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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2394
ANSWERED ON - 12/03/2026
SPORTS INFRASTRUCTURE
2394 DR. BHAGWAT KARAD:
Will the Minister of YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS be pleased to state:
(a) the progress made under the visionary initiatives of Government in upgrading and modernising sports
infrastructure at National Centres of Excellence, training centres and regional centres of the Sports Authority
of India, including enhanced access for talented athletes from the Marathwada region of Maharashtra;
(b) the number of such centres operational nationwide, disciplines covered and sanctioned athlete strength;
(c) the investments approved for advanced sports science facilities and plans to extend them to emerging
regions like Marathwada; and
(d) the outcome-based framework adopted to strengthen India’s international sporting performance?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
(DR. MANSUKH MANDAVIYA)
(a) The State-wise details of status of upgradation/modernization of Sports Infrastructure at National Centres
of Excellence (NCoEs), Training Centres and Regional Centres under the Sports Authority of India (SAI)
across the country are provided at Annexure-I.
The athletes from the Marathwada region can access any of the SAI training centres and benefit for structured
coaching, scientific training methods, and financial support under various sports promotion schemes of SAI.
(b) SAI implements the following Sports Promotional Schemes across the country to identify talented
sportspersons in various age groups and nurture them to excel at national and international levels.
• National Centres of Excellence (NCOE)
• SAI Training Centre (STC)
• Extension Centre of STC
• National Sports Talent Contest (NSTC)
(its Sub-Schemes – Indigenous Games and Martial Arts Schools (IGMAs) & Adopted Akharas)
Page 1 of 16A total of 181 Centres have been established across the country. The details of the same along with sports
discipline are provided at Annexure-II.
The sanctioned strength of the athletes trained varies from centre to centre. The current sanctioned strength
of NCOE and STC are 4309 and 4824 respectively.
(c) An amount of ₹11.90 crore has been sanctioned under the National Centre for Sports Science and
Research (NCSSR) Scheme for the modernization of sports science facilities at High Performance Centres
(HPCs). The sanctioned amount pertains to the period 2022–2026.
(d) SAI has established NCoEs across the country to impart specialized training to promising athletes by
providing state of the art infrastructure and playing facilities, sports science backup, individualized diet
prescribed by trained nutritionists and overall supervision under the best coaches, qualified support staff and
High-Performance Directors and foreign exposure as well.
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Page 2 of 16Annexure-I
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE RAJYA SABHA QUESTION NO.
2394 FOR 12.03.2026 ASKED BY DR. BHAGWAT KARAD REGARDING “SPORTS
INFRASTRUCTURE”.
STATE WISE, YEAR WISE PROJECTS SANCTIONED AND STATUS DURING LAST 5 YEARS
S.
Name of Work State Type of Infrastructure Current Status
No
FY 2024-25
Replacement of Synthetic
1 Athletic Track with allied works Punjab Field of Play (FOP) Under Progress
at SAI NS NIS Patiala
Modification of Gymnastics
Practice hall-2 for establishment
2 New Delhi Sports Science Centre Completed
of Bio-Mechanics lab under
NCSSR at IG Stadium
Renovation of NCSSR cabs at
3 New Delhi Sports Science Centre Completed
east plaza, IG Stadium complex
FY 2023-24
Construction of low-cost
4 Multipurpose Hall at SAI Gujarat FOP Completed
NSWC Gandhinagar
Re-laying of Hockey Turf
5 (Blue) with allied works at SAI Karnataka FOP Completed
NSSC Bangalore.
FY 2022-23
Establishment of Integrated
6 High-Performance Centre at Haryana Sports Science Centre Under Progress
SAI NCOE Sonepat
FY 2021-22
Construction of Fencing Hall at
7 National centre of Excellence, Maharashtra FOP Completed
Aurangabad
FY 2020-21
Construction of Squash Courts
8 New Delhi FOP Completed
at MDCNS
Laying of Synthetic Athletics
9 Track and other field facilities Karnataka FOP Completed
at Bangalore
Page 3 of 16S.
