Sportspersons and teams qualified for Rio Olympics, 2016



Sportspersons and teams qualified for Rio Olympics, 2016
The Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Youth Affairs & Sports, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal has said that till date 25 individual sportspersons and Hockey teams (Men & Women), 16 members each, have qualified for Rio Olympics 2016. List indicating names and sports of qualified sportspersons is attached herewith:-


Sl.
Name of the
Quota Places
Name and event of the qualifiers
No.
Discipline
attained till







date




1.
Archery
04
i.
Deepika Kumari
Women’ s Individual and




ii.
Laxmi Rani Majhi
Team




iii.
Rimil Biruily






iv.
Mangal Singh
Men Individual





Champia


2.
Athletics
12
i.
Gurmeet Singh
Men’s 20 Kms. Walk




ii.
Baljinder Singh






iii.
Chandan Singh






iv.
Snadeep Kumar
Men’s 50 Kms. Walk




v.
Manish Rawat






vi.
Kushbir Kaur
Women’s 20 Kms. Walk




vii.
Inderjeet Singh
Men’s Shot-put




viii.
Manpreet Kaur
Women’s Shot-put




ix.
Tintu Luka
Women’s 800 Mts




x.
O.P. Jaisha
Marathon/5000m Steeple






Chase




xi.
Sudha Singh
Women’s 5000 M Steeple






Chase




xii.
Lalita Babar
Women’s 3000M Steeple






Chase
3.
Hockey
16 Men
Men
Hockey team (16 members)



16 Women
Women Hockey team (16 Members)
4.
Shooting
08
i.
Mr. Jitu Rai
50M Free Pistol




ii.
Ms. Apurvi
10M Air Rifle





Chandela






iii.
Mr. Gagan Narang
50M Rifle Prone




iv.
Mr. Abhinav Bindra
10M Air Rifle




v.
Mr. Gurpreet Singh
10M Air Pistol




vi.
Mr. P. N. Prakash
50M Free Pistol




vii.
Mr. Chain Singh
50M Rifle 3 Positions




viii.
Mr. Miraj Ahmed
Skeet





Khan


5.
Wrestling
01
Narsingh Yadav
74 Kg. Free Style


TOTAL
57












Funds for preparation of Indian sportspersons are allocated as under:
i.Scheme of Financial Assistance to National Sports Federations (NSFs) – Rs.185 crores.
ii.Scheme of Target Olympic Podium (TOP) under National Sports Development Fund (NSDF)
– Rs.42.82 crores.
In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today the Minister said, sports is a state subject. Primary responsibility for development and promotion of sports lies with state Governments. Responsibility to promote a particular sports discipline lies with National Sports Federations (NSFs) which are autonomous in functioning. Union Government complements and supplements the efforts of state Governments and NSFs through its schemes. Further, in order to improve the performance of Indian Sportspersons and to increase the number of medals, National Coaching Camps are being held throughout the year and maximum competition exposure is also being given. Besides, sportspersons identified as medal prospects are being provided with customised training at various training centres within the country and abroad under world renowned coaches. The identified sportspersons are being provided with all requisite support including customised and tailor-made equipments.
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Law to make spot fixing and match fixing criminal offences
The Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Youth Affairs & Sports, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal has said that there are certain provisions in the Indian Penal Code to deal with match fixing and spot fixing in sports. In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today the Minister said, Government has felt the need to enact a standalone legislation to further strengthen the legal provisions to prevent and combat sporting frauds, affecting the integrity of sports and fair play, like match fixing, deliberate under-performance, etc. Accordingly, Government has formulated a draft legislation named “Prevention of Sports Fraud Bill, 2015”. The Draft Bill, in its present form, inter-alia, defines Sports Frauds in sports events, contains provisions of penalty to the offenders and deals with the issue of Jurisdiction of Courts to adjudicate the matter, etc.

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Expenditure on officials vis-à-vis sportspersons in international sporting events
The Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Youth Affairs & Sports, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal has said that for participation in the international events, financial assistance is given, as per the norms of the Scheme of Assistance to National Sports Federations (NSFs), to the players as well as to the support staff such as managers, doctors, physios, masseurs, escorts etc. The number of support personnel who can accompany the team is determined by the organizers of the event and Government has no role in it. Financial assistance is given by the Government to the players and to the support personnel within those limits and as per the Annual Calendar for Training and Competitions (ACTC).

