Parliament Question: National Centres of Excellence

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3983 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.08.2025 NATIONAL CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE

3983. SHRI TANGELLA UDAY SRINIVAS:

Will the Minister of YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS be pleased to state:

(a) the details of National Centres of Excellence (NCoEs) currently established by the Sports Authority of India (SAI), including year of establishment sports disciplines covered, and facilities available at each NCoE;

(b) the details of the funds approved, sanctioned and utilised for establishing or upgrading each NCoE since inception;

(c) whether the State Government of Andhra Pradesh has submitted proposals for the establishment of NCoEs in Guntur and Kakinada;

(d) if so, the details and status thereof along with the reasons for delay or non-approval; and

(e) whether the Government proposes to establish an NCoE in Andhra Pradesh in the near future, considering the State’s growing contribution to national-level sports and if so, the details thereof? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS [DR. MANSUKH MANDAVIYA](a): The details of National Centres of Excellence (NCoEs) of SAI established across the country along with year of establishment and sports disciplines covered are provided at Annexure-I.

(b): After merger of SAI Promotional Schemes operating in the same campus and stadia etc., existing Centres of Excellence were upgraded to National Centres of Excellence. The expenditure incurred on NCoEs since inception is as per annexure-II.

(c) & (d): Yes Sir. Proposals were received from the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh (dated 30.10.2024 )and Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh (dated 17.09.2024) for establishment of National Centres of Excellence (NCoE) at Guntur and Kakinada. SAI has undertaken an exercise of restructuring its Sports Promotional Schemes to ensure more focused and effective development of athletes. Given the existing sports infrastructure and financial considerations, the emphasis is currently on strengthening the capabilities of the existing centres to drive excellence in sports.

(e): At present, no such proposal is under consideration. *****ANNEXURE-I ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3983 FOR 18.08.2025 ASKED BY SHRI TANGELLA UDAY SRINIVAS REGARDING ‘NATIONAL CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE’.

DETAILS OF NATIONAL CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE (NCoEs) Region/ Centre Name of Discipline(s) Year of SN Name(s) State(s) Establishment Regional Centre

(RC) Bhopal 1 Bhopal Madhya Athletics, Hockey, 2019 Pradesh Judo, Kayaking & Canoeing Head Office 2 Dr Karni Singh Delhi (UT) Shooting 2019 Shooting Range 3 Dr Syama Prasad Swimming 2019 Mookerjee Swimming Pool Complex 4 Major Dhyan Chand Hockey 2019 National Stadium 5 Indira Gandhi Cycling, 2019 Stadium Gymnastics RC Chandigarh 6 Dharamshala Himachal Kabaddi, Volleyball 2019 7 Hamirpur Pradesh Athletics, 2022 Badminton, Boxing, Hockey, Judo, Wrestling 8 Zirakpur (Yet to be Punjab 2019 Started) RC Lucknow 9 Lucknow Uttar Pradesh Hockey, 2019 Powerlifting, Taekwondo, Weightlifting, WrestlingRegion/ Centre Name of Discipline(s) Year of SN Name(s) State(s) Establishment RC Bangalore 10 Bangalore Karnataka Athletics, Hockey, 2019 Volleyball LNCPE Trivandrum 11 Alleppey Kerala Kayaking & 2019 Canoeing, Rowing 12 Trivandrum Athletics, Cycling, 2019 Football, Taekwondo, Volleyball RC Sonepat 13 Sonepat Haryana Archery, Athletics, 2019 Hockey, Kabaddi, Wrestling 14 Rohtak Boxing 2019 NSNIS Patiala 15 Patiala Punjab Athletics, Cycling, 2019 Fencing, Weightlifting, Wushu RC Gandhinagar 16 Gandhinagar Gujarat Athletics, 2019 Badminton,, Fencing, Powerlifting, Swimming, Table Tennis for Para & Handball, Kabaddi, Kho-Kho RC Kolkata 17 Kolkata West Bengal Archery, Athletics, 2019 Gymnastics, Hockey, Table Tennis 18 Jagatpur Odisha Kayaking & 2019 Canoeing, Rowing 19 Cooch Behar West Bengal Archery, Athletics 2023 for Para & Football VolleyballRegion/ Centre Name of Discipline(s) Year of SN Name(s) State(s) Establishment RC Imphal 20 Imphal Manipur Archery, Cycling, 2019 Fencing, Football, Hockey, Judo, Weightlifting, Wushu RC Guwahati 21 Guwahati Assam Archery, Boxing, 2019 Cycling, Fencing, Football, Taekwondo 22 Itanagar Arunachal Archery, Boxing, 2019 Pradesh Weightlifting, Wushu RC Mumbai 23 Aurangabad Maharashtra Archery, Boxing, 2019 Fencing, Gymnastics, Hockey, Weightlifting 24 Kandivali Hockey, Wrestling 2019ANNEXURE-II ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3983 FOR 18.08.2025 ASKED BY SHRI TANGELLA UDAY SRINIVAS REGARDING ‘NATIONAL CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE’.

FY Expenditure Incurred (In crore) 2019-20 23.06 2020-21 80.35 2021-22 127.05 2022-23 88.84 2023-24 140.89 2024-25 186.96 *****