Name of Work State Type of Infrastructure Current Status
No
330 Bedded hostel at SAI
10 Karnataka Residential Completed
NSSC Bangalore
300 Bedded Hostel at IG
11 New Delhi Residential Under Progress
Stadium
laying of Synthetic Hockey Turf
12 Jharkhand FOP Completed
at STC Hazaribagh
Construction of 300 Bedded
13 New Delhi Residential Completed
Hostel at Dr. KSSR
Construction of 400 Bedded
14 Hostel at NSWC, Sports Gujarat Residential Under Progress
Complex, Gandhinagar
Construction of 120 Bedded
Arunachal
15 hostel – cum – Integrated sports Residential-cum- FOP Under Progress
Pradesh
complex at NCOE, Itanagar
Archery centre of Excellence
including High Performance
16 Haryana FOP Completed
Lab with Allied facilities at
Sonepat
Replacement of Existing
17 Synthetic Hockey turf at SAI Haryana FOP Completed
NRC, Sonepat
Establishment of Integrated
Sports Science Centre and
18 Punjab Sports Science Centre Completed
conditioning hall at SAI NS
NIS Patiala
Construction of centralized
19 kitchen and Food Court at NS Punjab Residential Completed
NIS Patiala
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Page 4 of 16Annexure-II
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF THE RAJYA SABHA QUESTION NO.
2394 FOR 12.03.2026 ASKED BY DR. BHAGWAT KARAD REGARDING “SPORTS
INFRASTRUCTURE”.
SAI SPORTS PROMOTIONAL SCHEMES
2025-2026
(1) SAI National Centre of Excellence (NCOE) (26 Centres)
(2) SAI Training Centres (69 Centres)
(3) Extension Centres of STCs (22 Centres)
(4) National Sports Talent Contest (64 Centres)
(05 Regular Schools, 09 IGMAs & 50 Akharas)
NATIONAL CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE (NCOEs)
Sr.no. State Centre Discipline
1 Arunachal Pradesh Itanagar Archery
Itanagar Boxing
Itanagar Weightlifting
Itanagar Wushu
2 Assam Guwahati Archery
Guwahati Boxing
Guwahati Cycling
Guwahati Fencing
Guwahati Football
Guwahati Taekwondo
3 Chandigarh (UT) Zirakpur Yet to be Started
4 Delhi (UT) Dr. KSSR Shooting
Dr. KSSR Shooting (Para)
Dr. SPMSPC Swimming
I.G. Stadium Cycling
I.G. Stadium Gymnastics
MDCN Stadium Hockey
5 Gujarat Gandhinagar Athletics (Para)
Gandhinagar Badminton (Para)
Gandhinagar Fencing (Para)
Gandhinagar Handball
Gandhinagar Kabaddi
Gandhinagar Kho-Kho
Page 5 of 16Gandhinagar Powerlifting
Gandhinagar Swimming (Para)
Gandhinagar Table Tennis (Para)
Naranpura Basketball
Naranpura Taekwondo
Naranpura Volleyball
Naranpura Wushu
6 Haryana Rohtak Boxing
Sonepat Archery
Sonepat Archery (Para)
Sonepat Athletics
Sonepat Hockey
Sonepat Kabaddi
Sonepat Wrestling
7 Himachal Pradesh Dharamshala Kabaddi
Dharamshala Volleyball
Hamirpur Athletics
Hamirpur Badminton
Hamirpur Boxing
