Question:

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

(a) the steps being taken by Government in the last five years to ensure that Indian players do not
have to go out of India for training due to lack of infrastructure in the field of sports;

(b) if so, the number of sports persons who received training in India every year;

(c) if not, the reasons therefor; and
(d) the number of Indian players who had to go abroad for training in the last five years; year-wise
details?

Answer

THE MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS
(SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR)

(a) to (d) ‘Sports’ being a State subject the responsibility of development of sports, including training
of sportspersons and development of infrastructure to ensure that Indian players do not have to go
out of India for training due to lack of infrastructure in the field of sports, rests primarily with State /
Union Territory Governments. Central Government only supplements their efforts by bridging
critical gaps. Elite athletes preparing for international competitions are provided with international
standard State-of-the-art sports equipment and infrastructure besides services of Indian and foreign
coaches and support staff as per specific requirement of the individual/team. The sports infrastructure
facilities available with Sports Authority of India (SAI) has sufficient capacity to cater to the training
needs of a large number of athletes including high performance training to elite athletes. Year-wise
details of athletes trained in India and abroad during the last five years under the schemes of this
Ministry are at Annexure.

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (d) OF RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2549 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.08.2023 REGARDING
“LACK OF INFRASTRUCTURE” ASKED BY SHRI KARTIKEYA SHARMA, HON’BLE
MEMBER OF RAJYA SABHA

Year-wise details of athletes trained in India and abroad during the last five years under the
schemes of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports