Lok Sabha Question No. 1418 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-03
Subject: Funds for Organising Sports Events
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: P. KUMAR

## MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS)

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1418

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03-05-2016

Funds for Organising Sports Events

1418.  SHRI P. KUMAR:

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

- (a) the  details  of  the  amount  required  by  the  sports  bodies  for organizing All India sports events and the criteria for grant of funds;
- (b) the details of funds that have been released to different sports bodies during the last three years to organise national level sports events in the country, organisation and State-wise; and
- (c) the  details  of  the  sports  events  held  during  the  said  period, Sports and State-wise?

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

- (a) Madam, Government provides financial assistance of Rs. 5.00 lakh, Rs. 7.00 lakh and Rs. 10.00 lakh for senior, junior and sub-junior categories respectively for holding one national level championship to  the  eligible  recognized  National  Sports  Federations  (NSFs)  in  a year.    In  case,  the  NSF  organizes  the  championship  for  men  and women separately,  50%  of  the  admissible  grant  is  sanctioned  for each category.

(b) Details of funds released during the last three years and the current year, including the grant released for holding the national championships, to various organizations are given in the annexure. Most of the events are organized by the sports bodies through their affiliated units. Government does not maintain record of details of such

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(c) events.

Annexure

Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (b)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred Question No. 1418 to be answered on 03.05.2016 asked by SHRI P. KUMAR regarding Funds for Organising Sports Events

Grants released to NSFs during last three years (Provisional)

|       |                                                   | (Rs. In lakhs)   | (Rs. In lakhs)   | (Rs. In lakhs)        |
|-------|---------------------------------------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------------|
| S. No | Name of the Federation                            | 2013-14          | 2014-15          | 2015-16 (Provisional) |
| 1     | Athletics Federation of India, New Delhi          | 1014.37          | 83.55            | 330.99                |
| 2     | Archery Association of India, New Delhi           | 1000.57          | 448.59           | 631.47                |
| 3     | All India Chess Federation, Chennai               | 232.08           | 107.95           | 143.20                |
| 4     | National Rifle Association of India, New Delhi    | 1960.68          | 1039.63          | 774.26                |
| 5     | All India Tennis Association, New Delhi           | 228.74           | 48.52            | 19.38                 |
| 6     | Judo Federation of India                          | 250.22           | 114.66           | 85.65                 |
| 7     | Rowing Federation of India, Secunderabad          | 361.52           | 40.69            | 74.07                 |
| 8     | Table Tennis Federation of India, New Delhi       | 331.31           | 122.02           | 89.61                 |
| 9     | Swimming Federation of India, Ahmadabad           | 167.54           | 7.22             | 62.70                 |
| 10    | Squash Racket Federation of India, Chennai        | 177.50           | 101.56           | 86.27                 |
| 11    | Indian Amateur Boxing Federation, New Delhi       | 1145.49          | 99.36            | 181.73                |
| 12    | Hockey India                                      | 1268.19          | 520.33           | 620.72                |
| 13    | Indian Weightlifting Federation, New Delhi        | 530.22           | 83.47            | 121.90                |
| 14    | Badminton Association of India                    | 1106.35          | 511.59           | 499.71                |
| 15    | Equestrian Federation of India, New Delhi         | 27.46            | 12.43            | 0.00                  |
| 16    | All India Football Federation                     | 394.70           | 131.63           | 97.07                 |
| 17    | Indian Golf Union, New Delhi                      | 106.46           | 37.29            | 18.82                 |
| 18    | Wrestling Federation of India, I.G. Stadium Delhi | 1429.12          | 532.31           | 548.92                |
| 19    | Yachting Association of India, New Delhi          | 142.75           | 116.91           | 113.76                |

