Lok Sabha Question No. 3527 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-11
Subject: Financial Assistance to Sportspersons
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: BAIJAYANT "JAY" PANDA, B. SREERAMULU

GOVERNMENT OF

MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS

(DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS)

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3527

TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.08.2015

Financial Assistance to Sportspersons

3527. SHRI BAIJAYANT JAY PANDA:

SHRI B. SRIRAMULU:

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

(a) the proposals received from the sports persons/athletes for seeking financial assistance to procure equipment/sports training and the details of proposals cleared/ pending along with the reasons for their pendency and the time by which pending proposals are likely to be cleared during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT and sports discipline-wise;

(b) the funds sanctioned/released for the purpose during the said period, State/UT and sports discipline-wise;

(c) the steps taken by the Government to ensure that proposals received for seeking funds from deserving athletes/ sportspersons are approved expeditiously;

(d) whether the Government provides financial assistance and State-of-the-art sports facilities to the sports persons participating in the National/International sports competitions and at district level sports competitions in the country including in rural areas; and

(e) if so, the details of financial assistance provided during each of the last three years and the current year, along with the number of sports persons benefited therefrom, State/UT-wise and sports discipline-wise?

ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)

FOR YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS

(SHRI SARBANANDA SONOWAL)

(a) & (b): Expenses towards participation in international sports events abroad, organizing coaching camps, conduct of national championships, conduct of international tournaments in India, procurement of sports equipments etc. are met under the Scheme of Assistance to National Sports Federations (NSFs) and funds are released to NSFs as per the approved Annual Calendar of Training & Competitions.

Requests of elite sportspersons for financial assistance for customised training within the country and abroad, procurement of sports equipments etc. are considered under National Sports Development Fund (NSDF). Proposals complete in all respects are dealt with expeditiously and not kept pending.

Details of funds released to sportspersons from NSDF during last three years and the current year are given in Annexure-I.

(c):	Proposals of sportspersons for financial assistance for training and sports equipments are considered in meetings of Executive Committee of National Sports Development Fund, which are held at regular intervals.

(d) & (e):	The Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports provides financial assistance to NSFs for participation in international sports events abroad, conduct of international tournaments in India, conduct of National Championships, organizing coaching camps, procurement of sports equipments etc.  At coaching camps organized at centres of Sports Authority of India prior to participation in international sports tournaments, state-of-the art training facilities are provided.

Details of funds released to NSFs under the Scheme of Assistance to NSFs are given in Annexure-II.

Annexure-I

Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3527 to be answered on 11.08.2015 regarding ‘Financial Assistance to Sportspersons’.

