Lok Sabha Question No. 150 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-21
Subject: Promotion of Sports in Rural/Tribal
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: PINAKI MISRA, KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR, HEMANT TUKARAM GODSE

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS

(DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS)

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 150

TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.07.2015

Promotion of Sports in Rural/Tribal Areas

150.  SHRI PINAKI MISRA:

SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR:

SHRI GODSE HEMANT TUKARAM:

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

(a) the details of programmes/schemes being implemented by the Government for promotion of sports in the country including rural, tribal, backward, hilly and coastal area of the country and the funds allocated/released/utilised for the purpose during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT and scheme-wise;

(b) whether some States have requested to provide financial assistance for promotion and development of sports in the States;

(c) if so, the details thereof and the action taken thereon during the said period, State/ UT-wise;

(d) whether the Government has any scheme to provide special sports training to youth for the said areas and if so, the details thereof; and

(e) whether the Government proposes to provide financial assistance to individuals/voluntary organisations for setting up of small stadia in rural areas of the country for those who are willing to give their agricultural land for the purpose and if so, the details thereof?

ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)

FOR YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS

(SHRI SARBANANDA SONOWAL)

(a)	Sports is a State Subject and it is primarily the responsibility of the State Governments and National Sports Federations (NSFs) to promote sports. The Central Government complements/supplements the efforts of the State Governments and the NSFs in this regard. However, the Ministry of Youth Affairs is implementing the following Schemes for promotion of Sports in the country, including rural, tribal, backward, hilly and coastal areas of the country :

1. The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Abhiyan (RGKA) [erstwhile Panchayat Yuva Krida aur Khel Abhiyan (PYKKA)]: Under this Scheme, it is proposed to construct a sports complex in each block, both for outdoor and indoor sports disciplines.  This Scheme is a revised version of a Scheme called Panchayat Yuva Krida aur Khel Abhiyan (PYKKA), which was being implemented by the Central Government for creation of basic sports infrastructure by way of developing playgrounds in the rural areas of the country since 2008-09 and upto 2013-14. The Central Government is contemplating to revisit the RGKA Scheme as funds are not forthcoming from the converging Schemes, viz, the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), the Backward Region Grants Fund (BRGF), the Additional Central Assistance for Left Wing Extremism Affected Areas (ACA for LWEAA), and the Non-Lapsable Central Pool of Resources – Central (NLCPR-Central). The year-wise details of funds released to various states under PYKKA Scheme during 2012-13 and 2013-14 are given in Annexure – I. The details of funds released to various states under RGKA Scheme during 2014-15 are given in Annexure – II. No funds have been released under the RGKA during the current financial year.
2. Urban Sports Infrastructure Scheme (USIS) : Under this Scheme 100% financial assistance, subject to prescribed ceiling is provided to (a) State Governments; (b) Local Civic Bodies; (c) Schools, Colleges and Universities under Central/State Governments; and (d) Sports Control Boards for development of the (i) Synthetic playing surface (for hockey, football and athletics);  and (ii)Multipurpose indoor hall. The details of funds released during the last three years and current year are given in Annexure – III.
3. National Sports Talent Search Scheme (NSTSS): National Sports Talent Search Scheme (NSTSS) has been launched  through which talented sportspersons will be identified and nurtured so as to enable them to participate in National and International Sports events, win medals and bring laurels to the country. The guidelines for implementation of the scheme have been issued to all States/UTs. The scheme is being implemented from the current financial year and no funds have been released yet.
4. Himalayan Region Sports Festival (HRSF): Under this scheme the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports has decided to organise annual sports events in the Himalayan Region.  Competitions will be conducted in following  sports disciplines:

(i) Archery			(v) Judo

(ii) Athletics		(vi) Taekwondo

(iii) Boxing 			(vii) Wrestling

(iv) Football		(viii) Fencing

In addition, demonstration/exhibition of indigenous games & martial arts, most popular in the State/Country will also be organized. An amount of Rs.1.27 Crore has been released to the Government of Assam during 2014-15 for preparatory work related to the Festival.

