Question : PROMOTION OF SPORTS IN KARNATAKA



(a) whether the Government of Karnataka has submitted proposals under Central schemes for promotion of sports in the State;

(b) if so, the details thereof ; and

(c) by when these proposals are likely to be sanctioned ?

Answer given by the minister

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF NON-RESIDENT INDIANS AFFAIRS (SHRI JAGDISH TYTLER)

(a) to (c) : Yes, Sir. Under the scheme of “Grants for Creation of Sports Infrastructure”, 40 proposals were received from the Government of Karnataka during the last 3 years. The present status of these proposals has been indicated below:-

Year	No. of	No. of	No. of	proposals	proposals	proposals	received	approved with	rejected	Central	assistance
2001-02 16 5 (Rs.66.45 2 lakhs) 2002-03 18 4 (Rs.92.35 9 lakhs) 2003-04 6 1 (Rs.30.00 2 lakhs)



The remaining 17 proposals suffered from various deficiencies and have been referred back to the State Government/Grantees for rectification. No proposal is pending with the Ministry for consideration.