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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS
(DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS)
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 800
ANSWERED ON- 05/02/2026
UPGRADATION OF SPORTS INFRASTRUCTURE AND TRAINING FACILITIES
800. SHRI DIGVIJAYA SINGH
SMT. PHULO DEVI NETAM
Will the Minister of YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS be pleased to state :-
(a) whether Government is aware of inadequate sports infrastructure and limited training facilities
available across the country including Chhattisgarh;
(b) whether any proposals have been received from various State/UT Administrations for the
development or upgradation of sports infrastructure, including construction of indoor stadiums,
outdoor grounds, swimming facilities and youth training centres;
(c) if so, the State/UT-wise details thereof and the current status of such proposals;
(d) the number of Government-funded training centres, academies and coaches available across
India, sports-wise; and
(e) the State/UT-wise number of athletes who have received support at such centres during the last
five years?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS
(DR. MANSUKH MANDAVIYA)
(a) to (e) ‘Sports’ being a State subject, the responsibility of development of sports, including
development or upgradation of sports infrastructure, including construction of indoor stadiums,
outdoor grounds, swimming facilities and youth training centres, rests primarily with the
State/Union Territory Governments. The Union Government supplements their efforts by bridging
critical gaps. The schemes of this Ministry are demand driven. The proposals received from the
State/ UT Government and other eligible entities are considered for financial support, subject to
their completeness, technical feasibility and availability of funds under the scheme. The details of
other sports facilities such as Khelo India Centres (KIC), Khelo India State Centres of Excellence
(KISCE) and Khelo India Accredited Academies (KIAA), across the country, including in the
State of Chhattisgarh, are available in the public domain on the dashboard of the Ministry at
https://dashboard.kheloindia.gov.in.
In addition to above, the details of various sports facilities run by SAI, such as National Centres of
Excellence (NCoE), Sports Training Centres (STC), Extension Centres of STCs, across the
country, including in State of Chhattisgarh, are available at https://sportsauthorityofindia.nic.in.
Page 1 of 5Further, sports-wise number of coaches under Sports Authority of India, an autonomous body
under the aegis of this Ministry, across the country is provided at Annexure–I.
The State/UT-wise number of athletes covered under the Sports Promotional Schemes of SAI and
Khelo India Scheme, during the last five years is provided at Annexure-II.
Page 2 of 5ANNEXURE – I
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (E) OF RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 800 ANSWERED ON 05.02.2026 REGARDING
UPGRADATION OF SPORTS INFRASTRUCTURE AND TRAINING FACILITIES
ASKED BY SHRI DIGVIJAYA SINGH AND SMT. PHULO DEVI NETAM, HON’BLE MP,
RAJYA SABHA
SPORTS-WISE NUMBER OF COACHES UNDER SPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA
S.No. Discipline No. of Coaches
1 Archery 49
2 Athletics 94
3 Badminton 25
4 Basketball 14
5 Boxing 87
6 Cricket 2
7 Cycling 25
