**Executive Summary:**
This document is an answer provided by the Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports to the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3452 on August 11, 2025, regarding the availability and utilization of stadiums and sports training centers. It outlines the responsibilities of State/UT governments in sports infrastructure development, the Union Government's supplementary role, and provides details on sports infrastructure projects and schemes, including fund allocation and expenditure. The document also lists the schemes implemented by the Ministry to promote sports and improve youth access and utilization.
**Key Points / Main Content:**
* **Responsibility for Sports Infrastructure:**
* The development of sports infrastructure, including stadiums and training centers, primarily rests with State/Union Territory Governments.
* The Union Government supplements these efforts by addressing critical gaps.
* The Ministry does not maintain details of sports infrastructure under the jurisdiction of State/UT Governments.
* **Khelo India Scheme and National Sports Development Fund (NSDF):**
* Details of sports infrastructure projects approved and their progress under the Khelo India Scheme and NSDF are publicly available on the Ministry's dashboards.
* Links to dashboards: https:mdsd.kheloindia.gov.in and http:www.nsdf.yas.gov.innsdfglance.html.
* **Sports Authority of India (SAI) Training Centers (STCs):**
* Details of SAI Training Centers across the country are available at https:sportsauthorityofindia.nic.insainewsaitrainingcenter.
* **Coaches in Odisha (as of August 11, 2025):**
* 31 coaching posts sanctioned under the Khelo India Scheme, with 22 coaches hired.
* 19 coaches deployed under Sports promotional Schemes of SAI.
* **Fund Allocation and Expenditure:**
* Funds are allocated and released Schemewise, not Statewise.
* Maintenance responsibility rests with the grantee.
* Financial Year, Funds allocated (amount in crore), Expenditure incurred (amount in crore)
* 2025-26: 2520.53, 531.78 (as on 05.08.2025)
* 2024-25: 2332.50, 2136.97
* 2023-24: 2380.86, 2329.35
* 2022-23: 1907.69, 1879.99
* **Schemes for Sports Promotion:**
* Khelo India National Programme for Development of Sports
* Assistance to National Sports Federations
* Cash Incentive to Medal Winners in International Sports Events and their Coaches
* National Sports Awards
* Pension to Meritorious Sportspersons
* Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay National Welfare Program for Sportspersons
* National Sports Development Fund
* Running Sports Training Centres through Sports Authority of India
**Impact Analysis:**
* **State/Union Territory Governments:**
* *Impact:* Primarily responsible for the development and maintenance of sports infrastructure within their jurisdiction.
* *Action Required:* Continue to develop and maintain sports infrastructure; utilize funds effectively; monitor the progress of projects; refer to the public dashboards for information on projects approved under the Khelo India Scheme and NSDF.
* **Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports:**
* *Impact:* Supplements State/UT efforts by bridging critical gaps; oversees national sports schemes and fund allocation.
* *Action Required:* Continue to implement and monitor sports promotion schemes; ensure transparency by updating public dashboards; allocate funds effectively; monitor the hiring and deployment of coaches.
* **Sports Authority of India (SAI):**
* *Impact:* Operates Sports Training Centers and deploys coaches.
* *Action Required:* Maintain and update information on SAI Training Centers; oversee the deployment of coaches; ensure the effective operation of training centers.
* **Grantee Organizations:**
* *Impact:* Responsible for the maintenance of sports infrastructure.
* *Action Required:* Maintain sports infrastructure effectively; utilize funds responsibly.
* **Youth/Sportspersons:**
* *Impact:* Benefit from improved sports infrastructure and access to training and development programs.
* *Action Required:* Utilize available sports facilities and training programs; participate in sports promotion schemes.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports: The Indian government ministry responsible for youth affairs and sports.
Odisha: A state in India, specifically mentioned in the context of stadium availability, training centers, and coach deployment.
Khelo India Scheme: A national program for the development of sports in India, under which sports infrastructure projects are approved and coaches are sanctioned.
Sports Authority of India (SAI): An organization that runs sports training centers and is involved in sports promotion schemes.
