(a) the details of schemes and programmes being implemented by the Government for the development of world popular games like hockey and football, State-wise;
(b) the details of achievements made by the Government in this regard during each of the last three years, State-wise;
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(c) whether India do not have a place on the world map in football;
(d) if so, the reasons therefor; and
(e) the steps being taken by the Government in this regard?
THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
(SHRI TH. CHAOBA SINGH)
(a) & (b) : Sports is a “State†subject and State
Governments are having their own schemes for promotion of
sports. However, Central Government also supplements their
efforts by providing assistance under following schemes :
- Grants for Creation of Sports Infrastructure including
development of play field in Rural Schools.
- Scheme of Support for Supply and Installation of
Synthetic surfaces including Astro-turfs for Hockey.
- Promotion of sports & Games in Schools.
Apart from above Sports Authority of India (SAI) scouts
talent and nurtures them scientifically to achieve
excellence in Sports under its schemes of National Talent
Sports Contest, Special Area Games, Army Boys Sports
Company, SAI Training Centres and Centre of Excellence. The
beneficiaries of these schemes are sportspersons from all
sports disciplines including Hockey and Football.
Details of training centres for Hockey and Football being
run by SAI is given in Annexure-I. The details of Hockey and
Footbal trainees under SAI Schemes is given at Annexure –II.
(c) Yes, Sir.
(d) & (e): The promotion of a particular game is the
responsibility of the concerned National Sports Federation
which are autonomous in their functioning. However,
Government has kept Football under “Priority†category and
providing assistance to All India Football Federation
(AIFF) towards foreign exposure, holding
national/international tournaments, coaching through
Indian/foreign coaches, scientific and technical back up
etc. as admissible under the “Guidelines for Assistance to
National Sports Federationsâ€.
ANNEXURE-I
ANNEXURE-I AS REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF THE
LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 7735 FOR16.5.2000
STATEMENT SHOWING DETAILS OF FOOTBALL & HOCKEY CENTRES BEING
RUN BY SPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA UNDER ITS VARIOUS SCHEMES
NAME OF THE STATE NUMBER OF CENTRES Football Hockey NATIONAL SPORTS TALENT CONTESTANNEXURE-II
Karnataka 1 1 Bihar 1 2 West Bengal 3 1 Orissa 1 2 Tripura 1 - Sikkim 1 - Uttar Pradesh 1 2 Maharashtra - 1 Goa 1 - Arunachal Pradesh 1 - Manipur 1 1 Meghalaya 1 - Chandigarh 1 1 Punjab - 1 Haryana - 1
ARMY BOYS SPORTS COMPANY
Karnataka 1 3 Madhya Pradesh - 1 Uttar Pradesh 1 - Meghalaya 2 - Bihar 1 2
SAI TRAINING CENTRES
Karnataka 1 2 West Bengal 4 1 Orissa 2 - Uttar Pradesh 1 1 Maharashtra - 1 Goa 1 - Nagaland 1 - Manipur 1 1 Meghalaya 1 - Chandigarh - 1 Haryana - 1
NAME OF THE STATE NUMBER OF CENTRES Football Hockey
Himachal Pradesh - 1 Punjab - 1 Gujrat 1 1 Kerala 1 1 Tamilnadu 1 1 Assam 1 - Madhya Pradesh - 1 Pondichery - 1 Andhra Pradesh - 1
SPECIAL AREA GAMES
Bihar - 1 Port Blair 1 -
Sl. Name of the Scheme Number of Trainees No. Football Hockey
1. Special Area Games 42 58
2. SAI Training Centres 323 444
3. National Talent 249 258 Sports Contest
4. Army Boys Sports 115 113 Company