**Details of funds released to sportspersons from NSDF during last three years and current year**

**Rs. in lakhs**

| **S. No**   | **Name of the Sportsperson**                                                                                                                                                                    | **Discipline**         | **2012-13**   | **2013-14**   | **2014-15**   | **2015-16**   |
|-------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
| 1           | Om Prakash Singh Karhana                                                                                                                                                                        | Athletics              | 19.18         | 0.30          | 15.48         |               |
| 2           | Krishna Poonia                                                                                                                                                                                  | Athletics              | 42.52         |               | 21.91         |               |
| 3           | Vikas Gowda                                                                                                                                                                                     | Athletics              | 28.80         | 11.80         | 46.08         | 16.79         |
| 4           | Mayookha Johny                                                                                                                                                                                  | Athletics              | 16.67         |               |               |               |
| 5-8         | Preeja Sreedharan, Kavita Raut, O.P. Jaisha, Sudha Singh                                                                                                                                        | Athletics              | 50.08         |               | 4.49          |               |
| 9           | MC Mary Kom (through SAI)                                                                                                                                                                       | Boxing                 | 34.18         |               |               |               |
| 10          | Abhijeet Gupta                                                                                                                                                                                  | Chess                  | 3.96          | 1.63          |               |               |
| 11          | Parimarjan Negi                                                                                                                                                                                 | Chess                  | 7.47          | 8.00          | 2.56          |               |
| 12          | Lt Col Rajesh Pattu                                                                                                                                                                             | Equestrian             | 12.15         | 9.67          | 12.02         |               |
| 13          | Abhinav Bindra                                                                                                                                                                                  | Shooting               | 59.53         | 26.07         | 50.06         | 37.42         |
| 14          | Manavjit Singh Sandhu                                                                                                                                                                           | Shooting               | 94.62         | 82.74         | 75.06         | 47.69         |
| 15          | Ronjan Sodhi                                                                                                                                                                                    | Shooting               | 91.92         | 83.28         | 26.02         |               |
| 16          | Sanjeev Rajput                                                                                                                                                                                  | Shooting               | 11.07         |               |               |               |
| 17          | Shagun Chowdhary                                                                                                                                                                                | Shooting               | 48.66         | 37.91         | 11.51         |               |
| 18          | Joydeep Karmarkar                                                                                                                                                                               | Shooting               | 22.31         |               |               |               |
| 19          | Heena Sidhu                                                                                                                                                                                     | Shooting               | 11.13         |               | 51.82         | 15.13         |
| 20          | Naresh Kumar Sharma                                                                                                                                                                             | Shooting (Paralympics) | 39.95         |               |               |               |
| 21          | Dipika Pallikal                                                                                                                                                                                 | Squash                 | 7.29          | 7.95          | 0.98          | 5.18          |
| 22          | Leander Paes                                                                                                                                                                                    | Tennis                 | 36.64         |               |               |               |
| 23          | Mahesh Bhupathi                                                                                                                                                                                 | Tennis                 | 25.17         |               |               |               |
| 24          | Sania Mirza                                                                                                                                                                                     | Tennis                 | 23.72         |               |               |               |
| 25          | Yuki Bhambri                                                                                                                                                                                    | Tennis                 | 12.03         |               |               |               |
| 26          | Sanam Singh                                                                                                                                                                                     | Tennis                 | 4.35          |               |               |               |
| 27          | J. Vishnuvardhan                                                                                                                                                                                | Tennis                 | 9.77          |               |               |               |
| 28          | Karan Rastogi                                                                                                                                                                                   | Tennis                 | 6.74          |               |               |               |
| 29          | Shiva Keshavan KP                                                                                                                                                                               | Luge                   | 2.25          | 10.82         | 16.75         |               |
| 30          | Arjun                                                                                                                                                                                           | Athletics              |               |               | 13.97         |               |
| 31          | Seema Punia                                                                                                                                                                                     | Athletics              |               |               | 16.09         | 1.08          |
| 32          | K C Ganapathy                                                                                                                                                                                   | Yachting               |               |               | 10.83         |               |
| 33          | Harika Dronvalli                                                                                                                                                                                | Chess                  |               |               | 9.13          |               |
| 34          | Varsha Gautam                                                                                                                                                                                   | Yachting               |               |               | 15.72         | 9.90          |
| 35          | Aishwarya Nedunchezhiyan                                                                                                                                                                        | Yachting               |               |               | 5.27          | 9.90          |
| 36          | Ankur Mittal                                                                                                                                                                                    | Shooting               |               |               |               | 12.30         |
| 37          | Anisa Sayyed                                                                                                                                                                                    | Shooting               |               |               |               | 2.44          |
| 38          | Harinder Pal Singh                                                                                                                                                                              | Squash                 |               |               |               | 3.71          |
| 39          | Kynan Chenai                                                                                                                                                                                    | Shooting               |               |               |               | 11.27         |
| 40-52       | Taurndeep Rai, Atanu Das, Jayanta Takukdar, Mangal Champia,  Deepika Kumari, Bombayal Devi, Rimil Buruily, Laxmi Rani Majhi, Sanjay Boro, Atul Verma,  Ranjit Naik, Dola Banerjee, Madhu Vedwan | Archery                |               |               |               | 11.47         |
| 53          | Mohd Asab                                                                                                                                                                                       | Shooting               |               |               |               | 5.42          |
| 54          | Kush Kumar                                                                                                                                                                                      | Squash                 |               |               |               | 3.23          |
| 55          | Master Nischay Luthra                                                                                                                                                                           | Ice Skating            |               |               |               | 4.56          |
| 56          | Shweta Singh                                                                                                                                                                                    | Shooter                |               |               |               | 3.67          |
| 57          | Saurav Ghosal                                                                                                                                                                                   | Squash                 |               |               |               | 2.35          |
| 58          | Mandeep Jangra                                                                                                                                                                                  | Boxing                 |               |               |               | 3.64          |
| 59          | Karamjyoti                                                                                                                                                                                      | Para Athlete           |               |               |               | 6.92          |

Annexure-II

Annexure referred to in reply to parts (d) & (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3527 to be answered on 11.08.2015 regarding ‘Financial Assistance to Sportspersons’.

