Question : MEDALS WON BY SPORTS PERSONS



(a) the number of sports persons of international level produced in rural areas during the last three years; and

(b) the details of the medals won by the sports persons in rural areas during the said period, Sports wise?

Answer given by the minister


MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) STATISTICS & PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION, YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS AND OVERSEAS INDIAN AFFAIRS (SHRI OSCAR FERNANDES)

(a) & (b) : No separate record is maintain for the sportspersons of Rural areas. However, Sports Authority of India (SAI) is implementing a number of Schemes for Promotion and Development of Sports in the country including the rural areas. The number of medals won by the trainees in international competitions during the last three years, scheme wise, is as under:

S.	Name of	2003-04	2004- 05	2005-06
No.	Scheme 
1. National Sports Talent Contest (NSTC) 02 05 04 2. Army Boys Sports Company (ABSC) 11 02 11 3. SAI Training Centre (STC) 71 52 31 4. Special Area Games (SAG) 43 06 04 5. Center of Excellence (COX) 59 64 29