Lok Sabha Question No. 1587 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-09
Subject: Central Schemes for Sports Development
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Shri Saumitra Khan

## Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports

## Government of India Department of Sports

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1587 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.02.2026

Central Schemes for Sports Development

## 1587.     SHRI SAUMITRA KHAN:

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

- (a)  the  details  of  the  central  programmes/  schemes  are  currently being  implemented  for  the  development  of  sports  facilities  in  the Bishnupur Lok Sabha Constituency along with the funds sanctioned and utilized under them;
- (b) whether the Government considered any proposal to initiate new sports programmes in Bishnupur and to develop modern stadiums, multi-purpose  indoor  halls,  sports  hostels,  synthetic  tracks,  rural sports grounds and sports science/ physiotherapy facilities;
- (c) if so, the details thereof along with the timeline and the number of beneficiary youth/ athletes; and
- (d) the details of action plan of the Government to strengthen sports infrastructure  through  the  State  Governments,  local  bodies  and private participation?

## THE MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS

## ANSWER [DR. MANSUKH MANDAVIYA]

- (a) : 'Sports' being a State subject, the responsibility of development of  sports  facilities  in  the  country,  including  Bishnupur  Lok  Sabha Constituency, rests primarily with the State/Union Territory Governments, and the Central Government only supplements their efforts. However, the Government is running various sports promotional  schemes  across  the  country,  including  Bishnupur  Lok

Sabha  Constituency.  These  schemes  include:  (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).  The  details  of  the  Schemes  are  available  in  the  public domain on the website of the Ministry at https://yas.nic.in/. Further, in  FY  2024-25,  Department  of  Sports  was  allocated  Rs.  2332.50 crore, out of which Rs. 2136.97 crore was utilised.

- (b) to (c) : The Khelo India Scheme caters to the needs of the entire country within its allocated budget for activities/ programmes. The proposals  received  from  the  State/UT  Governments  and  other eligible entities are considered for financial support, subject to their completeness,  technical  feasibility  and  availability  of  funds  under the  Scheme.  However,  u nder  the  'Creation  and  Up -gradation  of Sports Infrastructure' component of the Khelo India Scheme (KIS) and National Sports Development Funds (NSDF), financial assistance is provided for development of sports infrastructure such as  synthetic  athletic  track,  synthetic  hockey  field,  synthetic  turf football  ground,  multipurpose  hall,  swimming  pool  etc.  across  the country. The details of the sports infrastructure projects approved and  their  sanctioned  cost,  funds  released  and  their  physical  and financial progress, under the KIS and NSDF are available in public domain on the dashboards of the Ministry at https://mdsd.kheloindia.gov.in and http://www.nsdf.yas.gov.in/nsdfglance.html, respectively.
- (d)  :  The  Khelo  Bharat  Niti  2025  provides  a  comprehensive  policy framework to strengthen sports infrastructure through convergence with education, promotion of public-private partnerships,  CSR support and community participation, with the objective of expanding access to quality sports facilities and enhancing sporting excellence nationwide.

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