| **Statement indicating the central funding to NSFs**   |                                                                        |                |                |                |                |
|--------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|                                                        |                                                                        | (Rs. In lakhs) | (Rs. In lakhs) | (Rs. In lakhs) | (Rs. In lakhs) |
| **S. No**                                              | **Name of the Federation**                                             | **2012-13**    | **2013-14**    | **2014-15**    | **2015-16**    |
| 1                                                      | Athletics Federation of India, New Delhi                               | 81.04          | 1014.37        | 83.55          | --             |
| 2                                                      | Archery Association of India, New Delhi                                | 143.27         | 1000.57        | 448.59         | --             |
| 3                                                      | All India Chess Federation, Chennai                                    | 253.94         | 232.08         | 107.95         | --             |
| 4                                                      | National Rifle Association of India, New Delhi                         | 561.47         | 1960.68        | 1039.63        | --             |
| 5                                                      | All India Tennis Association, New Delhi                                | 34.11          | 228.74         | 48.52          | --             |
| 6                                                      | Judo Federation of India, N. Delhi                                     | 108.52         | 250.22         | 114.66         | --             |
| 7                                                      | Rowing Federation of India, Secunderabad                               | 52.25          | 361.52         | 40.69          | --             |
| 8                                                      | Table Tennis Federation of India, New Delhi                            | 379.51         | 331.31         | 122.02         | --             |
| 9                                                      | Swimming Federation of India, Ahmadabad                                | 131.28         | 167.54         | 7.22           | --             |
| 10                                                     | Squash Racket Federation of India, Chennai                             | 33.12          | 177.50         | 101.56         | --             |
| 11                                                     | Indian Amateur Boxing Federation, New Delhi                            | 238.71         | 1145.49        | 99.36          | --             |
| 12                                                     | Hockey (Men) & (Women)                                                 | 565.20         | 1268.19        | 520.33         | --             |
| 13                                                     | Indian Weightlifting Federation, New Delhi                             | 229.35         | 530.22         | 83.47          | --             |
| 14                                                     | Badminton Association of India                                         | 382.72         | 1106.35        | 511.59         | --             |
| 15                                                     | Equestrian Federation of India, New Delhi                              | 23.37          | 27.46          | 12.43          | --             |
| 16                                                     | All India Football Federation                                          | 288.14         | 394.70         | 131.63         | --             |
| 17                                                     | Indian Golf Union, New Delhi                                           | 70.76          | 106.46         | 37.29          | --             |
| 18                                                     | Wrestling Federation of India, I.G. Stadium Delhi                      | 692.04         | 1429.12        | 532.31         | 0.50           |
| 19                                                     | Yachting Association of India, New Delhi                               | 51.66          | 142.75         | 116.91         | --             |
| 20                                                     | Indian Amateur Kabaddi Federation, Jaipur                              | 11.44          | 74.00          | 18.00          | --             |
| 21                                                     | Volleyball Federation of India, Chennai                                | 153.38         | 310.65         | 125.92         | --             |
| 22                                                     | Gymnastics Federation of India, Jodhpur                                | 0.00           | 119.26         | 66.10          | --             |
| 23                                                     | Amateur Handball Federation of India, J & K                            | 46.33          | 146.18         | 24.95          | --             |
| 24                                                     | Basketball Federation of India, N Delhi                                | 40.23          | 227.62         | 52.63          | --             |
| 25                                                     | Fencing Association of India, Patiala                                  | 9.00           | 0.00           | 0.00           | --             |
| 26                                                     | Indian Kayaking & Canoeing Association, New Delhi                      | 64.64          | 182.27         | 59.94          | --             |
| 27                                                     | All India Sports Council of the Deaf,  New Delhi                       | 59.07          | 87.49          | 3.02           | --             |
| 28                                                     | Paralympic Committee of India, Bangalore                               | 175.46         | 143.40         | 197.72         | --             |
| 29                                                     | Special Olympic Bharat, New Delhi                                      | 69.28          | 274.51         | 19.17          | --             |
| 30                                                     | All India Carrom Federation, New Delhi                                 | 7.83           | 30.57          | 5.83           | --             |
| 31                                                     | All India Karate-Do-Federation, Chennai                                | 0.00           | 0.00           | 0.00           | --             |
| 32                                                     | Amateur Baseball Federation of India, Delhi                            | 9.75           | 11.75          | 2.25           | --             |
| 33                                                     | Atya Patya Federation of India, Nagpur.                                | 13.50          | 14.00          | 1.25           | 0.50           |
