Scheme to develop hidden talents of boys/girls
Scheme to develop hidden talents of boys/girls
The Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Youth Affairs & Sports, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal has said that the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports had launched the National Sports Talent Search Scheme (NSTSS) in the year 2015 which aimed at (i) identifying sporting talent among students in the age group of 8-12 years and (ii) nurturing of the Sporting Potential /talent to make them excel at the National and International Sports Competitions.
The scheme and the guidelines for its implementation were circulated to all the States/ Union Territories on 20.02.2015. However, in the meantime, the Government of India decided to restructure and merge centrally sponsored schemesinto one Central Sector Scheme to address talent search, grooming of talent and provision of infrastructure.
In addition, the Sports Authority of India (SAI), an autonomous body under the aegis of the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, is implementing the following Sports Promotional Schemes for identification and grooming of sportspersons by providing equipment and facilities:
· National Sports Talent Contest (NSTC)
· Army Boys Sports Company (ABSC)
· SAI Training Centre (STC)
· Special Area Games (SAG)
· Extension Centres of STC/SAG
· Centre of Excellence (CoX)
· National Sports Academy (NSA)
Approximately 3700 boys and 1700 girls are undergoing training under the abovementioned Schemes at different SAI training centres. The trainees admitted under the above schemes, besides scientific coaching from experienced coaches, are also provided facilities as per norms of the scheme like free boarding and lodging, sports kit, educational expenses, sports equipment, competition exposure, insurance, medical expenses stipend etc.
In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today the Minister said, however, the SAI is running National sports academies in different parts of the country. Such academies are also meant for sub-junior and junior levels. Details of the National Sports Academies run by the SAI are given below:
Details of National Sports Academies run by the Sports Authority of India
S.
|
Sports
Discipline
|
Location
|
No.
|
||
1.
|
Cycling Academy
|
Cycling Velodrome of Indira Gandhi
|
Stadium, New
Delhi
|
||
2.
|
Swimming Academy
|
Dr. Shyama
Prasad Mukherjee Swimming
|
Pool Complex,
Talkatora Stadium, New
|
||
Delhi
|
||
3.
|
Athletics Academy
|
Lakshmibai
National College of Physical
|
(Sprints and
Jumps)
|
Education,
Thiruvananthapuram
|
|
4.
|
Athletics
Academy
|
Sports Authority of India (SAI)
Regional
|
(Middle Distance)
|
Centre, Bhopal
|
|
5.
|
Golf Academy
|
Thiruvananthapuram
|
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Sportspersons supported under TOPS
The Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Youth Affairs & Sports, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal has said that 106 sportspersons have been selected as on date for giving them financial assistance under
Target Olympic Podium (TOP) Scheme, which is being implemented within the ambit of National
Sports Development Fund (NSDF). Names of sportspersons selected under TOP Scheme and the
budget allocated to them is given in the Annexure.
Statement of sportspersons selected under Target Olympic Podium (TOP) Scheme and budget allocated to them
S No
|
Name
|
Discipline
|
Indicative budget till Olympics
|
2016
|
|||
1
|
Vikas Gowda
|
Athletics
|
112.50
|
2
|
Seema Punia
|
Athletics
|
75.00
|
3
|
Arpinder Singh
|
Athletics
|
45.00
|
4
|
Khushbir Kaur
|
Athletics
|
45.00
|
5
|
K T Irfan
|
Athletics
|
45.00
|
6
|
Priyanka Pawar
|
Athletics
|
30.00
|
7
|
Tintu Luka
|
Athletics
|
30.00
|
8
|
Debashree Majumdar
|
Athletics
|
30.00
|
9
|
M.R. Poovamma
|
Athletics
|
30.00
|
10
|
Anilda Thomas
|
Athletics
|
30.00
|
11
|
Ashwini Akkunji
|
Athletics
|
30.00
|
12
|
Jauna Murmu
|
Athletics
|
30.00
|
13
|
Sini Jose
|
Athletics
|
30.00
|
14
|
Mandeep Kaur
|
Athletics
|
30.00
|
15
|
Chavi Sharawat
|
Athletics
|
15.00
|
16
|
Anju Thomas
|
Athletics
|
15.00
|
17
|
Nirmala
|
Athletics
|
15.00
|
18
|
Arpitha M.