Hamirpur Hockey
Hamirpur Judo
Hamirpur Wrestling
8 Karnataka Bangalore Athletics
Bangalore Athletics (Para)
Bangalore Hockey
Bangalore Volleyball
9 Kerala Alleppey Kayaking & Canoeing
Alleppey Rowing
Trivandrum Athletics
Trivandrum Athletics (Para)
Trivandrum Cycling
Trivandrum Fencing
Trivandrum Football
Trivandrum Taekwondo
Trivandrum Taekwondo (Para)
Trivandrum Volleyball
10 Madhya Pradesh Bhopal Athletics
Bhopal Hockey
Bhopal Judo
Bhopal Judo (Para)
Bhopal Kayaking & Canoeing
11 Maharashtra Aurangabad Archery
Aurangabad Archery (Para)
Aurangabad Boxing
Aurangabad Fencing
Page 6 of 16Aurangabad Fencing (Para)
Aurangabad Gymnastics
Aurangabad Hockey
Aurangabad Weightlifting
Kandivali Hockey
Kandivali Wrestling
12 Manipur Imphal Archery
Imphal Cycling
Imphal Fencing
Imphal Football
Imphal Hockey
Imphal Judo
Imphal Weightlifting
Imphal Wushu
13 Odisha Jagatpur Kayaking & Canoeing
Jagatpur Rowing
14 Punjab Patiala Athletics
Patiala Cycling
Patiala Fencing
Patiala Weightlifting
15 Uttar Pradesh Lucknow Athletics
Lucknow Hockey
Lucknow Powerlifting
Lucknow Taekwondo
Lucknow Taekwondo (Para)
Lucknow Weightlifting
Lucknow Wrestling
Sigra Boxing
Sigra Fencing
Sigra Shooting
Sigra Wrestling
16 West Bengal Cooch Behar Archery (Para)
Cooch Behar Athletics (Para)
Cooch Behar Football
Cooch Behar Volleyball
Kolkata Archery
Kolkata Archery (Para)
Kolkata Athletics
Kolkata Athletics (Para)
Kolkata Gymnastics
Kolkata Hockey
Kolkata Table Tennis
Page 7 of 16SAI TRAINING CENTERS (STC) SCHEME
Sr.no. State Centre Discipline
1 Andaman & Car Nicobar Athletics
Nicobar Islands
Car Nicobar Cycling
Car Nicobar Football
Car Nicobar Weightlifting
Port Blair Football
Port Blair Kayaking & Canoeing
Port Blair Rowing
2 Andhra Pradesh Eluru Athletics
Eluru Weightlifting
Kurnool Handball
Kurnool Taekwondo
Visakhapatnam Boxing
Visakhapatnam Volleyball
3 Arunachal Pradesh Naharlagun Boxing
Naharlagun Karate
Naharlagun Taekwondo
4 Assam Golaghat Boxing
Golaghat Football
Kokrajhar Archery
Kokrajhar Athletics
Kokrajhar Boxing
Kokrajhar Football
Kokrajhar Hockey
Kokrajhar Kabaddi
Kokrajhar Taekwondo
Kokrajhar Wushu
Solalgoan Boxing
Solalgoan Football
Solalgoan Weightlifting
Tinsukia Athletics
Tinsukia Football
Tinsukia Judo
5 Bihar Patna Taekwondo
Patna Wushu
6 Chhattisgarh Raipur Archery
Raipur Volleyball
Rajnandgaon Basketball
Rajnandgaon Hockey
7 Delhi (UT) Bawana Judo
Bawana Sepaktakraw
8 Goa Peddem Boxing
Page 8 of 16Peddem Judo
Ponda Judo
9 Haryana Bhiwani Athletics
Bhiwani Boxing
Bhiwani Wrestling
Hisar Athletics
Hisar Boxing
Hisar Hockey
Hisar Wrestling
Kurukshetra Cycling
Kurukshetra Hockey
Kurukshetra Volleyball
10 Himachal Pradesh Bilaspur Boxing
