Funds for training of sportspersons
The Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Youth Affairs & Sports, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal has said that sports is a State subject. Promotion and development of sports disciplines is mainly the responsibility of the State Governments and the concerned National Sports Federations (NSFs). Union Government supplements the efforts of the State Governments and NSFs by providing financial assistance to them under its various schemes of sports promotion. During the last three years, the Department of Sports assessed the requirement for its various schemes as Rs. 4,748 crores. Funds actually made available to the Department was Rs. 2,114 crores.
In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today the Minister said, for training of players, participating in top international competitions, the funding mainly comes from the Scheme of Assistance to National Sports Federations, under which assistance is given to NSFs for holding coaching camps, procurement of sports and sports science equipments and consumables, engagement of foreign coaches / experts, etc. Under this scheme, the estimated requirement during the last three years was Rs. 650 crores.
In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today the Minister said, for training of players, participating in top international competitions, the funding mainly comes from the Scheme of Assistance to National Sports Federations, under which assistance is given to NSFs for holding coaching camps, procurement of sports and sports science equipments and consumables, engagement of foreign coaches / experts, etc. Under this scheme, the estimated requirement during the last three years was Rs. 650 crores.
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