| 34                                                     | Cycle Polo Federation of India, New Delhi                              | 17.55          | 27.52          | 2.85           | 0.75           |
| 35                                                     | Indian Polo Association                                                | 0.00           | 0.00           | 0.00           | --             |
| 36                                                     | Indian Power lifting Federation                                        | 3.50           | 10.25          | 5.25           | --             |
| 37                                                     | Kho-kho Federation of India, Kolkata                                   | 16.50          | 3.00           | 7.75           | --             |
| 38                                                     | Korfball Federation of India, New Delhi.                               | 0.00           | 0.00           | 0.00           | --             |
| 39                                                     | Sepak Takraw Federation of India, Nagpur.                              | 12.00          | 64.60          | 10.53          | --             |
| 40                                                     | Shooting Ball Federation of India, New Delhi                           | 1.50           | 14.22          | 0.00           | --             |
| 41                                                     | Softball Federation of India, Indore                                   | 21.00          | 15.00          | 0.00           | --             |
| 42                                                     | Taekwondo Federation of India, Bangalore                               | 28.05          | 332.13         | 39.80          | --             |
| 43                                                     | Tenni-Koit Federation of India, Bangalore                              | 14.00          | 15.70          | 3.00           | 0.50           |
| 44                                                     | Tennis Ball Cricket Federation of India, Gorakhpur.                    | 0.00           | 28.50          | 2.00           | --             |
| 45                                                     | Tug of War Federation of India, New Delhi                              | 9.25           | 10.75          | 3.00           | --             |
| 46                                                     | Wushu Association of India, New Delhi                                  | 75.28          | 158.60         | 68.55          | --             |
| 47                                                     | Billiards & Snooker Federation of India, Kolkatta                      | 88.98          | 164.80         | 76.25          | --             |
| 48                                                     | Indian Rugby Football Union, Mumbai                                    | 0.00           | 0.00           | 0.00           | --             |
| 49                                                     | Cycling Federation of India                                            | 58.34          | 309.83         | 69.29          | --             |
| 50                                                     | Malkhamb Federation of India                                           | 0.00           | 0.00           | 0.00           | --             |
| 51                                                     | Amateur Soft Tennis Federation of India                                | 12.22          | 17.50          | 0.50           | --             |
| 52                                                     | Bridge Federation of India                                             | 4.50           | 5.22           | 0.00           | --             |
| 53                                                     | Ice Hockey (NSPO), New Delhi                                           | 1.00           | 0.50           | 2.00           | --             |
| 54                                                     | School Games Federation of India, Bhopal                               | 6.14           | 61.52          | 17.20          | --             |
| 55                                                     | Indian Olympic Association, New Delhi                                  | 284.44         | 0.00           | 1830.87        | --             |
| 56                                                     | Sports Authority of India, J.N. Stadium, N. Delhi                      | 7387.77        | 7307.68        | 0.00           | 4732.00        |
| 57                                                     | Association of Indian Universities (NSPO)                              | 8.09           | 186.01         | 148.18         | --             |
| 58                                                     | Tenpin Federation of India                                             | 0.00           | 0.00           | 0.00           | --             |
| 59                                                     | Bowling Federation of India                                            | 0.00           | 0.00           | 10.44          | --             |
| 60                                                     | Ball Badminton Federation of India                                     | 18.69          | 13.25          | 1.00           | --             |
| 61                                                     | Roll Ball Federation of India                                          | 0.00           | 4.51           | 0.00           | --             |
| 62                                                     | Jump Rope Fed. of India                                                | 8.09           | 9.50           | 3.00           | --             |
| 63                                                     | Winter Games Fed. of India                                             | 0.00           | 2.97           | 0.00           | --             |
| 64                                                     | Indian Bodybuilders Federation                                         | 0.00           | 0.00           | 7.23           | --             |
| 65                                                     | Netball Federation                                                     | 0.00           | 0.00           | 0.00           | --             |
| 66                                                     | Subroto Mukherjee  Educational Society                                 | 0.00           | 7.50           | 1.25           | --             |
| 67                                                     | Jawaharlal Nehru Hockey Tournament Society                             | 0.00           | 8.87           | 2.25           | --             |
|                                                        |                                                                        | **13057.26**   | **22276.90**   | **7048.68**    | **4734.25**    |
|                                                        | Funds released for National Coaching camps & salary of foreign coaches | **5368.67**    | **7822.06**    | **7843.53**    | **--**         |