Bilaspur Kabaddi
Bilaspur Kayaking & Canoeing
Bilaspur Rowing
11 Jammu & Kashmir Jammu Badminton
Jammu Basketball
Jammu Volleyball
Jammu Wushu
12 Jharkhand Hazaribagh Archery
Hazaribagh Hockey
Ranchi Archery
Ranchi Athletics
Ranchi Football
Ranchi Hockey
13 Karnataka Bangalore Hockey
Bangalore Judo
Dharwad Basketball
Dharwad Kabaddi
Dharwad Wrestling
Madikeri Hockey
14 Kerala Calicut Athletics
Calicut Volleyball
Kollam Athletics
Kollam Football
Kollam Hockey
Kollam Kabaddi
Tellicherry Athletics
Tellicherry Fencing
Tellicherry Gymnastics
Tellicherry Volleyball
Tellicherry Wrestling
Trichur Judo
Trichur Swimming
Page 9 of 1615 Ladakh Kargil Boxing
Kargil Taekwondo
16 Lakshadweep Androth Athletics
Androth Football
Androth Volleyball
17 Manipur Imphal Boxing
Imphal Gymnastics
Imphal Karate
Imphal Sepaktakraw
Imphal Wrestling
Imphal Wushu
Utlou Boxing
Utlou Football
Utlou Taekwondo
Utlou Weightlifting
18 Meghalaya Shillong Archery
Shillong Athletics
Shillong Boxing
Shillong Football
Shillong Judo
Shillong Karate
19 Mizoram Aizawl Boxing
Aizawl Judo
Aizawl Taekwondo
Aizawl Weightlifting
Lunglei Boxing
Lunglei Taekwondo
Thenzawl Hockey
20 Nagaland Dimapur Boxing
Dimapur Football
Dimapur Sepaktakraw
21 Odisha Cuttack Athletics
Cuttack Football
Sundergarh Archery
Sundergarh Hockey
22 Puducherry Puducherry Kabaddi
Puducherry Kho-Kho
Puducherry Volleyball
Puducherry Weightlifting
Yanam Badminton
Yanam Swimming
23 Rajasthan Alwar Hockey
Alwar Shooting
Jaipur Kabaddi
Jaipur Weightlifting
Page 10 of 16Jodhpur Boxing
Jodhpur Gymnastics
24 Sikkim Namchi Archery
Namchi Boxing
Namchi Football
Namchi Taekwondo
25 Tamil Nadu Chennai Athletics
Chennai Football
Chennai Kabaddi
Mayiladuthurai Athletics
Mayiladuthurai Basketball
Mayiladuthurai Boxing
Mayiladuthurai Kabaddi
Mayiladuthurai Volleyball
Mayiladuthurai Weightlifting
Salem Basketball
Salem Taekwondo
26 Telangana Hyderabad Archery
Hyderabad Athletics
Hyderabad Gymnastics
Hyderabad Hockey
Hyderabad Kabaddi
27 Tripura Agartala Athletics
Agartala Football
Agartala Gymnastics
Agartala Swimming
28 Uttar Pradesh Bareilly Athletics
Bareilly Hockey
Bareilly Sepaktakraw
Raibareilly Taekwondo
Raibareilly Volleyball
Safai Etawah Athletics
Safai Etawah Handball
Varanasi Athletics
Varanasi Basketball
Varanasi Boxing
Varanasi Wrestling
29 Uttarakhand Kashipur Athletics
Kashipur Boxing
Kashipur Taekwondo
Kashipur Weightlifting
30 West Bengal Bolpur Table Tennis
Jalpaiguri Archery
Jalpaiguri Athletics
Jalpaiguri Football
Page 11 of 16Jalpaiguri Gymnastics
Jalpaiguri Table Tennis
Lebong Archery
Lebong Football
EXTENSION CENTRE OF STC
Sr.n State Institution / Centre Discipline
o.
