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Sports Infrastructure
Scheme of Grants for Creation of Sports
Infrastructure
Grant to Rural Schools for Playfields & Sports
Equipment
Laying of Synthetic Tracks/Artificial Hockey and
other Surfaces
Grants for Sports Infrastructure in
Universities/Colleges
(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.
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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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