Parliament Question: Sports infrastructure in Konkan region

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS (DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS) RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 1591 # ANSWERED ON- 12/02/2026 SPORTS INFRASTRUCTURE IN KONKAN REGION 1591 #. SHRI DHAIRYASHIL MOHAN PATIL

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

(a) the current status of sports projects, synthetic tracks and multi-purpose halls sanctioned under 'Khelo India' in Raigad, Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg districts;

(b) whether there is any proposal to establish coastal/water sports excellence centers in these districts, considering the Konkan coastline;

(c) the details of work done by NYKS during the last three years for skill development and leadership training of rural youth; and

(d) whether there is any proposal to provide residential facilities for talented local sport persons? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS (DR. MANSUKH MANDAVIYA)

(a) The details of all sports facilities under the Khelo India Scheme, such as Sports Infrastructure, Khelo India Centres (KIC), Khelo India State Centres of Excellence (KISCE) and Khelo India Accredited Academies (KIAA), across the country, including in Raigad, Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg districts, are available in the public domain on the dashboard of the Ministry at

https://dashboard.kheloindia.gov.in.

(b) and (d) There are no such proposals under consideration in this Ministry.

(c) The details of programmes/activities organised by MY Bharat (erstwhile NYKS) for skill development and leadership training of rural youth during the last three years, are provided at Annexure - I.

Page 1 of 3ANNEXURE – I ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1591 # ANSWERED ON 12.02.2026 REGARDING SPORTS INFRASTRUCTURE IN KONKAN REGION ASKED BY SHRI DHAIRYASHIL MOHAN PATIL, HON’BLE MP, RAJYA SABHA No. of No. of No. of S. Participation Participation Participation Name of Programme Programmes Programmes Programmes No.

2022-23 2022-23 2023-24 2023-24 2024-25 2024-25 Core Programmes Youth Club 1 Development 2033 12,63,163 - - - - Programme Training on Youth Leadership & 2 Community 591 24,985 - - - - Development

(TYLCD) Skill Based Entrepreneurship 3 Programme / 603 17,719 - - - - Education in Basic Vocations Observance of Days of National Importance, 4 15,283 14,16,968 6,752 19,61,768 15,021 53,45,396 National Youth Day & Week Awareness & Education Programme 5 - - 747 98,476 - - on Drug Addiction and Substance Abuse Viksit Bharat 6 Ambassador – Yuva - - 15 13,391 - - Connect Yuva Utsav – Yuva 7 444 1,66,364 - - - - Samvad India@2047 Yuva Utsav – 8 India@2047 (District 139 31,955 602 1,37,219 642 2,22,527 Level) Yuva Utsav – 9 India@2047 (State - - 23 7,852 - - Level) Yuva Samvad 10 - - 730 1,97,530 - - India@2047 Establishing Disaster 11 Risk Reduction & 137 4,109 - - - - Preparedness Teams Declamation Contest / 12 MY Bharat – Viksit - - 760 27,425 - - Bharat@2047 Schemes of Department of Youth Affairs Neighbourhood Youth 13 672 4,28,158 632 4,19,539 - - Parliament National Youth Parliament Festival / 14 179 8,547 178 8,089 334 32,293 Viksit Bharat Youth Parliament Grand Total 20,081 33,61,968 9,677 27,59,422 16,759 57,12,083

Notes:  “-” indicates that the programme was not part of the Annual Action Plan / not organised during the year.  Some programmes were introduced or restructured during subsequent years.

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