In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today the Minister said, it has been brought to the notice of the Government that during the Commonwealth Games held at Glasgow in 2014, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and the NSFs had sent officials over and above the contingent permitted by the Government. The cost of such officials was borne by the IOA & the NSFs from their funds and accreditations was provided by the games organisers.
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NYKs in West Bengal
The Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Youth Affairs & Sports, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal has said that there are 623 Nehru Yuva Kendras in the country, out of which 23 Kendras are located in the State of West Bengal.
In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today the Minister said, there is, at present shortage of manpower in Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS). Against the requirement of 23 District Youth Coordinators (DYCs), 23 Account Clerk Typists (ACTs) and 23 Multi Tasking Staff (MTS) in the state of West Bengal, 13 DYCs, 20 ACTs and 20 MTS are in position. In order to ensure that the Government programmes do not suffer, alternative arrangements have been made. In case of Kendras where full-time DYCs are not available, the activities are carried on by assigning additional charge to the DYCs of other Districts. In addition, the situation is also being managed by taking officers on deputation and re-employment of retired officers on contract basis for limited period, subject to suitability. The Kendras of Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS) in the State of West Bengal are located in Government/Rented buildings as per the location wise details and postal address given is:


NYK, District


District
Office
Address of the Kendra

24 Parganas(N)
Barasat
58 K N C Road



P O Barasat, 24 Parganas(N)



Pin - 743201





24 Parganas(S)
Baruipur
Kacheri Bazar, Kulpi Road



24 Parganas(S)



Baruipur - 700144






Diamond Harbour
New Town, PO Diamond Harbour



24 Parganas (S)



Pin-743331





Bankura
Bankura
Dr. Shyama Prosad Mukherjee



Road, Kethardanga, Hazra Mill Complex



Bankura-722101





Birbhum
Birbhum
Nehru Yuva Kendra



Hatjanbazar, PO- Hatjanbazar



Suri, Birbhum-731102





Burdwan
Burdwan
Nehru Yuva Kendra



17 Nalinaksha Bose Road



Bardhaman-713101






Durgapur
Nehru Yuva Kendra



C/o Tapan Kr. Chawdhury, 153/N Schoolpara



( Near Rai Rani Girls High School)



Durgapur, Dist- Burdwan



Pin-713201





Cooch Behar
Coochbehar
Nehru Yuva Kendra



Guriahati Road



Coochbehar-736101

Dakshin
Dakshin Dinajpur
Nehru Yuva Kendra

Dinajpur



Asstt. CMOH Office Premises,



Back side of District Collectorate



Building, PO- Balurghat, Distt.- Dakshin Dinajpur, Pin-



733101





Darjeeling
Darjeeling
Nehru Yuva Kendra



Armadale Compound



(Opp. Ava Art Gallery)



Hill Cart Road, Darjeeling



Pin-734101





Hooghly
Hooghly
Nehru Yuva Kendra



Barobazar, Battala



Prasad Das Sen Road



Chinsurah, Hooghly



Pin-712101





Howrah
Howrah
Nehru Yuva Kendra



P-123 Sadar Baxi Lane, Howrah



Pin-711101





Jalpaiguri
Jalpaiguri
Nehru Yuva Kendra



Thanamore, Babu Para



Jalpaiguri



Pin-735101

Kolkata
Kolkata-(North)
Nehru Yuva Kendra



Nehru Yuva Kendra



229/E Vivekananda Road



Kolkata- 700006






Kolkata-(South)
391/18 Prince Anwar Shah Road



Kolkata



Pin-700068





Malda
Malda
Nehru Yuva Kendra



Station Road, Pranta Pally



Malda



Pin-732101





Midnapur (E)
Tamluk
Nehru Yuva Kendra



Padumbasan, Ward No. 11 (DTDC Courier Building)



Midnapur (East), Tamluk



Pin-721636






Midnapur (W)
Midnapore
Nehru Yuva Kendra



Mirza Bazar



Midnapur(West)



Pin-721101





Murshidabad
Murshidabad
Nehru Yuva Kendra



1A Barrack Square (South)



