Lok Sabha Question No. 3759 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-22
Subject: Hockey Promotion
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: SUNIL KUMAR SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS

(DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS)

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3759

TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.12.2015

## Hockey Promotion

## +3759.  SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH:

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

- (a) the  programmes  being  implemented  by  the  Union  Government  to promote hockey;
- (b) the  names  of  places  in  the  country  where  hockey  stadium  is located, State-wise;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to set up new Hockey stadiums in ensuing year, if so, details thereof the location-wise; and
- (d) whether hockey is popular in Mahuadanar block of Latehar district in Jharkhand; and
- (e) if  so,  the  details  of  the  efforts  being  made  by  the  Government  to promote hockey at that place?

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR

## YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS

(SHRI SARBANANDA SONOWAL)

- (a)&(b):  Madam, promotion and development of various disciplines of sports is primarily the responsibility of the States and of the concerned National Sport  Federations  (NSFs)  which  are  bodies, registered  under  Societies Registration Act/Companies Act.  Hockey India is the recognized NSF for Hockey.  Government  supplements  the  efforts  of    NSFs  by  providing financial assistance to NSFs under the Scheme of Assistance to NSFs for various  activities  such  as  holding  coaching  camps  for  national-level sportspersons,  national  championships  for  sub-junior,  junior  and  senior categories,  organizing  international  tournaments  in  India,  training  and participation of sportspersons/teams in international tournaments abroad,  procurement  of  equipment  and  consumables,  engagement  of foreign  coaches/experts  to  train  Indian  sportspersons at  national  level etc. as per agreed Long Term Development Plans.

Government  of  India  recognizes  the  importance  of  the  sport  of hockey in India, its popularity among the masses and medal prospects of India  in  various  international  events  etc.    Keeping  these  facts  in  view, the Ministry has placed the sport of hockey in the 'High Priority' category so  that  it  gets  maximum  admissible  amount  of  assistance  under  the Scheme of Assistance to the NSFs.

Further,  identification  and  nurturing  of  the  identified  talent  from various  sport  disciplines,  including  hockey,  is  done  under  the  following schemes of the Sports Authority of India (SAI):

(a)National Sports Talent Contest (NSTC) Scheme

- (b)Army Boys Sports Companies (ABSC) Scheme
- (c)SAI training Centre (STC) Scheme
- (d)Special Area Games (SAG) Scheme
- (e)Centre of Excellence (CoE) Scheme

Under  these  schemes,  scientific  training  is  imparted  to  selected trainees under expert coaches. The trainees are also provided assistance for boarding, lodging, equipment, sports kit, stipend, competition exposure, etc.

Under  Urban Sports  Infrastructure  Scheme  (USIS)  of  the  Ministry, assistance is provided to State Governments and other entities for laying of artificial hockey turf. The state-wise list of synthetic hockey turfs, as furnished by Hockey India, is given in the annexure.

(c)   No, Madam.

(d)&(e): Hockey is popular in the tribal belts of Khunti, Gumla, and Ranchi in the  state  of  Jharkhand.    SAI selects  talented  hockey  players  from Jharkhand state and train them in its SAG Centre at Ranchi.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN PART (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3759 BY SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH TO BE ANSWERED ON 22-12-2015.