|
Athletics
|
15.00
|
19
|
K. Ganapathy
|
Athletics
|
30.00
|
20
|
Manish Rawat
|
Athletics
|
30.00
|
21
|
Sandeep Kumar
|
Athletics
|
30.00
|
22
|
Devender Singh
|
Athletics
|
30.00
|
23
|
Inderjeet Singh
|
Athletics
|
30.00
|
24
|
Navjeet Kaur
|
Athletics
|
20.00
|
25
|
Gurmeet Singh
|
Athletics
|
30.00
|
26
|
Jisna Mathew
|
Athletics
|
15.00
|
27
|
Tarundeep Rai
|
Archery
|
30.00
|
28
|
Atanu Das
|
Archery
|
30.00
|
29
|
Jayanta Talukdar
|
Archery
|
30.00
|
30
|
Mangal Champia
|
Archery
|
30.00
|
31
|
Viswash
|
Archery
|
30.00
|
32
|
Ranjit Naik
|
Archery
|
30.00
|
33
|
Deepika Kumari
|
Archery
|
50.00
|
34
|
Bombayla Devi
|
Archery
|
30.00
|
35
|
Rimil Buruily
|
Archery
|
30.00
|
36
|
Laxmi Rani Majhi
|
Archery
|
30.00
|
37
|
Dola Banerjee
|
Archery
|
30.00
|
38
|
Snehal
|
Archery
|
30.00
|
39
|
Sanjay Boro
|
Archery
|
20.00
|
40
|
Atul Verma
|
Archery
|
20.00
|
41
|
Binod Swansi
|
Archery
|
20.00
|
42
|
Madhu Vedwan
|
Archery
|
20.00
|
43
|
Saina Nehwal
|
Badminton
|
90.00
|
44
|
P V Sindhu
|
Badminton
|
90.00
|
45
|
P Kashyap
|
Badminton
|
90.00
|
46
|
K Srikanth
|
Badminton
|
90.00
|
47
|
Guru Saidutt
|
Badminton
|
60.00
|
48
|
H.S Prannoy
|
Badminton
|
60.00
|
49
|
Jwala Gutta
|
Badminton
|
60.00
|
50
|
Ashwini Ponnappa
|
Badminton
|
60.00
|
51
|
Manu Atri
|
Badminton
|
40.00
|
52
|
Sumeeth Reddy
|
Badminton
|
40.00
|
53
|
MC Mary Kom
|
Boxing
|
75.00
|
54
|
Sarita Devi
|
Boxing
|
75.00
|
55
|
Pinki Rani
|
Boxing
|
45.00
|
56
|
Devendro Singh
|
Boxing
|
75.00
|
57
|
Shiva Thapa
|
Boxing
|
45.00
|
58
|
Mandeep Jangra,
|
Boxing
|
45.00
|
59
|
Vijender Singh
|
Boxing
|
75.00
|
60
|
Vikas Krishan
|
Boxing
|
45.00
|
61
|
Sumit Sangwan
|
Boxing
|
30.00
|
62
|
Sarjubala Devi
|
Boxing
|
20.00
|
63
|
Dipa Karmakar
|
Gymnastics
|
20.00
|
64
|
Amit Saroha
|
Para-Athletics
|
30.00
|
65
|
Sharad Kumar
|
Para Athletics
|
30.00
|
66
|
Devendar
|
Para Athletics
|
30.00
|
67
|
Karamjyoti
|
Para Athletics
|
30.00
|
68
|
Narender
|
Para Athletics
|
30.00
|
69
|
Deepa Malik
|
Para Athletics
|
30.00
|
70
|
H N Girisha
|
Para Athletics
|
30.00
|
71
|
Sandeep Singh Maan
|
Para Athletics
|
30.00
|
72
|
Sharath Gayakwad
|
Para Swimming
|
30.00
|
73
|
Varsha Gautham
|
Sailors
|
45.00
|
74
|
Aishwarya Nedunchezhiyan
|
Sailors
|
45.00
|
75
|
Abhinav Bindra
|
Shooting
|
112.50
|
76
|
Gagan Narang
|
Shooting
|
112.50
|
77
|
Sanjeev Rajput
|
Shooting
|
112.50
|
78
|
Ayonika Paul
|
Shooting
|
60.00
|
79
|
Apurvi Chandela
|
Shooting
|
60.00
|
80
|
Heena Sidhu
|
Shooting
|
75.00
|
81
|
Shewta Singh
|
Shooting
|
45.00
|
82
|
Malaika Goel
|
Shooting
|
45.00
|
83
|
Jitu Rai
|
Shooting
|
75.00
|
84
|
P N Prakash
|
Shooting
|
75.00
|
85
|
Vijay Kumar
|
Shooting
|
75.00
|
86
|
Rahi Sarnobat
|
Shooting
|
45.00
|
87
|
Anisa Sayyed
|
Shooting
|
45.00
|
88
|
Manavjit Singh Sandhu
|
Shooting
|
112.50
|
89
|
Ankur Mittal
|
Shooting
|
60.00
|
90
|
Mohd Ashab
|
Shooting
|
60.00
|
91
|
Kynan Chenai
|
Shooting
|
60.00
|
92
|
Chain Singh
|
Shooting
|
40.00
|
93
|
Gurpreet Singh
|
Shooting
|
30.00
|
|
94
|
Maana Patel
|
Swimming
|
20.00
|
|
95
|
Leander Paes
|
Tennis
