(a) whether the Australian Sports Outreach Programme has been launched in the country;
(b) if so, the details thereof and the salient features thereof;
(c) the details of funds allocated for the purpose; and
(d) the extent to which such programme is likely to benefit the development of sports in the country?
MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS (DR. M.S. GILL)
(a) to (d): Australian Sports Outreach Programme (ASOP) is an initiative of the Australian Government
to support non-governmental organizations (NGOs) engaged in sports for development activities. Under
this initiative, ASOP is providing funding and technical support to some of the Indian NGOs to build
their organizational capacity for delivery of high quality sports programme. An amount of AU$ 5 million
has been allotted for this project, which is upto June 30, 2014. The Government is not involved in the
implementation of this project.