Baharampur, Murshidabad



Pin - 742101





Nadia
Nadia
Nehru Yuva Kendra



55 Bowbazar, Jugipara Lane



Natun Pally, Krishnagar, Nadia



Pin- 741101





Purulia
Purulia
Nehru Yuva Kendra



Nimtard, Mission Road



Purulia,



Pin-723101






Raghunathpur
Nehru Yuva Kendra



Chaliyama Road, Near Barik Bandh



PO Raghunathpur, Purulia



Pin-723133





Uttar Dinajpur
Uttar Dinajpur
Nehru Yuva Kendra



Commercial Estate (2nd Floor)



Block-II, Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur



Pin-733134



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BCCI like institutions for hockey and football
The Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Youth Affairs & Sports, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal has said that promotion and development of sports disciplines including hockey & football is the primary responsibility of State Governments and the concerned National Sports Federations (NSFs). Government has given recognition to Hockey India (HI) and All India Football Federation (AIFF) as NSFs for promotion and development of hockey & football in the country.

In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today the Minister said, Government of India recognizes the importance of these sports in India, their popularity among the masses and medal prospects of India in various international events, etc. Keeping these factors in view, the Ministry has placed the sports of hockey & football in the ‘high priority’ category so that they get maximum admissible financial assistance & support under the Scheme of Assistance to National Sports Federations. Government has spent a substantial amount of its budget from the Scheme of Assistance to National Sports Federations on hiring foreign coaches, training/coaching camps, creating infrastructure, etc. An amount of Rs.8005.86 lakh was spent on the sport of hockey and Rs.2220.78 lakh on football from the Central Government budget during the last three years, i.e., from 2013-14 to 2015-16 (upto June 2015).
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Fixing age for identifying talented sportspersons
The Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Youth Affairs & Sports, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal has said that For the purpose of promoting excellence in sports, it is essential that with a view to “catch them young and teach them rightly” through scientific training methods, sporting talent is searched for, spotted and nurtured in a methodical manner in order to reach such a state of sporting excellence as to be able to become medal prospects in various international events.

It was with this rationale that the age for identifying talent was fixed from 8-12years as per the guidelines issued by the Ministry on 20th February, 2015.

The National Sports Talent Search Scheme (NSTSS) was formulated after consultation with States already having a system of sports talent scouting operational therein.

In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today the Minister said Sports Authority of India is implementing the following Sports Promotional Schemes in the country which concentrate on identifying sports talent from the age group of 12-18 years :-

National Sports Talent Contest Scheme (NSTC).

Army Boys Sports Company (ABSC).

Special Area Games (SAG).

