THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS (SHRI AJAY MAKEN)
(a) No, Madam.
(b) Performance of Indian Sportspersons in various sports disciplines have improved
in the recent owing to international standard infrastructure, equipment and other
allied facilities being provided to the elite sportspersons through various schemes
of the Government.
(c) to (e) The National Teams for different disciplines are being prepared by Sports
Authority of India (SAI), in consultation with the concerned National Sports Federations.
The National Campers are provided requisite Sports equipment/ Sports Science equipment,
both indigenous and imported, in order to help athletes to excel in their performance
at the international level. Similarly, the trainees under the following Sports Promotional
Schemes of SAI are also being provided the requisite Sports equipment.
1. National Sports Contest (NSTC) Scheme.
2. Special Area Games (SAG) Scheme.
3. SAI Training Centres (STC) Scheme.
4. Centre of Excellence (COX) Scheme.
5. Army Boys Sports Company (ABSC) Scheme.
The discipline wise details of the Sports equipment and the Sports Science equipment
purchased by SAI during the last three years, alongwith the names of countries and
agencies from which such Sports equipment/Sports Science equipment were purchased are
indicated in Annexure-I and Annexure II respectively. No sports equipment has been
purchased by SAI from abroad in the current financial year 2011-12.
The Sports equipment are exempted from payment of customs Duty in terms of orders
issued from time to time by the Government of India, Ministry of Finance, Department
of Revenue. As such no duty was paid by SAI on such imports.