|   Sl. No. | STATE            | CITY                                                                                                                                                                     | NO. OF PITCH   | REMARKS                                                     |
|-----------|------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Jammu& Kashmir   | Jammu, State Govt.                                                                                                                                                       | 1              |                                                             |
|         2 | Punjab           | GNDU, Amritsar                                                                                                                                                           | 1              |                                                             |
|         2 | Punjab           | Jalandhar, Burlton Park                                                                                                                                                  | 1              |                                                             |
|         2 | Punjab           | Jalandhar, PAP                                                                                                                                                           | 1              |                                                             |
|         2 | Punjab           | Ludhiana - PAU                                                                                                                                                           | 1              | (Blue)                                                      |
|         2 | Punjab           | Patiala, SAI                                                                                                                                                             | 2              |                                                             |
|         2 | Punjab           | Faridkot, State Govt.                                                                                                                                                    | 1              |                                                             |
|         2 | Punjab           | Bhatinda, State Govt.                                                                                                                                                    | 1              |                                                             |
|         2 | Punjab           | Badal, State Govt.                                                                                                                                                       | 1              |                                                             |
|         2 | Punjab           | Ghuda                                                                                                                                                                    | 1              |                                                             |
|         2 | Punjab           | Mohali                                                                                                                                                                   | 1              | (Blue)                                                      |
|         2 | Punjab           | 6-a-side * Ferozpur, Sudhar, Jharkar, Kila Raipur, Sangrur, doraha, KukadPind, Sansarpur, Seechewal, Khadur Sahib, Batala, Gurdaspur, Jalandhar, TaranTaran, Baba Bakala | 15*            |                                                             |
|         3 | Himachal Pradesh | Shilaroo, SAI                                                                                                                                                            | 1              |                                                             |
|         3 | Himachal Pradesh | Una                                                                                                                                                                      | 1              |                                                             |
|         4 | Chandigarh       | Sector 42, SAI                                                                                                                                                           | 1              | Hockey Stadium, Sector 42, Chandigarh, Global Category 2015 |
|         5 | Haryana          | Shahbad                                                                                                                                                                  | 1              |                                                             |
|         5 | Haryana          | Hisar                                                                                                                                                                    | 1              | Nursery Hostel, Gate No-4, HauHisar - Global Category 2015  |
|         5 | Haryana          | Sonepat                                                                                                                                                                  | 2              | Sonepat Sec - 4, Global Category 2015                       |
|         5 | Haryana          | Rohtak                                                                                                                                                                   | 2              |                                                             |
|         5 | Haryana          | Gurgaon                                                                                                                                                                  | 1              |                                                             |
|         5 | Haryana          | Bhiwani                                                                                                                                                                  | 1              |                                                             |
|         5 | Haryana          | Shri Guru Hari Singh College at Jiwan Nagar in SirsaDistt., Haryana                                                                                                      | 1              | Global Category 2015                                        |
|         6 | Delhi            | National Stadium, SAI                                                                                                                                                    | 3              |                                                             |
|         6 | Delhi            | Shivaji Stadium, NDMC                                                                                                                                                    | 1              |                                                             |
|         6 | Delhi            | Yamuna Sports Complex (DDA)                                                                                                                                              | 1              | East Delhi                                                  |
|         6 | Delhi            | Singhu border                                                                                                                                                            | 1              |                                                             |

| 7   | Uttar   | Lucknow, State Govt.   |
|-----|---------|------------------------|