(b) and (c)	Release of grants under RGKA and USIS are demand-driven and made against proposals received from States /UTs and other eligible entities, and which are complete in all respects as per provisions of the respective Scheme and subject to the condition that no Utilisation Certificate is pending from the concerned State/UT against grants released by this Ministry.

(d)	There is no scheme being implemented by the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports specifically to provide special sports training to youth for the said areas. However, the Sports Authority of India (SAI), an autonomous body under the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports has the following Sports Promotional Schemes aimed at talent scouting, imparting of training and provision of sports facilities in various parts of the country including rural, tribal, backward, hilly and coastal area of the country:

1. National Sports Talent Contest (NSTC)
2. Army Boys Sports Company (ABSC)
3. SAI Training Centres (STC)
4. Special Area Games (SAG)

Extension Centres of STC/SAGs

1. Centre of Excellence (COE)

(e)	The Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports is not implementing any Scheme to provide financial assistance to individuals/voluntary organisations for setting up of small stadia in rural areas of the country for those who are willing to give their agricultural land for the purpose.

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.150 FOR 21.07.2015 ASKED BY SHRI PINAKI MISRA, SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR, SHRI GODSE HEMANT TUKARAM, MPs REGARDING PROMOTION OF SPORTS IN RURAL/TRIBAL AREAS.

