Lok Sabha Question No. 2943 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-15
Subject: Release of Funds under RGKA
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: ARJUN RAM  MEGHWAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS (DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS)

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †2943 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.03.2016

Release of Funds under RGKA

†2943. SHRI ARJUN MEGHWAL:

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

- (a) whether the Government has received proposals from State Governments to release funds for meeting the expenses for conducting women sports competition under the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Abhiyan (RGKA);
- (b) if so, the details thereof;

(c)whether the Government also proposes to provide funds for infrastructure facilities under the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Abhiyan; and

- (d) if so, the details thereof?

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

(a) to (d) The RGKA Scheme provides for construction of an integrated sports complex in each block of the country both for outdoor and indoor sports  disciplines.  It  also  provides  for  central  assistance  for  sports equipment. The RGKA Scheme also provides for grant-in-aid for holding competitions,  viz,  Rural  Competitions,  Women  Competitions,  North  East Games  and  Competitions  in  Left  Wing  Extremism  Affected  Areas  at various levels, i.e., block, district, State and National levels.

Details of funds released for meeting the expenses for conducting women sports  competition  under  the  RGKA  against  proposals  received from States is given in Annexure - I.

The  Scheme  was  evolved  to  provide  for  funding  of  infrastructure component  through  convergence  of  various  Schemes  implemented  by Ministry  of  Rural  Development,  Ministry  of  Panchayati  Raj,  Ministry  of Development of North East Region, and erstwhile Planning Commission. However, no funds could be obtained due to non-convergence of various Schemes  by  the  concerned  Ministries.  Therefore,  no  funds  have  been released for construction of block level sports complex under RGKA. In the meantime, it has been decided to restructure and merge a number of Centrally  Sponsored  Schemes,  including  the  RGKA,  into  one  Central Sector Scheme for better implementation.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (d)  OF  THE  LOK SABHA  UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  †2943  FOR  15.03.2016  ASKED  BY SHRI  ARJUN  MEGHWAL,  MP  REGARDING  RELEASE  OF  FUNDS  UNDER RGKA

Annexure - I

State-wise details of Grant-in-aid Released for Women Competition under RGKA Scheme

## (Amount in crore)

|       |                   | RGKA    | RGKA                      | TOTAL   |
|-------|-------------------|---------|---------------------------|---------|
| S.No. | States            | 2014-15 | 2015-16 (Upto 29.02.2016) |         |
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh    |         |                           | 0.00    |
| 2     | Arunachal Pradesh |         |                           | 0.00    |
| 3     | Assam             |         |                           | 0.00    |
| 4     | Gujarat           | 1.12    |                           | 1.12    |
| 5     | Haryana           | 0.63    |                           | 0.63    |
| 6     | Himachal Pradesh  | 0.31    | 0.11                      | 0.42    |
| 7     | Jammu &Kashmir    | 0.34    |                           | 0.34    |
| 8     | Jharkhand         |         |                           | 0.00    |
| 9     | Karnataka         | 1.02    | 0.38                      | 1.40    |
| 10    | Kerala            | 0.48    |                           | 0.48    |
| 11    | Maharashtra       | 0.99    |                           | 0.99    |
| 12    | Madhya Pradesh    | 1.61    | 0.57                      | 2.18    |
| 13    | Manipur           | 0.31    | 0.11                      | 0.42    |
| 14    | Meghalaya         | 0.08    |                           | 0.08    |
| 15    | Mizoram           | 0.18    | 0.06                      | 0.24    |
| 16    | Nagaland          |         |                           | 0.00    |
| 17    | Odisha            |         | 0.28                      | 0.28    |
| 18    | Punjab            | 0.75    | 0.08                      | 0.83    |
| 19    | Rajasthan         |         | 1.46                      | 1.46    |
| 20    | Sikkim            |         |                           | 0.00    |
| 21    | Tamil Nadu        |         |                           | 0.00    |
| 22    | Telangana         | 0.34    |                           | 0.34    |
| 23    | Tripura           | 0.27    | 0.16                      | 0.43    |
| 24    | Uttrakhand        | 0.25    | 0.07                      | 0.31    |
| 25    | Uttar Pradesh     |         |                           | 0.00    |
| 26    | West Bengal       | 0.65    |                           | 0.65    |
|       | TOTAL             | 9.30    | 3.29                      | 12.59   |