THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS (SHRI AJAY MAKEN)
(a) to (d) : A statement is laid on the Table of the House.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.84 TO BE ANSWERED ON 1.3.2011
REGARDING PROMOTING TRADITIONAL GAMES ASKED BY SHRI K.C. SINGH `BABA`
(a) & (b) The existing schemes of the Government of India and Sports Authority of
India (SAI) lay special focus on the promotion of traditional and indigenous sports. Under
the Scheme of Assistance to National Sports Federations (NSFs), the sports
federations dealing with traditional/indigenous sports such as Archery, Atya Patya, Chess,
Kabaddi, Kho-Kho, Hockey, Malkhamb, Polo, Tug of War and Wrestling have been given
Government recognition, and are provided with financial assistance for the
promotional and developmental activities in their respective disciplines.
The amount of financial assistance given for preparation of athletes and teams belonging
to recognized sports disciplines including the aforesaid indigenous/traditional sports for
their participation in national and international tournaments under the Scheme of
Assistance to NSFs and Scheme of preparation of teams for CWG 2010 during the last
three years and current year is given in the table below:
(Rs. in crore)
S. Year Amount of financial
NO. assistance released
1 2007-08 53.37
2 2008-09 109.50
3 2009-10 279.96
4 2010-11 (upto 31.1.2011) 89.40
SAI also operates specific schemes for the promotion and development of
traditional/indigenous sports. Under the National Sports Talent Contest (NSTC) Scheme, SAI
adopts schools in remote and rural areas, semi-urban areas, and provides comprehensive
support to the young talent identified under the scheme, including training and
competition exposure. With a view to promoting indigenous sports and martial arts in
the schools in rural and semi-urban areas and scouting of talent in these games
for nurturing in modern sports, SAI adopts schools run by educational institutions
as part of existing NSTC scheme. At present, there are 27 schools adopted to promote
indigenous games and martial arts, in which 333 trainees (251 boys and 82 girls)
are being trained. Further, in order to create a broader base for modern wrestling and
to supplement the efforts made by various akharas, SAI has adopted many akharas under
NSTC Scheme. At present, 38 akharas have been adopted under NSTC Scheme, in
which 476 trainees (453 boys and 23 girls) are being trained.
Under Special Area Games Scheme of SAI, natural talent for modern competitive sports is
identified and nurtured from tribal, rural, coastal and hilly areas of the country. At
present, there are 21 centres under SAG in which 1,866 trainees (1,116 boys and
750 girls) are being trained. Amount of funds deployed in SAG centres during last three
years and current year are given in table below:
Rs. in lakh
Year Funds released Rest of India North East Total
2007-08 350.00 670.00 1020.00
2008-09 400.00 620.00 1020.00
2009-10 420.00 600.00 1020.00
2010-11 591.00 650.00 1241.00
Talented sportspersons identified and trained under SAG and SAI Training Schemes, are given
competition exposure both in national and international sports events.
(c) & (d) Yes, Madam. The Ministry has introduced a nation wide Centrally sponsored scheme
titled Panchayat Yuva Krida aur Khel Abhiyan (PYKKA) in 2008-09 with the objective of broad
basing of sports in the country by creating basic sports facilities in all
village panchayats and block panchayats of the country in phased manner over a period of
10 years, and providing access to organized sports competitions at block, district,
state and national levels. PYKKA Scheme is an inclusive Scheme and provides
for participation of rural youth in sports competitions from all sections of Society
including youth from economically weaker and backward categories.
Following types of sports competitions are organized under PYKKA Scheme:
(i) Rural sports competitions at block, district, state and national level
(ii) Inter-school competitions at district, state and national level
(iii) North-East Games at district, state and national level
(iv) Women championships at district, state and national level.
The number of participants in the national level sports competitions held under various
categories of sports competitions under PYKKA Scheme during 2008-09 and 2009-10 is given in
the table below:
Name of Year Year
Sports 2008-09 2009-10
competition Boys Girls Total Boys Girls Total
Rural sports 2134 1167 3301 2223 1958 4181
Competitions
Inter-school 783 651 1434 746 635 1381
competitions
North-East 575 389 964 699 481 1180
Games
Women Sports - 2358 2358 - 2353 2353
Championship
Total 3492 4565 8057 3668 5427 9094
Total grants released for conduct of sports competitions at block, district, state and
national levels and total number of participants during last three years are given in
the table below:
S.No. Year Number of Total Total no. of participants States grant Men Women Total availed released grants (Rs. in crore)
1 2008-09 08 9.10 4,72,329 2,49,190 7,21,519
2 2009-10 18 25.51 13,75,102 8,73,842 22,48,944
3 2010-11 27 88.05 - - 40,00,000 (upto (Estimated) 31.1.11)