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Promotion of Badminton as major national sports
The Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Youth Affairs & Sports, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal has said that the Government recognizes the importance of the sport of Badminton in India, its popularity among the masses, medal prospects of India and recent performances in various international events, etc. Keeping these factors in view, the Ministry has placed the sport of Badminton in the ‘high priority’ category. Further identification and nurturing of the identified talent from various sports disciplines in various States and Districts, including badminton, is done under the following schemes of Sports Authority of |India (SAI) through their regional centres and training centres located all over India: (a) National Sports Talent Contest (NSTC) Scheme (b) Army Boys Sports Companies (ABSC) Scheme (c) SAI Training Centre (STC) Scheme (d) Special Area Games (SAG) Scheme (e) Centre of Excellence (CoE) Scheme Under these Schemes, scientific training is imparted to the selected trainees under expert coaches. In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today the Minister said the trainees are provided assistance for boarding, lodging, equipment, sports-kit, stipend, competition exposure, etc.
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Revival of traditional games
The Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Youth Affairs & Sports, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal has said that Sports is a State Subject and the Central Government only complements and supplements the efforts of the State Governments towards this end. Further, matters relating to individual sports disciplines are managed by the respective Sports Federations. Recognized National Sports Federations are provided assistance for conducting National Championships and International Tournaments in India, participation in International tournaments abroad, organizing coaching camps, procuring sports equipment, engagement of foreign coaches and disbursement of salaries of the paid Joint/Assistant Secretaries engaged by NSFs.
In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today the Minister said, in addition, the Sports Authority of India (SAI) an autonomous organization under the aegis of the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, Department of Sports, is implementing a number of Sports Promotional Schemes to promote sports activities in the tribal and rural areas of the country, details of which are given in Annexure – I. School curriculum are decided by respective School Boards under State Governments and Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) under Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD).
Sports Promotional Schemes of Sports Authority of India (SAI) to promote sports activities in the tribal and rural areas of the country
1. NATIONAL SPORTS TALENT CONTEST, (NSTC) SCHEME for spotting talented young children in the age group of 8-14 years from schools and nurturing them by providing scientific training. The following are the distinct sub-schemes of the NSTC Scheme:
(i)Regular Schools of NSTC Scheme
(ii)Indigenous Games & Martial Arts (IGMA)
(iii)Akharas
Of the above sub-schemes, the IGMA aims at promoting indigenous games and martial arts which are traditional. The schools in rural and semi urban areas are chosen for scouting of talent in these games. Under the Akhara sub-scheme, akharas having minimum specified infrastructure such as a hall for wrestling/ hostel accommodation etc. are being adopted on the recommendations of the concerned State Government and Regional Director of SAI.
2. ARMY BOYS SPORTS COMPANY SCHEME (ABSC)
The main objective of the Scheme is to achieve excellence at international level by making use of good infrastructure and efficient administrative and disciplined environment of the Army. The Scheme is a joint venture of the Army and Sports Authority of India. Boys in the age group of 8-16 years of age are inducted under the Scheme. After attaining the required age of
17½ years, the trainees are enrolled in the Army.
The selection of trainees under the above scheme is done on potential and performance basis. Trainees who are medal winners in State/ National Level Competitions are automatically admitted into the Scheme subject to their age verification and being found medically fit. For selection of raw talent from remote, tribal & coastal areas, the trainees are also selected by organizing competitions among participants. Under this criterion, for both team as well as individual games, the participants are made to play and selection done by a Selection Committee consisting of representatives of SAI, Army & SMC coaches.
3. SPECIAL AREA GAMES SCHEME (SAG)
Special Area Games (SAG) Scheme aims at scouting natural talent for modern competitive sports and games from inaccessible tribal, rural and coastal areas of the country and nurturing them scientifically for achieving excellence in them. Under this Scheme, Centres are started in consultation with the State Governments/ UT Administration with infrastructure like playing fields, indoor halls equipment support/ coaches etc. entirely funded by SAI/ Ministry. The Scheme also envisages tapping of talent from indigenous games and martial arts and also from regions/ communities, which are either genetically or geographically advantageous for excellence in a particular sports discipline. The main objective of the Scheme is to train meritorious sports persons in the age group of 12-18 years, with age being relaxed in exceptional cases.
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Criterion for funds for organizing national level sports events
The Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Youth Affairs & Sports, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal has said that financial assistance to recognized National Sports Federations (NSFs) is given as per the Scheme of Assistance to NSFs for organizing national level championships for Senior, Junior & Sub-Junior athletes.
In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today the Minister said that the scale of assistance for such championship was enhanced recently by the Government. As per the revised scale Rs. 5 lakhs, 7 lakhs and 10 lakhs is given to the NSFs of High Priority, Priority and General category NSFs for organising national championships for Senior, Junior and Sub-Junior athletes respectively. Details of funds provided to NSFs during the last 3 years is given in the annexure. State-wise funding is not done for holding all India sports events.












Annexure



Grants released to national championships from 2012-2015













(Rs. In lakhs)