|    | Pradesh     | Lucknow, SAI                                             | 1   |                                                            |
|----|-------------|----------------------------------------------------------|-----|------------------------------------------------------------|
|    |             | Saifai,Etawah                                            | 1   |                                                            |
|    |             | Varanasi                                                 | 1   |                                                            |
|    |             | Aligarh-AMU                                              | 1   |                                                            |
|    |             | 32 Btln, PAC, Lucknow                                    | 1   |                                                            |
|    |             | Raibareli                                                | 1   |                                                            |
|    |             | Bareilly, SAI                                            | 1   |                                                            |
|    |             | Rampur                                                   | 1   | Turf to be replaced                                        |
|    |             | Karampur, Gazipur                                        | 1   |                                                            |
|    |             | Etawah                                                   | 1   | JyotibaPhule Stadium, Etawah, India - Global category 2015 |
|    |             | Saifai                                                   | 1   | New turf sanctioned                                        |
|    |             | Gorakhpur                                                | 1   | New turf sanctioned                                        |
|    |             | Jhansi                                                   | 1   | New turf sanctioned                                        |
| 8  | Jharkhand   | Ranchi                                                   | 1   |                                                            |
|    |             | Hatiya                                                   | 1   | Green turf/ no lights                                      |
|    |             | Gumla                                                    | 1   | Only mat is laid down.                                     |
|    |             | Railway Ground                                           | 1   | No Water / drainage                                        |
|    |             | Khoonti                                                  | 1   | system is in place.                                        |
|    |             | Simdega                                                  | 1   | New Turf 2015                                              |
| 9  | Bengal      | Kolkata, SAI                                             | 1   |                                                            |
|    |             | Khalsa English High School*                              | 1*  | *Without water, less then half ground                      |
| 10 | Odisha      | Rourkela, Panposh Hostel                                 | 2   |                                                            |
|    |             | Rourkela, SAIL                                           | 1   |                                                            |
|    |             | Sundergarh, SAI, SAG                                     | 1   |                                                            |
|    |             | Bhubaneswar                                              | 2   |                                                            |
| 11 | Assam       | Guwahati, State Govt.                                    | 1   |                                                            |
|    |             | Guwahati                                                 | 1   | New turf sanctioned                                        |
| 12 | Manipur     | Imphal                                                   | 1   | KhumanLampak Hockey Stadium.                               |
| 13 | Madhya      | Bhopal, Aishbagh                                         | 1   |                                                            |
|    | Pradesh     | Bhopal, Mayur Park                                       | 1   |                                                            |
|    |             | Betul                                                    | 1   |                                                            |
|    |             | Shivni                                                   | 1   |                                                            |
|    |             | Bhopal, SAI                                              | 2   |                                                            |
|    |             | Gwalior -MP Hockey Academy                               | 1   |                                                            |
|    |             | Gwalior - LNIPE                                          | 1   |                                                            |
| 14 | Andhra      | Hyderabad, Begumpet                                      | 1   |                                                            |
|    | Pradesh     | Hyderabad, Gauchibowli, Sports Authority of AP           | 2   |                                                            |
| 15 | Maharashtra | Mumbai, BHA                                              | 1   |                                                            |
|    |             | Mumbai, Kandivali, SAI Father Agnel School, Mumbai Vashi | 1 1 |                                                            |

|           |                  | Pune, Balewadi                                                 | 1         |                                           |
|-----------|------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-------------------------------------------|
|           |                  | Pune, PimpriChinchwad                                          | 1         |                                           |
|           |                  | Pune, NDA (National Defence Academy)                           | 1         |                                           |
| 16        | Gujarat          | Gandhi Nagar, SAI                                              | 1         |                                           |
| 17        | Rajasthan        | Jaipur                                                         | 1         |                                           |
|           |                  | Ajmer                                                          | 1         |                                           |
| 18        | Karnataka        | Bangalore, State Govt.                                         | 1         |                                           |
|           |                  | Bangalore, SAI Centre                                          | 2         |                                           |
|           |                  | Mysore                                                         | 1         |                                           |
|           |                  | Medikeri, SAI                                                  | 1         | Campus Kengeri, Sports Authority of India |
| 19        | Tamil Nadu       | Nandanam, Chennai                                              | 1         |                                           |
|           |                  | Tirunelveli                                                    | 1         |                                           |
|           |                  | Trichirapalli                                                  | 1         |                                           |
|           |                  | Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium, Egmore , Chennai                  | 1         | Global Category in 2015                   |
| 20        | S.S.C.B.         | MEG, Bangalore                                                 | 1         |                                           |
|           |                  | Bihar Regiment, Danapur                                        | 1         |                                           |
|           |                  | Air Force Station, Chandigarh                                  | 1         |                                           |
| 21        | RSPB             | Gwalior                                                        | 1         |                                           |
|           |                  | RCF, Kapurthala                                                | 1         |                                           |
| 22        | Chhattisgarh     | Rajnandgaon                                                    | 1         |                                           |
|           |                  | Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel International Hockey Stadium, Raipur | 2         | Global Category in 2015                   |
| 23        | Andaman& Nicobar | Port Blair                                                     | 1         |                                           |
| 24        | Kerala           | Kollam                                                         | 1         |                                           |
| 25        | Uttarakhand      | Dehradun                                                       | 1         | MaharanaPratap Sports College, Dehradun   |
| TOTAL 116 | TOTAL 116        | TOTAL 116                                                      | TOTAL 116 | TOTAL 116                                 |