(a) whether any proposal from West Bengal for development and promotion of sports has been received during the last three years and till-date ;
(b) if so, the details thereof and the action taken thereon ; and
(c) the present status of the above proposal ?
THE MINISTER OF PANCHAYATI RAJ, YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS AND DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION (SHRI MANI SHANKAR AIYAR )
(a) to (c): Under the scheme of “State Sports
Academiesâ€, a proposal has been received from West
Bengal but has been found deficient in certain
respects. The deficiencies have been communicated to
the State Government for doing the needful.
Apart from this, the Sports Authority of
India (SAI) has a Regional Centre at Kolkatta. SAI is
also running various sports promotional schemes such as
the National Sports Contest Scheme (NSTC), Special Area
Games (SAG), SAI Training Centres (STC), Army Boys
Sports Company (ABSC) and Centres of Excellence (COX).
The details of the number of centres under these
Schemes in West Bengal, and the funds provided for
trainees under these Schemes in the State of West
Bengal during the last three years, are given below:
Number of Funds provided during Centres (Amount in Rupees)
2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006
NSTC-2 1,10,71,699 73,57,407 85,74,906 STC-4 COX-1