1 Assam Dakha Devi Rasiwasia College, Archery
Chabua
Dibrugarh Judo Association, Judo
Dibrugarh
MAHCHS School, Majuli (Not Athletics
Operational)
MAHCHS School, Majuli (Not Football
Operational)
Table Tennis Academy, Jorhat Table Tennis
2 Gujarat Kendriya Vidyalaya No.3 Surat Badminton
(Not Operational)
3 Himachal Govt. Sr. Sec. School, Dhawal, Wrestling
Pradesh Mandi (Not Operational)
P.G. Govt. College, Hamirpur (Not Athletics
Operational)
4 Jammu & Water Sports, Nehru Park, Dal Kayaking &
Kashmir Lake, Srinagar Canoeing
5 Jharkhand Tata Steel Limited, Jamshedpur Athletics
(Not Operational)
Tata Steel Limited, Jamshedpur Boxing
(Not Operational)
6 Madhya Ext. Centre Khandwa Taekwondo
Pradesh
Ext. Centre Khandwa Wrestling
Govt. Boys MP Hr. Sec. School, Gymnastics
Indore
Govt. Boys MP Hr. Sec. School, Kho-Kho
Indore
Govt. Boys MP Hr. Sec. School, Wrestling
Indore
7 Odisha Hindustan Aeronautics Limited Archery
(HAL), Koraput
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited Athletics
(HAL), Koraput
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited Football
(HAL), Koraput
Page 12 of 16Ramakrishna Mission, Raygada Athletics
(Not Operational)
Ramakrishna Mission, Raygada Football
(Not Operational)
8 Rajasthan Govt. College, Ajmer (Not Hockey
Operational)
Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Athletics
Paota Jaipur (Not Operational)
Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Basketball
Paota Jaipur (Not Operational)
Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Hockey
Paota Jaipur (Not Operational)
LBS Govt. Degree College, Athletics
Kotputli (Not Operational)
LBS Govt. Degree College, Basketball
Kotputli (Not Operational)
LBS Govt. Degree College, Football
Kotputli (Not Operational)
Mayo College, Ajmer Football
Mayo College, Ajmer Hockey
Sri Kalyan Singh Rajkiya Sr. Sec. Football
School, Jaipur (Not Operational)
Sri Kalyan Singh Rajkiya Sr. Sec. Kabaddi
School, Jaipur (Not Operational)
University of Rajasthan, Jaipur Badminton
University of Rajasthan, Jaipur Table Tennis
University of Rajasthan, Jaipur Wrestling
9 Uttar Gurukul Archery Academy, Tikri, Archery
Pradesh Meerut
10 West Scottish University Mission Football
Bengal Institution, Kalimpong (Not
Operational)
Scottish University Mission Taekwondo
Institution, Kalimpong (Not
Operational)
St. Teresa Girls Hr. Sec., Darjeeling Athletics
(Not Operational)
St. Teresa Girls Hr. Sec., Darjeeling Football
(Not Operational)
Page 13 of 16NATIONAL SPORTS TALENT CONTEST (NSTC) SCHEME
REGULAR SCHOOLS
Sr.n State/Region School / Institution Discipline
o.
1 Gujarat Gandhinagar School Centre Athletics
Gandhinagar School Centre Football
Gandhinagar School Centre Volleyball
2 Kerala LNCPE Trivandrum Athletics
LNCPE Trivandrum Swimming
3 Maharashtra Mumbai School Centre Athletics
Mumbai School Centre Football
Mumbai School Centre Gymnastics
4 West Bengal Kolkata School Centre Athletics
Kolkata School Centre Football
Kolkata School Centre Volleyball
INDIGENOUS GAMES AND MARTIAL ARTS SCHOOLS (IGMA)
Sr.n State Institution / School Discipline
o.
1 Assam Martial Authority of Assam Tengapara, Khomlainai
Kokrajhar
2 Jharkhand Swami Shardhanand DAV Centenary Archery
Public School, Khunti (Non-
Operational)
3 Kerala Vyasa Vidya Peetham, Kallekkad, Kalaripayattu
Palakkad
4 Maharashtra Dharamaveer Sambhaji Hr. Sec. Malkhamb
School, Sambhajinagar (Non-
Operational)
5 Manipur The Sofia English School, Mukna
Wangmataba, Thoubal
The Sofia English School, Thang-Ta
Wangmataba, Thoubal
Panthoibi Jagoi Sindam Academy, Mukna
Shanglen
Panthoibi Jagoi Sindam Academy, Thang-Ta
Shanglen
6 Punjab International Fateh Academy, Jandiala Gatka
Guru, Amritsar
7 Tamil Nadu Sri Vivekananda Vidyalayam, Ambur Silambam
Govt. Girls Higher Sec. School,
Thanjavur
Page 14 of 16ADOPTED AKHARAS
Sr.n State Institution / Akhara Discipline
o.
