(a) whether the Government is aware that children living in the hilly areas are endowed with good stamina and excel in sports ;
(b) whether the Government proposes to establish a Stadium and Sports College in the high ranges of Idukki district in Kerala; and
(c) if so, the details thereof ?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
(SHRI PRATIK PRAKASHBAPU PATIL)
(a): Yes, Sir.
(b) & (c): The erstwhile Centrally Sponsored Sports Infrastructure Schemes of the
Government have been transferred to the State Sector w.e.f. 01.04.2005. As such, it is
for the State Government to establish such facilities.