Lok Sabha Question No. 2547 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-10
Subject: Community Play Fields
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: RABINDRA KUMAR JENA

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2547 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.05.2016

Community Play Fields

## 2547. SHRI RABINDRA KUMAR JENA:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  developed  any  community  play  fields during the last three years and if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (b)  the  details  of  total  amount  spent  for  the  purpose  during  the  said period, State-wise;
- (c) if not, whether there is any proposal to develop such play fields; and
- (d)  if  so,  the  detials  thereof  along  with  the  time  by  which  the  said  play fields are likely to be developed?

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

- (a) Yes, Madam.  The  Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports  was implementing  the  Panchayat  Yuva  Krida  aur  Khel  Abhiyan  (PYKKA) Scheme  from  2008-09  to  2013-14,  aimed  at  creation  of  basic  sports infrastructure  throughout  the  country,  provision  of  universal  access  to sports  in  rural  areas  to  promote  a  sports  culture  and  harnessing  the available and potential sporting talent among rural youth through a well designed competition structure starting from the block level. The Statewise details of playfields developed in village/block panchayats under the

PYKKA Scheme from 2008-09 to 2013-14 (position as on 31.03.2016) are given  in  Annexure-I.  The  PYKKA  Scheme  was  revised  and  renamed  as Rajiv Gandhi Khel Abhiyan (RGKA) with effect from 01.04.2014 which had no provision for development of village/blocks/Panchayat level playfields. (b) to (d) The Ministry is presently not implementing any scheme for development  of  playfields.  The  State  wise  details  of  funds  released  for development of playfields under PYKKA Scheme during 2013-14 are given in Annexure-II.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE  LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  2547  FOR  10.05.2016  ASKED  BY  SHRI RABINDRA KUMAR JENA, MP REGARDING COMMUNITY PLAY FIELDS

Annexure - I State-wise details of playfields developed in village/block panchayats under the PYKKA Scheme

from 2008-09 to 2013-14 (position as on 31.03.2016)

| S. No   | Name of the States/ UT's   | Coverage of village/ block panchayats under PYKKA scheme   | Coverage of village/ block panchayats under PYKKA scheme   | Coverage of village/ block panchayats under PYKKA scheme   | No. of playfields developed   |
|---------|----------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| S. No   | Name of the States/ UT's   | No. of village panchayats                                  | No. of block panchayats                                    | Total                                                      | No. of playfields developed   |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh             | 6570                                                       | 339                                                        | 6909                                                       | 6909                          |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh          | 1420                                                       | 128                                                        | 1548                                                       | 1161                          |
| 3       | Assam                      | 999                                                        | 66                                                         | 1065                                                       | 1065                          |
| 4       | Bihar                      | 847                                                        | 53                                                         | 900                                                        | 239                           |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh               | 2946                                                       | 42                                                         | 2988                                                       | 691                           |
| 6       | Goa                        | 19                                                         | 4                                                          | 23                                                         | 23                            |
| 7       | Gujarat                    | 1975                                                       | 44                                                         | 2019                                                       | 2019                          |
| 8       | Haryana                    | 2476                                                       | 48                                                         | 2524                                                       | 2524                          |
| 9       | Himachal Pradesh           | 1685                                                       | 42                                                         | 1727                                                       | 1727                          |
| 10      | Jammu Kashmir              | 413                                                        | 14                                                         | 427                                                        | 427                           |
| 11      | Jharkhand                  | 403                                                        | 21                                                         | 424                                                        | 424                           |
| 12      | Karnataka                  | 2825                                                       | 90                                                         | 2915                                                       | 2915                          |
| 13      | Kerala                     | 400                                                        | 60                                                         | 460                                                        | 460                           |
| 14      | Madhya Pradesh             | 6912                                                       | 93                                                         | 7005                                                       | 7005                          |
| 15      | Maharashtra                | 5441                                                       | 70                                                         | 5511                                                       | 5511                          |
| 16      | Manipur                    | 79                                                         | 4                                                          | 83                                                         | 83                            |
| 17      | Meghalaya                  | 249                                                        | 24                                                         | 273                                                        | 273                           |
| 18      | Mizoram                    | 817                                                        | 26                                                         | 843                                                        | 843                           |
| 19      | Nagaland                   | 1098                                                       | 52                                                         | 1150                                                       | 1150                          |
| 20      | Odisha                     | 3115                                                       | 155                                                        | 3270                                                       | 3270                          |
| 21      | Punjab                     | 3699                                                       | 42                                                         | 3741                                                       | 3727                          |
| 22      | Rajasthan                  | 1786                                                       | 49                                                         | 1835                                                       | 1395                          |
| 23      | Sikkim                     | 166                                                        | 95                                                         | 261                                                        | 261                           |
| 24      | Tamil Nadu                 | 1261                                                       | 38                                                         | 1299                                                       | 1299                          |
| 25      | Tripura                    | 832                                                        | 34                                                         | 866                                                        | 648                           |
| 26      | Uttar Pradesh              | 13080                                                      | 246                                                        | 13326                                                      | 10980                         |
| 27      | Uttarakhand                | 3761                                                       | 46                                                         | 3807                                                       | 3807                          |

| S. No   | Name of the States/ UT's   | Coverage of village/ block panchayats under PYKKA scheme   | Coverage of village/ block panchayats under PYKKA scheme   | Coverage of village/ block panchayats under PYKKA scheme   | No. of playfields developed   |
|---------|----------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| S. No   | Name of the States/ UT's   | No. of village panchayats                                  | No. of block panchayats                                    | Total                                                      | No. of playfields developed   |
| 28      | West Bengal                | 335                                                        | 33                                                         | 368                                                        | 368                           |
|         | UTs                        |                                                            |                                                            |                                                            |                               |
| 29      | Andaman &Nicobar Islands   | 60                                                         | 6                                                          | 66                                                         | -                             |
| 30      | Daman &Diu                 | 14                                                         |                                                            | 14                                                         | -                             |
| 31      | Lakshadweep                | 2                                                          | 9                                                          | 11                                                         | 10                            |
| 32      | Puducherry                 | 50                                                         | 5                                                          | 55                                                         | 55                            |
|         | Total                      | 65735                                                      | 1978                                                       | 67713                                                      | 61269                         |

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (b) TO (d) OF THE LOK SABHA  UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  2547  FOR  10.05.2016  ASKED  BY SHRI  RABINDRA  KUMAR  JENA,  MP  REGARDING  COMMUNITY  PLAY FIELDS

Annexure - II

State wise details of funds released for development of playfields under PYKKA Scheme during

2013-14

(Rs. in crore)

| S. No   | Name of the State/ UT   |   Infrastructure |
|---------|-------------------------|------------------|
| 1.      | Andhra Pradesh          |             7.27 |
| 2.      | Haryana                 |             3.34 |
| 3.      | Himachal Pradesh        |             2.99 |
| 4.      | Karnataka               |            10.2  |
| 5.      | Madhya Pradesh          |            32.55 |
| 6.      | Meghalaya               |             0.44 |
| 7.      | Mizoram                 |             4.1  |
| 8.      | Nagaland                |             6    |
| 9.      | Odisha                  |             7.53 |
| 10.     | Sikkim                  |             0.79 |
| 11.     | Tamil Nadu              |             6.58 |
| 12.     | Tripura                 |             4.3  |
| 13.     | Uttar Pradesh           |             4.92 |
| 14.     | Uttarakhand             |            22.84 |
|         | Total                   |           113.85 |