National Sports Development Fund (NSDF): A fund used for sports infrastructure projects and development.
Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay National Welfare Program for Sportspersons: A welfare program for sportspersons implemented by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.
National Sports Federations: Sports governing bodies that receive assistance from the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.
Lok Sabha: The lower house of the Parliament of India, where the question regarding stadiums was raised.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS
(DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS)
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3452
TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.08.2025
Availability and Utilisation of Stadiums
3452. Shri Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka:
Will the Minister of YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS be pleased to state:
(a) the number of functional Government stadiums and dedicated sports
training centres (indoor/outdoor) along with availability of key discipline
facilities such as track, football, hockey, indoor hall, swimming, etc. State/
UT‑wise including district-wise in Odisha;
(b) the number of stadiums/training centres under renovation, partially
functional or non‑functional along with the reasons and expected
restoration timelines, State/UT‑wise;
(c) the number of the sanctioned versus deployed coaches/trainers (broad
disciplines) and the average number of weekly youth training sessions
conducted in rural and urban areas of Odisha;
(d) the amount of funds sanctioned, released and utilised during the last
three years and the current year for construction, upgradation and
maintenance including Khelo India along with Odisha’s share; and
(e) the measures taken by the Government to improve youth access and
utilisation such as open hours, talent Identification (ID), school linkage,
women’s safety, para‑sport accessibility and benchmarks adopted in this
regard?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS
{ DR. MANSUKH MANDAVIYA }
(a) to (e) ‘Sports’ being a State subject, the responsibility of development of
sports infrastructure, including stadiums and training centres, in various
disciplines such as track, football, hockey, indoor hall, swimming, etc.,
rests primarily with the respective State/Union Territory Governments. The
Page 1 of 3Union Government only supplements their efforts by bridging critical gaps.
The details of various sports infrastructure across the country, which are
under the jurisdiction of respective State/Union Territory Governments, are
not maintained in this Ministry. The details of the sports infrastructure
projects approved and their physical and financial progress, under Khelo
India Scheme and National Sports Development Fund (NSDF), across the
country, including in the State of Odisha, are available in public domain on
the dashboards of the Ministry at https://mdsd.kheloindia.gov.in and
http://www.nsdf.yas.gov.in/nsdf-glance.html. The details of Sports Authority
of India (SAI) Training Centres (STCs) across the country are available at
https://sportsauthorityofindia.nic.in/sai_new/sai-training-center.
Under the Khelo India Scheme, a total of 31 posts for coaches have been
sanctioned in the State of Odisha, out of which, 22 coaches have been
hired. Further, a total of 19 coaches have been deployed in the State of
Odisha under Sports promotional Schemes of SAI.
Further, funds are allocated and released Scheme-wise and not State-wise
in this Ministry. Further, the responsibility of maintenance of these sports
infrastructure rests with the grantee. The details of funds allocated and
expenditure incurred under various Sports Development Schemes of the
Department of Sports across the country, including for construction and
upgradation of sports infrastructure, including Khelo India Scheme, during
the last three years and the current year are as under:
(amount in ₹ crore)
Financial Year Funds allocated Expenditure incurred
2025-26 2520.53 531.78
(as on 05.08.2025)
2024-25 2332.50 2136.97
2023-24 2380.86 2329.35
2022-23 1907.69 1879.99
The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports implements the following schemes
for the promotion of sports in the country, including to improve youth
access and utilisation such as open hours, talent Identification (ID), school
linkage, women’s safety, para‑sport accessibility:
(i) Khelo India - National Programme for Development of Sports;
(ii) Assistance to National Sports Federations;
(iii) Cash Incentive to Medal Winners in International Sports Events
and their Coaches;
(iv) National Sports Awards;
(v) Pension to Meritorious Sportspersons;
Page 2 of 3(vi) Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay National Welfare Program for
Sportspersons;
(vii) National Sports Development Fund; and
(viii) Running Sports Training Centres through Sports Authority of
India.
Details of the above schemes are available in the public domain on the
websites of this Ministry and the Sports Authority of India.
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