THE MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS (SHRI SUNIL DUTT)
(a) to (e) : A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (e) OF THE LOK
SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 526 DATED 3.5.2005 ASKED BY
DR. K. DHANARAJU REGARDING ENCOURAGEMENT TO SPORTS IN
SCHOOLS
(a) Yes, Sir. A scheme titled ‘Promotion of Sports and
Games in Schools’ was launched 1986 with a view to raising
the standard of sports in schools and to encourage
participation in inter-school competitions. The scheme has
been revised since then.
(b) Financial assistance is given to the States on receipt
of viable proposals for conducting District and State level
Inter-School Competitions. Based on viable proposals
received from the State Governments, the following
assistance was released during the last three years:-
(Rs. in Lakhs)
Name of State 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05
Maharashtra 19.50 Tripura 4.00 4.00 Manipur 6.50 Uttaranchal 8.50 Orissa 17.00 Assam 13.50 Sikkim 4.00 Nagaland 6.00 11.25 H.P. 8.00 Daman & Diu 3.00 Chandigarh 3.00
For the year 2004-05, an amount of Rs. 1.31 crore has
been released to Sports Authority of India (SAI) for
disbursement to 13 states. Releases to the remaining 11
states shall be made after receipt of certain
clarifications sought from the State Governments.
(c) & (d) The utilization certificates for the year 2002-
03 and 2003-04 have been received. The funds for the year
2005-06 will be released subject to receipt of utilisation
certificate for the year 2004-05.
(e) ‘Sports’ is a State subject and promotion of sports
at the state level is the responsibility of the
concerned State Government. However, Government of India
supports and supplements the efforts of the State
Government through following schemes :
1. Rural Sports Programme : Financial assistance of Rs.
30,000/- is given to States /NGOs for holding local
rural tournaments at district level for any particular
discipline, including indigenous sports. In addition,
state level and national level rural sports competitions
are organized by SAI. A sum of Rs.1.15 crore has been
released to Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan for organising
local rural tournament during 2005-06 at district level
in 58 districts of North East Region.
2. Promotion of Sports and Games in Schools : Financial
assistance of Rs. 75,000/- per district is payable to
states for organizing inter-school tournaments in
Athletics and four other disciplines. The state level
tournament is organized by SAI in collaboration with
State/UT Governments. National level inter-school
tournaments are organized by SAI.
3. National Sports Talent Contest Scheme : Under the
scheme talented boys and girls between the age group 8-14
are selected and trained in selected
schools/Akharas/Navodaya Vidyalayas.
4. Army Boys Sports Company scheme : Under the scheme
talented boys of 8-14 age group are selected and
trained at selected army centres/units.
5. Special Area Games : Under the scheme,
sportspersons in age group of 14-21 hailing from regions
which are either genetically or geographically
advantageous are selected for achieving excellence in a
particular sports discipline.