S.
Name of the Federation

2012-13
2013-14
2014-15

Total

No












1
Athletics
Federation
of
India,
4.00
-
1.50

5.50


New Delhi










2
Archery
Association
of
India,
1.92
-
-

1.92


New Delhi




















3
All India
Chess
Federation,
11.75
9.50
1.50

22.75


Chennai











4
Judo Federation of India

6.50
14.50
6.40

27.40

5
Rowing
Federation
of
India,
13.00
10.50
5.50

29.00


Secunderabad









6
Table Tennis Federation of India,
13.50
13.13
8.75

35.38


New Delhi










7
Swimming
Federation
of
India,
11.50
12.50
4.00

28.00


Ahmadabad









8
Indian

Amateur
Boxing
16.25
-
-

16.25


Federation, New Delhi








9
Indian Weightlifting Federation,
12.16
9.50
5.00

26.66


New Delhi










10
Badminton Association of India
-
6.00
12.00

18.00

11
Equestrian
Federation
of
India,
1.50
0.50
4.00

6.00


New Delhi










12
Indian Golf Union, New Delhi
5.76
3.00
-

8.76

13
Wrestling
Federation
of
India,
14.00
11.50
-

25.50


I.G. Stadium Delhi









14
Indian

Amateur
Kabaddi
10.19
3.00
13.50

26.69


Federation, Jaipur









15
Volleyball
Federation
of
India,
10.00
13.50
3.25

26.75


Chennai



















16
Amateur Handball Federation, J
16.25
18.23
5.50

39.98


& K






















17
Fencing
Association
of
India,
7.50
-
3.00

10.50


Patiala











18
Indian
Kayaking
&
Canoeing
11.00
3.00
11.25

25.25


Association, New Delhi


















19
Special
Olympic
Bharat,
New
9.00
3.00
4.50

16.50


Delhi










20
All India
Carrom
Federation,
4.10
26.63
3.00
33.73


New Delhi

















21
Amateur Baseball Federation of
9.75
8.75
3.75
22.25


India, Delhi










22
Atya Patya Federation of India,
14.00
11.75
1.25
27.00


Nagpur.


















23
Cycle Polo Federation of India,
13.96
17.50
-
31.46


New Delhi










24
Indian Power lifting Federation

3.50
10.25
5.00
18.75

25
Kho-kho Federation of India,
11.50
3.00
3.50
18.00


Kolkata











26
Sepak
Takraw
Federation
of
8.75
-
7.00
15.75


India, Nagpur.



















27
Shooting
Ball
Federation
of
4.00
14.22
3.00
21.22


India, New Delhi









28
Softball
Federation
of
India,
17.00
15.00
-
32.00


Indore











29
Taekwondo Federation of India,
4.41
31.99
-
36.40


Bangalore










30
Tenni-Koit Federation of India,
15.25
15.69
4.25
35.19


Bangalore

















31
Tennis Ball Cricket Federation of
-
28.50
2.00
30.50


India, Gorakhpur.
















32
Tug of War Federation of India,
9.25
12.00
3.00
24.25


New Delhi










33
Wushu
Association
of
India,
-
1.00
11.75
12.75


New Delhi










34
Billiards
&
Snooker
Federation
14.66
12.00
16.50
43.16


of India, Kolkatta


















35
Cycling Federation of India


2.00
14.00
10.02
26.02

36
Amateur Soft Tennis Federation
11.62
16.00
12.50
40.12


of India











37
Bridge Federation of India


4.50
-
-
4.50

38
Ice Hockey (NSPO)



1.50
0.50
2.00
4.00

39
School
Games
Federation
of
-
-
6.00
6.00


India, Bhopal









40
Ball
Badminton
Federation
of
13.27
14.00
1.00
28.27


India





















41
Roll Ball Federatin of India


-
4.52
-
4.52

42
Jump Rope Fed. of India


9.94
9.50
4.50
23.94

43
Subroto Mukherjee
Educational
6.50
7.00
4.25
17.75


Society











44
Jawaharlal
Nehru
Hockey
12.75
8.86
9.00
30.61


Tournament Society





























Total
367.99
414.02
202.92
984.93











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Centre at Hazaribagh to train sportspersons from tribal areas
The Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Youth Affairs & Sports, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal has said that Sports Authority of India (SAI) had established a Sub Centre at Padma, Hazaribagh in 2010 to train sportspersons from the rural / tribal region of the State.

SAI Centre at Hazaribagh was established at a cost of Rs.14.16 crores. The centre could not be made operational due to security concerns.

difficulties were experienced due to threat perception. However, factoring the security concern, it has been decided to restart the Centre at Padma, Hazaribagh in the sports disciplines of Archery, Judo, Hockey, Wushu and Wrestling to train talented sportspersons from the region.

