(a) the details of funds allocated/released/expenditure incurred to promote various sports
disciplines during each of the last three years and the current year;
(b) whether the Government proposes to give special emphasis to promote kabaddi, football,
hockey, basketball, volleyball and other traditional sports and provide special sports
training to the sportspersons; and
(c) if so, the details thereof and the number of sports training centres set up/proposed to
be set up for the purpose?
THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS(SHRI AJAY MAKEN)
(a) The details of funds released to various National Sports Federation for the last
three years and current year is placed at Annexure-I.
(b) & (c): The Government under its Scheme for financial Assistance to National Sports
Federations provides financial assistance to national level sportspersons for training to
prepare them for participation in international sports events, through National Sports
Federations concerned and Sports Authority of India. Apart from this, the Government also
provides financial assistance directly to elite sportspersons for specialized training under
Indian and foreign coaches, participation in international tournaments in India and aboard,
purchase of equipment and scientific support as part of their preparation for major
international tournaments, under the Scheme Relating to Talent Search & Training and
National Sports Development Fund. Keeping in view of the mass participation in the discipline
of basketball, football, Hockey and Volleyball the Government upgraded these disciplines to
Priority category so as to avail higher scale of assistance. The discipline of Kabaddi is
already in Priority category. The other traditional sports such as Atya Patya, Malakhamb etc.
are also provided assistance for holding the national championship.
The Sports Authority of India has a number of training centres and the effort is to consolidate
the existing facilities.