8 Fencing 20
9 Football 39
10 Gymnastics 25
11 Handball 6
12 Hockey 55
13 Judo 39
14 K&C 19
15 Kabaddi 18
16 Karate 3
17 Kho-Kho 6
18 L. Tennis 6
19 Powerlifting 1
20 Rowing 16
21 Sepak Takraw 6
22 Shooting 10
23 Soft Ball 1
24 Swimming 20
25 Table Tennis 11
26 Taekwondo 35
27 Volleyball 25
28 Weightlifting 35
29 Wrestling 73
30 Wushu 23
Grand Total 788
Page 3 of 5ANNEXURE – II
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (e) OF RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 800 ANSWERED ON 05.02.2026 REGARDING
UPGRADATION OF SPORTS INFRASTRUCTURE AND TRAINING FACILITIES
ASKED BY SHRI DIGVIJAYA SINGH AND SMT. PHULO DEVI NETAM, HON’BLE MP,
RAJYA SABHA
STATE/ UT-WISE NUMBER OF ATHLETES UNDER THE SPORTS PROMOTIONAL SCHEMES
OF SPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA DURING THE LAST FIVE YEARS
S.No. State / UT
2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024 2024-2025
1 Andhra Pradesh 124 101 202 184 249
2 Arunachal Pradesh 167 151 167 168 105
3 Assam 721 631 690 683 682
4 Bihar 83 27 38 31 29
5 Chhattisgarh 69 44 153 136 130
6 Goa 86 79 74 72 62
7 Gujarat 166 175 203 195 261
8 Haryana 753 662 808 796 912
9 Himachal Pradesh 133 96 154 147 243
10 Jharkhand 226 102 179 191 160
11 Karnataka 323 266 404 395 370
12 Kerala 681 590 621 590 614
13 Madhya Pradesh 368 353 500 512 563
14 Maharashtra 452 459 508 495 708
15 Manipur 675 566 622 648 549
16 Meghalaya 145 143 154 155 149
17 Mizoram 162 117 141 142 110
18 Nagaland 52 51 63 63 65
19 Odisha 380 307 270 270 321
20 Punjab 541 509 618 602 480
21 Rajasthan 492 412 286 287 232
22 Sikkim 63 41 64 64 74
23 Tamil Nadu 373 299 251 248 271
24 Telangana 131 98 130 131 126
25 Tripura 98 73 74 74 66
26 Uttar Pradesh 568 584 530 533 574
27 Uttarakhand 59 59 71 78 89
28 West Bengal 359 263 417 371 398
TOTAL: 8450 7258 8392 8261 8592
29 Andaman & Nicobar Islands 35 36 46 47 148
30 Chandigarh 22 22 5 5 0
32 Delhi 323 335 417 349 475
33 Jammu & Kashmir 95 73 95 95 94
34 Ladakh 36 70 33 33 60
35 Lakshadweep 30 25 2 2 92
36 Puducherry 234 179 179 176 94
TOTAL: 775 740 777 707 963
G.TOTAL: 9225 7998 9169 8968 9555
Page 4 of 5STATE/ UT-WISE NUMBER OF ATHLETES UNDER THE KHELO INDIA SCHEME DURING
THE LAST FIVE YEARS
SN State / UT 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25
1 Andaman & Nicobar Islands 8 6 3 3 4
2 Andhra Pradesh 56 43 55 49 63
3 Arunachal Pradesh 12 9 11 14 16
4 Assam 45 54 43 39 42
5 Bihar 10 8 9 14 14
6 Chandigarh 46 39 40 30 34
7 Chhattisgarh 30 44 35 45 37
8 Daman Diu and Dadra Nagar Haveli 4 1 2 3 3
9 Delhi 254 212 199 163 156
10 Goa 18 16 18 10 6
11 Gujarat 104 67 81 65 64
12 Haryana 438 392 432 467 490
13 Himachal Pradesh 26 33 34 28 30
14 Jammu & Kashmir 20 30 20 19 17
15 Jharkhand 27 24 40 47 54
16 Karnataka 159 144 136 138 157
17 Kerala 126 109 103 108 94
18 Ladakh 0 0 1 0 1
19 Lakshadweep 0 0 0 1 1
20 Madhya Pradesh 54 109 100 114 109
21 Maharashtra 347 415 365 347 325
22 Manipur 255 189 126 105 109
23 Meghalaya 6 13 3 2 5
24 Mizoram 39 25 28 15 10
25 Nagaland 5 0 1 1 2
26 Odisha 47 66 57 70 77
27 Puducherry 13 6 7 7 5
28 Punjab 158 161 179 169 159
29 Rajasthan 137 108 81 105 137
30 Sikkim 9 6 2 1 1
31 Tamil Nadu 94 101 167 173 199
32 Telangana 132 55 51 59 72
33 Tripura 23 11 8 5 5
34 Uttar Pradesh 139 186 191 186 190
35 Uttarakhand 94 53 40 32 45
36 West Bengal 95 81 91 118 112
Total 3030 2816 2759 2752 2845
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