**Annexure – I**

| **State wise details of Grant Released under PYKKA Scheme**   |                                                                |                          |                   |            |                           |                   |            |
|---------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------|------------|---------------------------|-------------------|------------|
| **S. No**                                                     | **Name of the State/ UT**                                      | **2012-13   (in crore)** |                   |            | **2013-14    (in crore)** |                   |            |
|                                                               |                                                                | **Infra-structure**      | **Compet -ition** | **Total**  | **Infra-structure**       | **Compet -ition** | **Total**  |
| 1                                                             | Andhra Pradesh                                                 | 10.63                    | 11.5              | 22.13      | 7.27                      |                   | 7.27       |
| 2                                                             | Arunachal Pradesh                                              | 0                        |                   | 0          | 0                         |                   | 0          |
| 3                                                             | Assam                                                          | 10.28                    |                   | 10.28      | 0                         |                   | 0          |
| 4                                                             | Bihar                                                          | 0                        |                   | 0          | 0                         |                   | 0          |
| 5                                                             | Chhattisgarh                                                   | 25.27                    | 2.31              | 27.58      | 0                         |                   | 0          |
| 6                                                             | Goa                                                            | 0.18                     |                   | 0.18       | 0                         |                   | 0          |
| 7                                                             | Gujarat                                                        | 0                        |                   | 0          | 0                         |                   | 0          |
| 8                                                             | Haryana                                                        | 0                        | 0.85              | 0.85       | 3.34                      | 1.81              | 5.15       |
| 9                                                             | Himachal Pradesh                                               | 6.34                     | 1.26              | 7.6        | 2.99                      | 0.83              | 3.82       |
| 10                                                            | Jammu & Kashmir                                                | 0                        |                   | 0          | 0                         |                   | 0          |
| 11                                                            | Jharkhand                                                      | 0                        |                   | 0          | 0                         |                   | 0          |
| 12                                                            | Karnataka                                                      | 9.61                     | 3.27              | 12.88      | 10.2                      | 2.86              | 13.06      |
| 13                                                            | Kerala                                                         | 10.36                    |                   | 10.36      | 0                         |                   | 0          |
| 14                                                            | Madhya Pradesh                                                 | 0                        | 4.75              | 4.75       | 32.55                     | 4.65              | 37.2       |
| 15                                                            | Maharashtra                                                    | 0                        | 3.44              | 3.44       | 0                         |                   | 0          |
| 16                                                            | Manipur                                                        | 0                        | 1.02              | 1.02       | 0                         |                   | 0          |
| 17                                                            | Meghalaya                                                      | 0                        | 0.67              | 0.67       | 0.44                      | 0.11              | 0.55       |
| 18                                                            | Mizoram                                                        | 2.07                     | 1.29              | 3.36       | 4.1                       | 0.81              | 4.91       |
| 19                                                            | Nagaland                                                       | 0                        | 1.03              | 1.03       | 6                         |                   | 6          |
| 20                                                            | Odisha                                                         | 19.21                    | 4.39              | 23.6       | 7.53                      | 0.27              | 7.8        |
| 21                                                            | Punjab                                                         | 0                        | 0.24              | 0.24       | 0                         | 1.58              | 1.58       |
| 22                                                            | Rajasthan                                                      | 0                        | 3.88              | 3.88       | 0                         |                   | 0          |
| 23                                                            | Sikkim                                                         | 2.51                     | 1.12              | 3.63       | 0.79                      |                   | 0.79       |
| 24                                                            | Tamilnadu                                                      | 0                        | 1.25              | 1.25       | 6.58                      | 8.89              | 15.47      |
| 25                                                            | Tripura                                                        | 0                        | 0.92              | 0.92       | 4.3                       | 0.91              | 5.21       |
| 26                                                            | Uttar Pradesh                                                  | 9.03                     |                   | 9.03       | 4.92                      | 1.15              | 6.07       |
| 27                                                            | Uttrakhand                                                     | 3.38                     | 1.28              | 4.66       | 22.84                     | 1.2               | 24.04      |
| 28                                                            | West Bengal                                                    | 0                        |                   | 0          | 0                         |                   | 0          |
|                                                               | **UTs**                                                        |                          |                   | 0          |                           |                   | 0          |
| 29                                                            | A & N Islands                                                  | 0                        |                   | 0          | 0                         |                   | 0          |
| 30                                                            | Chndigarh                                                      | 0                        |                   | 0          | 0                         |                   | 0          |
| 31                                                            | Daman & Diu                                                    | 0.14                     |                   | 0.14       | 0                         |                   | 0          |
| 32                                                            | Lakshadweep                                                    | 0                        |                   | 0          | 0                         |                   | 0          |
| 33                                                            | Puducherry                                                     | 0                        |                   | 0          | 0                         |                   | 0          |
|                                                               | **NSDF PYKKA**                                                 | 0                        |                   | 0          | 0                         |                   | 0          |
|                                                               | **Total**                                                      | **109.01**               | **44.47**         | **153.48** | **113.85**                | **25.07**         | **138.92** |
|                                                               | **National Level Competitions released to SAI**                | 0                        | 0                 | **0**      | 0                         | 2.5               | **2.5**    |
|                                                               | **Grant to NYKS to hold Rural &Inter-School competitions** | 0                        | 0                 | **0**      | 0                         | 0                 | **0**      |
|                                                               | **Total**                                                      | **109.01**               | **44.47**         | **153.48** | **113.85**                | **27.57**         | **141.42** |

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.150 FOR 21.07.2015 ASKED BY SHRI PINAKI MISRA, SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR, SHRI GODSE HEMANT TUKARAM, MPs REGARDING PROMOTION OF SPORTS IN RURAL/TRIBAL AREAS.

