| Sports
Infrastructure
(a) Scheme of Grants for
Creation of Sports Infrastructure
This scheme has been in operation in the
Department for more than 25 years. Under this scheme, State governments,
state sports councils, U.T. administrations, local statutory bodies and
registered voluntary organisations can avail assistance for creation of
various kinds of sports infrastructure like play fields, indoor and
outdoor stadia, swimming pools, veledrome and sports hostels. Grants for
establishment of SPDA centres, district level sports comlexes and State
sports training complexes are admissible only to State Governments. The
grant admissible is 50% of the estimated cost subject to stipulated
ceilings. The maximum grant for a State level training complex is Rs. 2
crore.
(b) Grant to Rural Schools
for Playfields & Sports Equipment
This is a sub scheme of the main Scheme of
Grants for Creation of Sports Infrastructure. Under this scheme, a
Secondary and Senior Secondary School, fulfilling the prescribed
conditions and located in a rural area, is entitled to claim a one time
maximum assistance of Rs.1 lakh for development of a play field or
purchase of nonconsumable sports equipment or for both. There is no
matching contribution against the grant released, either from the State
Government's side or the School. Only one school, per block is being
initially assisted. However, there is provision for giving grant to two
schools located in tribal/hilly areas.
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(c) Laying of Synthetic
Tracks/Artificial Hockey and other Surfaces
This scheme has been in operation for the last
ten years. Its objective is to make available facilities for practice
and training to our National Athletics and Synthetic Surfaces. Since the
commencement of the Scheme, 9 synthetic athletic tracks, and 15 hockey
surfaces have been sanctioned grants and these either stand installed or
are in the process of installation at various places in the country.
From the VIII Five Year Plan, the Scheme has been revised to allow State
Governments/registered voluntary bodies to avail assistance for surfaces
other than athletic tracks and hockey surfaces. Discipline like
volleyball courts, tennis, badminton etc. have now been included for
grants. Maximum central grant for the newly added disciplines is Rs. 50
lakh. For synthetic athletic track and synthetic hockey surface, the
ceiling has been raised to Rs.1 crore.
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(d) Grants for Sports
Infrastructure in Universities/Colleges
All colleges/universities can avail assistance
for creation of sports infrastructure upto 75 per cent of the estimated
cost subject to given ceiling through the University Grants Commission.
The lumpsum grant is placed annually at the disposal of the Commission
by the Department. The grant is sanctioned directly by the Department in
favour of technical/medical/agricultural colleges/universities
The scheme also provides for assistance to the
Association of Indian Universities on a decided pattern for inter
university tournaments, coaching and training camps for participation of
universities teams in national and international events. The Association
has also been authorised to make recommendation to the Department for
award of the prestigious Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy ( a rolling
Trophy) to the overall winner of the inter university tournaments. A
cash prize incentive of Rs. 50,000, 25,000 and 10,000 is also given to
the universities winning first three positions. This amount is to be
utilised for purchase of sports equipment.
In this scheme, grant is also given to Sports
Authority of India for award of monthly scholarships to talented sports
persons of colleges/universities.
Sports Federations are financially assisted for
conducting national championships, organising coaching camps for
preparing teams and for participation of the teams in international
tournaments. Limited secretarial support is also given by way of
reimbursement of salary of the paid Joint/Assistant Secretary of the
Federation. The requests for assistance are processed according to the
Guidelines laid down by the DepartmAnt. There are 54 recognised National
Sports Federations. The Indian Olympic Association is also treated as a
sports federation for the purpose of support and financial assistance
under this scheme.
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