Lok Sabha Question No. 1472 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-09
Subject: Creation and Upgradation of Sports Infrastructure
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Shri Malvinder Singh Kang

## Government of India Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports

## Department of Sports

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1472 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.02.2026

## Creation and Upgradation of Sports Infrastructure

1472. SHRI MALVINDER SINGH KANG:

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

- (a) the details of the financial assistance provided to the State of Punjab under the 'Creation and Upgradation of Sports Infrastructure' component of  the  Khelo  India  Scheme during  the last three years and the current year, year and project-wise;
- (b)  the  details  of  the  sports  infrastructure  projects  sanctioned  for  the Government  schools  and  colleges  in  Punjab  under  the  said  scheme during the said period;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  monitors  the  implementation  of  central schemes  and  the  steps  taken  by  the  State  Government  of  Punjab  to provide  employment  or  educational  incentives  to  international  and national-level sportspersons to encourage youth participation in sports; and
- (d)  if  so,  the  details  of  outcomes  achieved  by  Punjab  through  the integration  of  Central  and  State  initiatives,  including  the  number  of sportspersons who have received job placements or educational benefits with Union Government support?

## THE MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS

## ANSWER [ DR. MANSUKH MANDAVIYA ]

- (a)  Funds are released Scheme-wise and not State-wise or componentwise in this Ministry. Details of funds released under Khelo India Scheme across the country, including in the State of Punjab, including for sports

infrastructure and development projects during the last three years and the current year are as under:

(amount in ₹ crore)

| Year    | Funds released under Khelo India Scheme   |
|---------|-------------------------------------------|
| 2022-23 | 596.39                                    |
| 2023-24 | 872.20                                    |
| 2024-25 | 620.75                                    |
| 2025-26 | 628.91 (as on 15.01.2026)                 |

- (b) The details of the sports infrastructure projects approved, including sports  complexes,  and  their  sanctioned  cost,  funds  released  and  their physical and financial progress, under the Khelo India Scheme since its inception,  across  the  country,  including  in  the  State  of  Punjab,  are available in public domain on the dashboard of the Ministry at https://mdsd.kheloindia.gov.in.
- (c)  and  (d)  The  Ministry  of  Youth  Affairs  and  Sports  regularly  monitors the  progress  and  implementation  of  its  various  sports  development schemes  through  a  multi-layered  oversight  mechanism.  This  process involves periodic performance reviews, submission of monthly progress reports by implementing agencies, and onsite inspections to ensure the efficient utilization of funds and the timely completion of projects under the Khelo India Scheme and other flagship initiatives.

Further, 'Sports' being a State subject, the responsibility of development of  sports,  including  providing  employment  or  educational  incentives  to international and national-level sportspersons to encourage youth participation  in  sports,  rests  primarily  with  the  State/Union  Territory Governments.  The  Union  Government  supplements  their  efforts  by bridging critical gaps. The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports implements  the  following  schemes  for  development  of  sports  in  the country, including in the State of Punjab:

- (i) Khelo India - National Programme for Development of Sports;
- (ii) Assistance to National Sports Federations (NSFs);
- (iii) Cash Incentives to Medal Winners in International Sports Events and their coaches;
- (iv) National Sports Awards;
- (v) Pension to Meritorious Sportspersons;
- (vi) Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay National Welfare Program for Sportspersons;

- (vii) National Sports Development Fund;
- (viii) Running  Sports  Training  centres  through  Sports  Authority  of India (SAI); and
- (ix) National Centre for Sports Science and Research (NCSSR).

Details of the above schemes are available in the public domain on the websites of this Ministry and the Sports Authority of India.

One coach in the discipline of  Weightlifting has  been  appointed  in  the Paralympic category from the State of Punjab. Further, 30 Past Champion Athletes (PCAs) are training various athletes in 29 Khelo India Centres (KICs) notified in the State of Punjab.

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