**ANNEXURE - II**

| **State wise details of funds released under RGKA during 2014-15**   |                       |                    |                  |               |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|------------------|---------------|
| **S.No.**                                                            | **Name of State/UTs** | **Infrastructure** | **Competitions** | **Total**     |
| 1                                                                    | Andhra Pradesh        | 0                  | 30561024         | 30561024      |
| 2                                                                    | Arunachal Pradesh     | 0                  | 6800000          | 6800000       |
| 3                                                                    | Assam                 | 0                  | 12700000         | 12700000      |
| 4                                                                    | Gujarat               | 0                  | 58370000         | 58370000      |
| 5                                                                    | Haryana               | 0                  | 30522318         | 30522318      |
| 6                                                                    | Himachal Pradesh      | 0                  | 17960000         | 17960000      |
| 7                                                                    | Jammu & Kashmir       | 0                  | 11324700         | 11324700      |
| 8                                                                    | Jharkhand             | 0                  | 2550000          | 2550000       |
| 9                                                                    | Karnataka             | 0                  | 59056993         | 59056993      |
| 10                                                                   | Kerala                | 0                  | 41669356         | 41669356      |
| 11                                                                   | Maharashtra           | 0                  | 51836656         | 51836656      |
| 12                                                                   | Madhya Pradesh        | 0                  | 88495641         | 88495641      |
| 13                                                                   | Manipur               | 0                  | 14180470         | 14180470      |
| 14                                                                   | Meghalaya             | 0                  | 9888875          | 9888875       |
| 15                                                                   | Mizoram               | 0                  | 13325383         | 13325383      |
| 16                                                                   | Odisha                | 0                  | 46960000         | 46960000      |
| 17                                                                   | Punjab                | 0                  | 34880000         | 34880000      |
| 18                                                                   | Sikkim                | 0                  | 6060000          | 6060000       |
| 19                                                                   | Telangana             | 0                  | 76000000         | 76000000      |
| 20                                                                   | Tripura               | 0                  | 14456304         | 14456304      |
| 21                                                                   | Uttrakhand            | 0                  | 16978503         | 16978503      |
| 22                                                                   | Uttar Pradesh         | 0                  | 132475574        | 132475574     |
| 23                                                                   | West Bengal           | 0                  | 51095703         | 51095703      |
|                                                                      | **TOTAL**             | **0**              | **828147500**    | **828147500** |
| 24                                                                   | **SAI**               | **0**              | **8200000**      | **8200000**   |
|                                                                      | **TOTAL**             | **0**              | **836347500**    | **836347500** |
| 25                                                                   | MD RGKA (A&P)         | 0                  | **2065130**      | **2065130**   |
|                                                                      | **TOTAL**             | **0**              | **838412630**    | **838412630** |

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.150 FOR 21.07.2015 ASKED BY SHRI PINAKI MISRA, SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR, SHRI GODSE HEMANT TUKARAM, MPs REGARDING PROMOTION OF SPROTS IN RURAL/TRIBAL AREAS.

**ANNEXURE - III**

**Urban Sports Infrastructure Scheme (USIS)**

**Statement showing the details of projects sanctioned to the States/Union Territory under the Urban Sports Infrastructure Scheme (USIS).**

