Question : Development of Sports Infrastructure

(a) the details of projects implemented to strengthen sports facilities and infrastructure for exploiting sports and athletics potential of the youth in Gujarat and Jharkhand during each of the last three years;

(b) the details of facilities made available by Sports Authority of India (SAI) for sportspersons of hockey, football, athletics and archery particularly providing coaching facility at international level, nutritional supplement and employment to poor boys/girls during the said period;

(c) the funds allocated by the Government for development of sports infrastructure and for activities of SAI in Gujarat and Jharkhand during the said period;

(d) the details of the progress of Ministry’s various programmes in districts Hazaribagh and Ramgarh of Jharkhand; and

(e) whether the Ministry is considering new projects for the aforementioned districts and if so, the details thereof?

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS
{ SHRI KIREN RIJIJU }
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(a) Details of sports infrastructure projects sanctioned/ implemented under the Khelo India Scheme and by Sports Authority of India in Gujarat and Jharkhand during the last three years is given in Annexure -1.

(b) Under the sports promotional schemes of Sports Authority of India (SAI) as well as the Scheme of Assistance to NSFs, talented sportspersons identified for training, including those in the discipline of Hockey, Football, Athletics and Archery, are being given the benefit of international standard sports infrastructure and state of the art sports equipments with sports science support. They are also being provided financial support in the form of expert coaches, boarding and lodging, sports kit, nutrition supplement, competition exposure, educational expenses, medical/ insurance and stipend, etc., depending on the scheme from which they are benefitted. At present, employment in SAI is given based on pre-determined eligibility criteria and not on the basis of economic status.

(c) & (d) State-wise allocation of funds is not made under the SAI Schemes. Details of funds sanctioned by SAI for creation/upgradation of sports infrastructure in Gujarat and Jharkhand during the last three years is given in Annexure -1. Details of sports training centres of SAI in Gujarat and Jharkhand is given in Annexure -2.

(e) The relevant Schemes being demand driven, new projects are examined under the parameters of the relevant Schemes and considered for sanction based on their technical feasibility and availability of funds.
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