Mathrubhumi Online Desk | 6th May 2015
New Delhi: The Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Youth Affairs and Sports Sarbananda Sonowal has said that Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports is implementing Urban Sports Infrastructure Scheme and Scheme of Sports & Games for Persons with Disabilities.
Urban Sports Infrastructure Scheme (USIS) is being implemented on a pilot basis with effect from the year 2010-11. Under this scheme, 100% financial assistance, subject to prescribed limits, is provided to State Governments/ Union Territories for development of the synthetic playing surface (for hockey and athletics) and multipurpose indoor hall.
State Governments, Local Civic Bodies, Schools, Colleges and Universities under Central/State Governments; and Sports Control Boards are eligible to receive assistance for creation of sports infrastructure under this scheme.
The Scheme of Sports & Games for Persons with Disabilities for broad-basing of sports among differently-abled sportspersons by way of conduct of training for community coaches, conduct of sports competitions and providing assistance to schools/institutes having differently-abled sportspersons on their rolls for procurement of sports equipment and engagement of coaches on contract basis.
In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, Sonowal said, the Sports Authority of India (SAI), an autonomous body under the administrative control of the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports provides facilities and financial assistance to schools and colleges for promotion of sports under its various Sports Promotional Schemes.
He said, there is no provision for selection of blocks and villages in the country, including Uttar Pradesh, for grant of financial assistance for sports facilities for educational institutions under any of the above schemes. However, under the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Abhiyan, all 6545 blocks of the country are to be covered for creation of block level sports complex both for indoor and outdoor sports disciplines for which grants are released to States and Union Territories (UTs) in terms of the norms laid down under the Scheme.
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