARIOUS STCs

| In Position Strength   | In Position Strength   | In Position Strength   | In Position Strength   | In Position Strength   | In Position Strength   |
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
| SN                     | STC                    | Dy. Director           | Asst. Director         | Section Officer        | Assistant              |
| 1                      | Kurnool                |                        |                        |                        |                        |
| 2                      | Eluru                  | 1                      |                        |                        |                        |
| 3                      | Vishakhapatnam         |                        |                        |                        |                        |
| 4                      | Bangalore              |                        |                        |                        |                        |
| 5                      | Dharwad                |                        |                        |                        |                        |
| 6                      | Madikeri               |                        |                        |                        |                        |
| 7 Hyderabad            |                        |                        | 1                      | 1                      |                        |
| 8                      | Jabalpur               |                        |                        |                        |                        |
| 9                      | Tikamgarh              |                        |                        |                        |                        |
| 10                     | Dhar                   |                        |                        |                        |                        |
| 11                     | Raipur                 |                        |                        |                        |                        |
| 12 Rajnandgaon         | 1                      |                        |                        |                        |                        |
| 13 Bilaspur            |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |
| 14                     | Kargil                 |                        |                        |                        |                        |
| 15                     | Badal                  |                        | 1                      |                        |                        |
| 16 Ludhiana            |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |
| 17 Mastunasahib        |                        |                        | 1                      |                        |                        |
| 18                     | Jammu                  |                        |                        |                        |                        |
| 19                     | Alwar                  |                        |                        |                        |                        |
| 20                     | Jaipur                 |                        |                        |                        | 1                      |
| 21 Jodhpur             |                        |                        |                        | 1                      | 1                      |
| 22 Naharlagun          | 1                      |                        |                        |                        |                        |
| 23 Shillong            |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |
| 24 Golaghat            |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |
| 25                     | Kokrajhar              |                        |                        |                        |                        |
| 26                     | Solalgaon              |                        |                        |                        |                        |
| 27                     | Tinsukia               |                        |                        |                        |                        |

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| 28                | Namchi     |    |    |    |
|-------------------|------------|----|----|----|
| 29                | Imphal     |    |    |    |
| 30 Utlou          |            |    |    |    |
| 31 Dimapur        | 1          |    |    |    |
| 32 Aizawl         |            |    | 1  |    |
| 33 Nicobar        |            |    |    |    |
| 34 Port Blair     |            |    | 1  |    |
| 35 Patna          |            |    |    |    |
| 36                | Hazaribagh |    |    |    |
| 37 Ranchi         |            |    |    | 1  |
| 38 Cuttack        |            |    |    |    |
| 39 Sundargarh     |            |    | 1  |    |
| 40                | Agartala   |    |    |    |
| 41 Bolpur         |            |    |    |    |
| 42                | Jalpaiguri |    |    |    |
| 43 Lebong         |            |    |    |    |
| 44 Bareily        |            |    | 1  |    |
| 45 Raibareily     |            |    |    |    |
| 46 Saifai         |            |    |    |    |
| 47 Varanasi       | 1          |    |    |    |
| 48 Kashipur       |            | 1  |    |    |
| 49 Peddem         |            |    |    |    |
| 50 Ponda          | 1          |    |    |    |
| 51 Bawana         |            |    |    |    |
| 52 Bhiwani        | 1          |    |    |    |
| 53 Hisar          |            | 1  |    |    |
| 54 Kurukshetra    |            |    |    |    |
| 55 Calicut        | 1          |    | 1  |    |
| 56 Kollam         |            |    |    |    |
| 57 Thalaserry     |            |    | 1  |    |
| 58 Thrissur       |            |    |    |    |
| 59 Androth        |            |    |    |    |
| 60 Puducherry     |            |    | 1  |    |
| 61 Yanam          |            |    |    |    |
| 62 Chennai        | 1          |    | 1  |    |
| 63 Mayiladuthurai |            |    | 1  |    |
| 64 Salem          |            |    |    |    |

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