Question : Financial Support to National Sports Federations

(a) the details of the National Sports Federations which are in dispute
and the financial support extended for promotion of that sport during
the last five years and the current year;
(b) the details of procedure followed for extending financial support to
National Sports Federations which are in dispute; and
(c) the details of list of Sports disciplines denied financial support
only because of dispute within its National Sports Federations?

Answer given by the minister

THE MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS
[SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR]
(a) Ministry has not renewed the recognition of the following
federations due to dispute in the management:
(i) Handball Federation of India
(ii) Volleyball Federation of India
(iii) Karate Association of India
(iv) Taekwondo Federation of India
(v) Judo Federation of India
The financial assistance for sport disciplines is decided in the Annual
Calendar of Training and Competition Meetings (ACTC). The details of
financial assistance given for the sport disciplines of the
aforementioned are as under:
(In ? crore)

 Year Discipline ACTC allocation
2018-19 Taekwondo 2.49
Volleyball 5.04
Handball 2.99
Judo 3.95
2019-20 Taekwondo 0.15
Volleyball 7.34
Handball 2.55
Judo 5.62
2020-21 Taekwondo ACTC not held, being COVID
period
Volleyball
Handball
Judo
2021-22 Taekwondo 2.49
Volleyball 0.00
Handball 2.47
Judo 4.07
2022-23 Taekwondo 2.50
Volleyball 3.00
Handball 2.25
Judo 5.00

(b)&(c) As per the guidelines of the National Sports Development
Code of India, 2011 only recognized National Sports Federations
(NSFs) are eligible for government assistance under the Scheme of
Assistance to NSFs. However, in order to ensure the interests of
sportspersons of disciplines in respect of Olympic / Asian /
Commonwealth sports, where the recognition of the concerned
National Sports Federation (NSF) is withdrawn or the annual
recognition is not renewed, or the NSF is under suspension, Ministry
of Youth Affairs and Sports has taken a decision that in such cases
Sports Authority of India will handle the selection of athletes,
conduct of coaching camps for participation in international
competitions and submission of entries of Indian teams and
sportspersons to the concerned international federation.
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