|   20 | Indian Amateur Kabaddi Federation, Jaipur           |   74.00 |   18.00 |   0.00 |
|------|-----------------------------------------------------|---------|---------|--------|
|   21 | Volleyball Federation of India, Chennai             |  310.65 |  125.92 | 105.24 |
|   22 | Gymnastics Federation of India, Jodhpur             |  119.26 |   66.1  |  35.54 |
|   23 | Amateur Handball Federation, J & K                  |  146.18 |   24.95 |  14.61 |
|   24 | Basketball Federation of India, N Delhi             |  227.62 |   52.63 |   9.83 |
|   25 | Fencing Association of India, Patiala               |    0    |    0    |   0    |
|   26 | Indian Kayaking & Canoeing Association, New Delhi   |  182.27 |   59.94 |  59.8  |
|   27 | All India Sports Council of the Deaf, New Delhi     |   87.49 |    3.02 |  65.64 |
|   28 | Paralympic Committee of India, Bangalore            |  143.4  |  197.72 | 278.51 |
|   29 | Special Olympic Bharat, New Delhi                   |  274.51 |   19.17 | 412.28 |
|   30 | All India Carrom Federation, New Delhi              |   30.57 |    5.83 |   0    |
|   31 | Amateur Baseball Federation of India, Delhi         |   11.75 |    2.25 |   0    |
|   32 | Atya Patya Federation of India, Nagpur.             |   14    |    1.25 |   0.5  |
|   33 | Cycle Polo Federation of India, New Delhi           |   27.52 |    2.85 |   0.75 |
|   34 | Indian Power lifting Federation                     |   10.25 |    5.25 |   0    |
|   35 | Kho-kho Federation of India, Kolkata                |    3    |    7.75 |   0    |
|   36 | Sepak Takraw Federation of India, Nagpur            |   64.6  |   10.53 |  20.45 |
|   37 | Shooting Ball Federation of India, New Delhi        |   14.22 |    0    |   0    |
|   38 | Softball Federation of India, Indore                |   15    |    0    |   0    |
|   39 | Taekwondo Federation of India, Bangalore            |  332.13 |   39.8  |   4.53 |
|   40 | Tenni-Koit Federation of India, Bangalore           |   15.7  |    3    |   0.5  |
|   41 | Tennis Ball Cricket Federation of India, Gorakhpur. |   28.5  |    0    |   0    |
|   42 | Tug of War Federation of India, New Delhi           |   10.75 |    3    |   0    |
|   43 | Wushu Association of India, New Delhi               |  158.6  |   68.55 |  58.9  |

| 44   | Billiards & Snooker Federation of India, Kolkatta   |   164.80 |   76.25 |    59.39 |
|------|-----------------------------------------------------|----------|---------|----------|
| 45   | Cycling Federation of India                         |   309.83 |   69.29 |    73.38 |
| 46   | Amateur Soft Tennis Federation of India             |    17.5  |    0.5  |     0    |
| 47   | Bridge Federation of India                          |     5.22 |    0    |     0    |
| 48   | Ice Hockey (NSPO)                                   |     0.5  |    2    |     0    |
| 49   | School Games Federation of India, Bhopal            |    61.52 |   17.2  |    32.71 |
| 50   | Indian Olympic Association, New Delhi               |     0    | 1830.87 |    32.2  |
| 51   | Sports Authority of India, J.N. Stadium, N. Delhi   |  7307.68 |    0    |  6832    |
| 52   | Association of Indian Universities (NSPO)           |   186.01 |  148.18 |     0    |
| 53   | Bowling Federation of India                         |     0    |   10.44 |     0    |
| 54   | Ball Badminton Federation of India                  |    13.25 |    1    |     0    |
| 55   | Roll Ball Federatin of India                        |     4.51 |    0    |     0    |
| 56   | Jump Rope Fed. of India                             |     9.5  |    3    |     0    |
| 57   | Winter Games Fed. of India                          |     2.97 |    7.23 |     0    |
| 58   | Subroto Mukherjee Educational Society               |     7.5  |    1.25 |     0    |
| 59   | Jawaharlal Nehru Hockey Tournament Society          |     8.87 |    2.25 |     0    |
| 60   | South Asian Games                                   |     0    |    0    |  6036.99 |
|      | Grand Total                                         | 22276.9  | 7046.68 | 18634    |