1 Assam Langhin Tinali Sports Association, Wrestling
Anglong
2 Delhi Chandroop Akhara, Azadpur Wrestling
Chandgi Ram Vyamshala, Civil Line Wrestling
Guru Dron Mann Academy, Bakoli Wrestling
Guru Hanuman Akhara, Shakti Nagar Wrestling
Maharishi Dayanand Akhara, Najafgarh Wrestling
Sonkar Vyayamshala, Gurmandi Wrestling
Swami Bhumanand Kushti Academy, Wrestling
Narela
Arya Samaj Mandir, Bankner (Not Wrestling
Operational)
3 Haryana Lala Diwanchand Modern Wrestling Wrestling
Centre, Jhajjar
Ch. Bharat Singh Memorial Sports Wrestling
School, Nidani
Capt. Ram Karan Vyayamshala, Rohtak Wrestling
Shaheed Bhagat Singh Akhara, Wrestling
Mirchpur
Vikas Phelwan Vyayamshala, Rohtak Wrestling
4 Madhya Shri Achyutanand Guru Vyayamshala, Wrestling
Pradesh Ujjain
Shri Binda Guru Akhara, Indore Wrestling
Deshwali Samaj Akhara, Ujjain Wrestling
5 Maharashtra Govt. Wrestling Centre, Kolhapur Wrestling
Gulsachi Talim Akhara, Pune Wrestling
Har Har Mahadev, Dhule Wrestling
Jai Shiv Ray Education Society, Wrestling
Kolhapur
Jog Maharaj Vyayamshala, Pune Wrestling
Kishanveer Akhara, Satara Wrestling
Krida Vikas Vyayammandal, Sangli Wrestling
MN Deshmukh Arts Science College, Wrestling
Ahmednagar
Kolhapur Zilla Rashtriya Talim Kendra Wrestling
N.L. Balkwade Vyamshala, Nasik Wrestling
Rangnath Markad Krida & Yuvak Wrestling
Mandal, Pune
Veer Hanuman Kala Krida, Sangli Wrestling
Vishwatmak Jangli Maharaj Wrestling Wrestling
Centre, Ahmednagar
Page 15 of 16Mamasaheb Mohol Kusti Akhara, Pune Wrestling
6 Punjab Baba Sheikh Farid Kusti Akhara, Wrestling
Faridkot
Padam Shree Kartar Singh Akhara, Wrestling
Amritsar
Gulzar Singh Wrestling Akhara, Wrestling
Zirakpur (Not Operational)
7 Rajasthan Luv Kush Akhara, Bhilwara Wrestling
Rajkiya Sardar Hr. Sec. School, Kotputli Wrestling
(Not Operational)
Rajkiya Balika Sec. School, Bansur Wrestling
(Not Operational)
Govt. Sr. Sec. School, Bansur (Not Wrestling
Operational)
Govt. Adarsh Sr. School, Shahpur (Not Wrestling
Operational)
Govt. Sr. Sec. School, Mardha (Not Wrestling
Operational)
Govt. Sr. Sec. School, Sunderpur (Not Wrestling
Operational)
Govt. Sr. Sec. School, Taskota (Not Wrestling
Operational)
8 Uttar Guru Gaya Seth, Varanasi Wrestling
Pradesh
Choudhary Mahaveer Singh, Ghaziabad Wrestling
Meghu Pehalwan Vyayamshala, Wrestling
Varanasi
Satayanarayan Singh Khel Vikas Wrestling
Sansthan, Mirzapur
Bachan Singh Akhara, Muzaffarnagar Wrestling
Arya Vyayamshala, Chhaproli, Baghpat Wrestling
Rashtriya College, Shahpur, Wrestling
Muzaffarnagar
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