**2012-13											(Rs. in crore)**

| **S. No.**   | **State**         | **Project**                                                                                                                                                                                                               | **Grant approved**  **(Date)**   | **Grant released**  **(Date)**   |
|--------------|-------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|              | Haryana           | Laying a synthetic Hockey playfield (with normal lighting) at Sports Complex, Hisar.                                                                                                                                      | 5.00  (22.06.2012)               | 3.75  (22.06.2012)               |
|              | Manipur           | Construction of Multi-purpose Indoor Hall at Senapati Dist. HQs.                                                                                                                                                          | 5.9999  **%**  (22.06.2012)      | 1.80  (22.06.2012)               |
|              | Haryana           | Laying of Artificial Turf for Football at Dariyapur, Fatehabad District                                                                                                                                                   | 4.50  (03.10.2012)               | 3.50  (03.10.2012)               |
|              | Chhattisgarh      | Construction of Multi-purpose Indoor Hall at Kondagaon, Dist. Kondagaon.                                                                                                                                                  | 5.9779  (16.10.2012)             | 1.79  (16.10.2012)               |
|              | Rajasthan         | Construction of Multi-purpose Indoor Hall at Karauli, Dist. Karauli                                                                                                                                                       | 6.00  (16.10.2012)               | 1.80  (16.10.2012)               |
|              | Odisha            | Construction of Multi-purpose Indoor Hall at Kalinga State Sports Complex, Bhubaneswar. However, the project could not be completed and hence the principal alongwith interest returned by Govt. of Odisha on 30.03.2015. | 6.00  (19.11.2012)               | 1.80  (19.11.2012)               |
|              | Tamil Nadu        | Construction of Multi-purpose Indoor Hall at Vaduvur Higher Secondary School, Thiruvarur District.                                                                                                                        | 6.00  **$**  (03.01.2013)        | 1.80  (03.01.2013)               |
|              | Odisha            | Laying of football turf at Kalinga State Sports Complex, Bhubaneswar.  However, the project could not be completed and hence the principal alongwith interest returned by Govt. of Odisha on 01.09.2014.                  | 4.50  (07.01.2013)               | 3.50  (07.01.2013)               |
|              | Arunachal Pradesh | Laying of Astro-turf Hockey field at Sports Complex, Chimpu, Itanagar.                                                                                                                                                    | 5.00  **$$**  (14.02.2013)       | 1.26  (14.02.2013)               |
|              | Rajasthan         | Construction of multi-purpose indoor hall at Alwar, Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                             | 6.00  (22.03.2013)               | 1.00  (22.03.2013)               |

**%** Second instalment of  Rs. 2.40 crore released on 05.06.2015.

**$** Second instalment of  Rs. 2.40 crore released on 21.08.2014.

**$$** Balance amount of  Rs. 3.74 crore released on 17.11.2014

**2013-14											(Rs. in crore)**

|   **S. No.** | **State**         | **Project**                                                                                                 | **Grant approved**  **(Date)**   | **Grant released**  **(Date)**   |
|--------------|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|           1. | Kerala            | Laying of synthetic athletic track in University of Calicut, Kerala                                         | 5.50  *****  (27.06.2013)        | 3.00  (27.06.2013)               |
|           2. | Uttarakhand       | Construction of Multipurpose indoor hall at Kashipur, District Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand               | 6.00  (04.07.2013)               | 1.80  (04.07.2013)               |
|           3. | Mizoram           | Laying of synthetic football turf at Chhangphut playground, Champhai, Mizoram.                              | 4.50**  (16.07.2013)             | 3.00  (16.07.2013)               |
|           4. | Mizoram           | Construction of Multipurpose indoor hall at Sazaikawn, Lunglei Town, Mizoram                                | 6.00  (16.07.2013)               | 1.80  (16.07.2013)               |
|           5. | Punjab            | Laying of synthetic athletic track at War Heroes Stadium, Sangrur, Punjab                                   | 5.50  (27.09.2013)               | 3.00  (27.09.2013)               |
|           6. | Uttar Pradesh     | Laying of synthetic hockey turf at Sri Meghbaran Singh Stadium, Karampur, Saidpur, Gazipur, Uttar Pradesh   | 5.00  (04.10.2013)               | 3.00  (04.10.2013)               |
|           7. | J&K               | Construction of a Multi-purpose Indoor Hall at Leh, Ladakh, Jammu & Kashmir                                 | 6.00  (05.11.2013)               | 1.80  (05.11.2013)               |
|           8. | Andhra Pradesh    | Construction of multi-purpose indoor hall at Agricultural College, Bapatla, Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh | 6.00  (05.11.2013)               | 1.80  (05.11.2013)               |
|           9. | Uttarakhand       | Laying of synthetic turf hockey field at Maharana Pratap Sports College, Raipur, Dehradun, Uttarakhand      | 5.00  (07.11.2013)               | 1.80  (07.11.2013)               |
|          10. | Rajasthan         | Construction of a Multi-purpose Indoor Hall at Mohan Lal Sukhadia (MLS) University, Udaipur, Rajasthan      | 6.00  (13.12.2013)               | 1.80  (13.12.2013)               |
|          11. | Nagaland          | Construction of multi-purpose indoor hall at Dimapur, Nagaland                                              | 6.00  (16.12.2013)               | 1.80  (16.12.2013)               |
|          12. | Arunachal Pradesh | Laying of football turf at SLSA Complex, Chimpu, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh                                | 4.50  (27.12.2013)               | 2.25  (27.12.2013)               |
|          13. | Nagaland          | Laying of synthetic football turf at Jalukie, Peren District, Nagaland                                      | 4.50  (31.12.2013)               | 3.00  (31.12.2013)               |
|          14. | Haryana           | Laying of synthetic athletic track at Bhim Stadium, Bhiwani.                                                | 5.50  (20.01.2014)               | 3.00  (20.01.2014)               |