|
60.00
|
|
96
|
Sania Mirza
|
Tennis
|
60.00
|
|
97
|
Rohan Bopanna
|
Tennis
|
60.00
|
|
98
|
Sushil Kumar
|
Wrestling
|
75.00
|
|
99
|
Yogeshwar Dutt
|
Wrestling
|
75.00
|
|
100
|
Bajrang
|
Wrestling
|
45.00
|
|
101
|
Amit Kumar
|
Wrestling
|
75.00
|
|
102
|
Rahul Aware
|
Wrestling
|
45.00
|
|
103
|
Babita Kumari
|
Wrestling
|
45.00
|
|
104
|
Vinesh Phogat
|
Wrestling
|
45.00
|
|
105
|
Geeta Phogat
|
Wrestling
|
30.00
|
|
106
|
Narsingh Yadav
|
Wrestling
|
30.00
|
In a written
reply in the Rajya Sabha today the Minister said, an amount of Rs 4882.50 lakh
has been allocated for TOP Scheme from NSDF. The source of fund in the NSDF is
the contributions from various sources and Government of India’s matching
contribution. Sufficient funds are available in the NSDF for the purpose.
Meghalaya to
bid for 2022 National Games
The Minister
of State (Independent Charge) for Youth Affairs & Sports, Shri Sarbananda
Sonowal has said that Allotment of National Games is done by the Indian Olympic
Association (IOA) from the bids submitted by the States to IOA. Government of
Meghalaya has informed that it proposes to bid for National Games in 2022.
He said,
realizing the potential of talented sportspersons available in North-Eastern
Region of the country, the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports is already
providing support for creation and development of sports infrastructure in
North East States. Under the Urban Sports Infrastructure Scheme (USIS), the
Ministry has approved grant of Rs.87.50 crore for 15 sports infrastructure
projects such as multi-purpose halls, astro-turfs for hockey, synthetic
athletic tracks, during the period from 2010-11 to 2015-16 (upto 31.12.2015)
and released grant to the tune of Rs.53.25 crore during this period in the N.E.
region.
Further,
financial assistance from National Sports Development Fund (NSDF) has also been
provided for sports infrastructure projects viz., Mary Kom Regional Boxing
Foundation for Construction of Gymnasium Hall and Procurement/ Installation of
GYM Equipment (Rs.5.54 crore) and Dibrugarh University for Creation of Sports
facilities in 10 affiliated colleges (Rs.2.23 crore).
In a written
reply in the Rajya Sabha today the Minister said, Sports Authority of India
(SAI) has 5 SAI Training Centres (STCs), 8 Special Area Games (SAG) Centres and
2 Centres of Excellence (CoE) in North Eastern Region, wherein sports
infrastructure in the form of athletic tracks, hockey turfs, tennis courts,
football grounds, multi-purpose halls, basketball courts etc. is available.
******
Steps to
increase medal tally at Rio Olympics, 2016
The Minister
of State (Independent Charge) for Youth Affairs & Sports, Shri Sarbananda
Sonowal has said that Preparations for forthcoming Olympic Games, which are
scheduled to be held from 5-21 August 2016 at Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), are
going on in right earnest. Government is making every effort for training and
coaching of Indian sportspersons and teams so that they win maximum number of
medals and make the country proud.