In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today the Minister said Further, SAI has also entered into an understanding with Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) to establish a CRPF sports company on the lines of Army Boys Sports Company (ABSC) Scheme.
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Special initiatives to promote sports in tribal areas
The Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Youth Affairs & Sports, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal has said that the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, under a Centrally Sponsored Scheme, provided for construction of a sports complex in each block of the country both for outdoor and indoor sports disciplines on land measuring about six - seven acres at a total cost of Rs. 1.60 crore (Rs. 80 lakh each for outdoor playfield and indoor sports hall.
In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today the Minister said, in addition, the Sports Authority of India (SAI), an autonomous organization under the aegis of the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, Department of Sports, is implementing a number of Sports Promotional Schemes to promote sports activities in the tribal and rural areas of the country, details of which are given is:
Sports Promotional Schemes of Sports Authority of India (SAI) to promote sports activities in the tribal and rural areas of the country
1. NATIONAL SPORTS TALENT CONTEST, (NSTC) SCHEME for spotting talented young children in the age group of 8-14 years from schools and nurturing them by providing scientific training. The following are the distinct sub-schemes of the NSTC Scheme:
(i)Regular Schools of NSTC Scheme
(ii)Indigenous Games & Martial Arts (IGMA)
(iii)Akharas
Of the above sub-schemes, the IGMA aims at promoting indigenous games and martial arts which are traditional. The schools in rural and semi urban areas are chosen for scouting of talent in these games. Under the Akhara sub-scheme, akharas having minimum specified infrastructure such as a hall for wrestling/ hostel accommodation etc. are being adopted on the recommendations of the concerned State Government and Regional Director of SAI.
2. ARMY BOYS SPORTS COMPANY SCHEME (ABSC)
The main objective of the Scheme is to achieve excellence at international level by making use of good infrastructure and efficient administrative and disciplined environment of the Army. The Scheme is a joint venture of the Army and Sports Authority of India. Boys in the age group of 8-16 years of age are inducted under the Scheme. After attaining the required age of
17½ years, the trainees are enrolled in the Army.
The selection of trainees under the above scheme is done on potential and performance basis. Trainees who are medal winners in State/ National Level Competitions are automatically admitted into the Scheme subject to their age verification and being found medically fit. For selection of raw talent from remote, tribal & coastal areas, the trainees are also selected by organizing competitions among participants. Under this criterion, for both team as well as individual games, the participants are made to play and selection done by a Selection Committee consisting of representatives of SAI, Army & SMC coaches.
3. SPECIAL AREA GAMES SCHEME (SAG)
Special Area Games (SAG) Scheme aims at scouting natural talent for modern competitive sports and games from inaccessible tribal, rural and coastal areas of the country and nurturing them scientifically for achieving excellence in them. Under this Scheme, Centres are started in consultation with the State Governments/ UT Administration with infrastructure like
playing fields, indoor halls equipment support/ coaches etc. entirely funded by SAI/ Ministry. The Scheme also envisages tapping of talent from indigenous games and martial arts and also from regions/ communities, which are either genetically or geographically advantageous for excellence in a particular sports discipline. The main objective of the Scheme is to train meritorious sports persons in the age group of 12-18 years, with age being relaxed in exceptional cases.
He said, details of the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities of corporates and PSUs for promotion of sports and fitness programmes in the tribal dominated areas are not maintained in the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports.
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Financial crunch faced by sportspersons participating in Luge Winter Games
The Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Youth Affairs & Sports, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal has said that Promotion and development of specific sports disciplines is mainly the responsibility of the concerned National Sports Federations (NSFs). In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today the Minister said Government supplements the efforts of the NSFs by providing financial assistance to them under the Scheme of Assistance to NSFs for various activities, such as, holding coaching camps for national level sportspersons, zonal and national championships for sub-junior, junior and senior categories, organizing International tournaments in India, participation in international tournaments abroad, procurement of sports, sports science equipment and consumables, engagement of foreign coaches/experts to train athletes, etc. Although Luge Winter Games is not one of the sports selected for focused attention, financial assistance from National Sports Development Fund amounting to Rs.32,57,900/- has been provided to the sportspersons for training & participation in competitions in the last three years, break-up of which is as follows :
             (in Rs.)
2013-14 
1082228
2014-15 
1675672
2015-16 
500000
Fostering Public-Private Partnership in sports
The Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Youth Affairs & Sports, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal has said that Fostering of Public-Private Partnership is being done in establishing Sports Academies for excellence in training of sportspersons. Five numbers of such academies have been set up.

Sports Authority of India is implementing Special Area Games (SAG) Scheme which cater to the sports persons from rural, hilly and tribal areas and provide them adequate sports facilities and training to excel. Sponsoring of sportspersons is open to all PSUs and other corporates.

In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today the Minister said, Under Army Boys Sports Company Scheme sports-persons from rural, hilly and tribal areas are identified and trained to excel in their field of sports. Army Boys Sports Company Scheme also provides job opportunity to the rural youth by way of enrolment in Army, Navy and Air Force.


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