***** Balance amount of Rs. 2.50 crore released on 24.06.2015.

**Balance amount of Rs. 1.50 crore released on 21.10.2014.

**2014-15								(Rs. in crore)**

| **S. No.**   | **State**      | **Project**                                                                                                                | **Grant approved**  **(Date)**   | **Grant released**  **(Date)**   |
|--------------|----------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|              | Maharashtra    | Laying of synthetic athletic track at Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC), Pune                                            | 5.00  (23.07.2014)               | 3.00  (23.07.2014)               |
|              | Assam          | Construction of Multi-purpose indoor hall at Gauhati University, Guwahati.                                                 | 6.00  (13.11.2014)               | 1.80  (13.11.2014)               |
|              | Karnataka      | Construction of Multi-purpose indoor hall at Belgaum.                                                                      | 6.00  (03.12.2014)               | 1.80  (03.12.2014)               |
|              | Andhra Pradesh | Laying of synthetic athletic track at Acharya Nagarjuna University, Nagarjunanagr, District Guntur, Andhra Pradesh.        | 5.50  (05.12.2014)               | 1.00  (05.12.2014)               |
|              | Madhya Pradesh | Laying of synthetic athletic track at Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, Takshshila Campus, Khandwa Road, Indore, Madhya Pradesh | 5.50  (08.12.2014)               | 1.00  (08.12.2014)               |
|              | Haryana        | Laying of synthetic athletic track at Maharishi Dayanand University, Rohtak.                                               | 5.50  (05.12.2014)               | 1.00  (05.12.2014)               |
|              | Uttar Pradesh  | Laying of Astro-turf Hockey field at Banarash Hindu University, Varanasi                                                   | 5.00  (08.12.2014)               | 1.00  (08.12.2014)               |
|              | West Bengal    | Construction of Multi-purpose indoor hall at University of Calcutta.                                                       | 6.00  (08.12.2014)               | 0.58  (08.12.2014)               |
|              | Maharashtra    | Construction of Multi-purpose indoor hall at University of Mumbai.                                                         | 6.00  (19.12.2014)               | 1.00  (19.12.2014)               |
|              | Jharkhand      | Laying of Astro-turf Hockey field at Ranchi University.                                                                    | 4.49  (14.01.2015)               | 0.62  (14.01.2015)               |
|              | Karnataka      | Laying of synthetic athletic track at Chamarajanagar, Chamarajanagar District, Karnataka.                                  | 5.50  (26.02.2015)               | 0.75  (26.02.2015)               |

**2015-16 (As on 14** **th** **July, 2015)							(Rs. in crore)**

|   **S. No.** | **State**   | **Project**                                                                                                               | **Grant approved**  **(Date)**   | **Grant released**  **(Date)**   |
|--------------|-------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|           1. | Assam       | Laying of synthetic athletic track (08 lanes) at North Lakhimpur College, Lakhimpur, Assam.                               | 5.50  (29.06.2015)               | 3.00  (29.06.2015)               |
|           2. | Assam       | Construction of multi-purpose indoor hall at Govt. Boys H.S. School, Dibrugarh under Dibrugarh Municipality Board, Assam. | 6.00  (29.06.2015)               | 1.80  (29.06.2015)               |