Sports ministry released Rs 6,801.30 cr under various schemes in last 5 years: Thakur

New Delhi, Dec 21 : Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Tuesday said his ministry has released a sum of Rs 6,801.30 crore under various sports development schemes in the last five years.

In a written reply in Lok Sabha, Thakur said that Rs 7,072.28 was allocated to the ministry."During the last five years, a sum of Rs 7,072.28 crore was allocated and a sum of Rs 6,801.30 crore was released under the various sports development schemes of this Ministry," the Sports Minister said in a release."Sports is a state subject and thus the responsibility to make sports accessible to the masses at the village level rests primarily with the State/Union Territory Governments with the Centre supplementing their efforts.

However, the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports runs the following schemes for the development of sports in the country, including at the village level: (i) Khelo India Scheme; (ii) Assistance to National Sports Federations; (iii) Special Awards to Winners in International Sports Events and their Coaches; (iv) National Sports Awards; (v) Pension to Meritorious Sportspersons; (vi) Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay National Sports Welfare Fund; (vii) National Sports Development Fund; and (viii) Running Sports Training Centres through Sports Authority of India.(SAI)," he added.

The Minister also said that funds are allocated scheme-wise, not State/UT-wise.avn/bsk

Thakur: Sports ministry releases Rs 6.801.30 Cr under different schemes over the last five years.

The responsibility for making sports available to all citizens at village level is the State/Union Territory governments.However, the Centre can supplement their efforts.

The Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports manages the following programs for development of sport in India, at both the village and state levels: (i), Khelo India Scheme, (ii), Assistance to National Sports Federations, (iii), Special Awards to Winners of International Sports Events and Their Coaches, (v) National Sports Awards, (vi) Pandit DeendayalUpadhyay National Sports Welfare Fund, (vii) National Sports Development Fund, and (viii).Running Sports Training Centres via Sports Authority of India.

He added that the SAI (Sports Authority of India) was also availableThe Minister stated that the funds are distributed scheme-wise and not state/UT-wise.#ministry #schemes #Thakur #Delhi #Anurag Thakur #Delhi #New Delhi .