He said,
Identified medal prospects are being provided financial assistance for their
customized training at Institutes having world class facilities and other
necessary support under Target Olympic Podium (TOP) Scheme, which the
Government specifically formulated and launched in 2014 under National Sports
Development Fund with the objective of identifying and supporting potential
medal prospects for Rio Olympics 2016 and Olympic Games 2020.
Further,
National coaching camps are being organized and competitive exposure abroad is
being provided to the identified probables so, that more and more sportspersons
qualify for participation in Rio Olympics 2016 and put up their best
performance in the Olympic Games.
In a written
reply in the Rajya Sabha today the Minister said, So far, 65 sportspersons [33
individual sportspersons in the disciplines of Archery, Athletics, Badminton,
Shooting and Wrestling and 16 members each of Hockey (Men) and Hockey (Women)
teams] have already qualified for Rio Olympics 2016. More are expected to
qualify, as the qualification process will go on till July 2016.
Archery,
Athletics, Badminton, Boxing, Hockey, Shooting, Tennis and Wrestling are the
focussed disciplines as far as India’s chances of winning medals at Rio
Olympics are concerned.
******
Tikhor park
to be set up in Guwahati and Shillong
Rs 2 Crore
earmarked by Chairman OC-SAG Shri Sarbananda Sonowal
Organizing
Committee of 12th South Asian Games has earmarked Rs 2 Crore for Tikhor Parks
(Games Mascot) to be set up in Guwahati and Shillong. In a unique initiative of
Organizing Committee ,Tikhor Parks are being proposed to be set up to preserve
the legacy of the 12th South Asian Games held recently in Guwahati and
Shillong. It is proposed that these parks would be set up at Guwahati
University and NEHU, Shillong,
The
Executive Committee of 12th OC, SAG-2016, at Guwahati has decided that the
legacy of the Games needs to be preserved and the Tikhor (Mascot) Park may be
set up at Guwahati University and NEHU, Shillong, in commemoration of the Games.
In pursuance of the above mentioned decision, it was decided to earmark Rs. 2
crore out of the savings of SAG-2016 (including contributions by CPSUs) for
this purpose, which has been approved by Chairman, OC SAG and Union MoS (I/C)
Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Shri Sarbananda Sonowal.
****
Jual Oram
Launches New Website of NCST
Union
Minister for Tribal Affairs Shri Jual Oram launched the revamped website
"http://www.ncst.gov.in" of National Commission for Scheduled Tribes
(NCST) in New Delhi today. Speaking on the occasion the Minister appreciated
the efforts put in by NCST officials in the preparation of the new website. The
Minister said that new website is repository of information for research
scholars, students, media persons and the common man. Shri Oram said additional
features like interactive section, mobile app and interactive toll free number
should also be added to the new website. The Minister also said that this
Ministry will assist NCST in organising seminars in Delhi and outside on various
tribal issues.
The upgraded
website launched is in compliance of guidelines and has additional features for
creating effective awareness and communication of constitutional provisions and
safeguards provided to the Scheduled Tribes. It also aims to assist the various
stake holders including petitioners/complainant to access to the findings of
the Commission in respect of such petitions /complaints and reviews undertaken
by the NCST of Central Ministries/State Governments/PSUs which are placed and updated,
from time to time. Open Source Technology, cloud server of GOI in place of
earlier server of NIC, Linked with the Social Media i.e. Facebook, Twitter,
Pinterest, Youtube etc., Video streaming and FAQs are some of the important
features of the new website.
Earlier, Dr.
Rameshwar Oraon, Chairperson, NCST welcomed the Minister and gave him a brief
presentation about the important features of the new website. Dr. Shyam S.
Agarwal, Secretary, Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Shri Anil K Agarwal, Secretary
NCST and other senior officials of the Ministry and NCST were also present on
the occasion.
The National
Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) was established by amending Article 338
and inserting a new Article 338A in the Constitution through the Constitution
(89th Amendment) Act, 2003. By this amendment, the erstwhile National
Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes was replaced by two
separate Commissions namely- (i) the National Commission for Scheduled Castes
(NCSC), and (ii) the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) w.e.f.
February 19, 2004
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