The Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Youth Affairs & Sports Shri Jitendra Singh has said that Sports Authority of India (SAI) has already established 10 Centres of Excellence at its Regional Centres / Sub-Centres / Institutions at Thiruvananthapuram, Bangalore, Kolkata, Imphal, Patiala, Gandhinagar, Sonipat, Hisar, Bhopal and Kandivali. In a written reply in the Lok Sabha today (August 5, 2013) he said, In Maharashtra the proposal for establishment of a Centre of Excellence at Aurangabad is in the pipeline.
He said, during 2013-13 a budget amounting to Rs.180.00 lakhs was allocated (Rs.40.00 lakh for North East and Rs.140.00 lakh for rest of India) for running of the COE Scheme. For the year 2013-14, Rs.233.00 lakhs (Rs.33.00 lakh for North East and Rs.200.00 lakh for the rest of India) has been allocated for running of the COE Scheme.
Shri Jitendra Singh said, setting up of additional Centres of Excellence as part of the Ministry’s plan to make India a front-ranking sports nation is at the conceptual stage. As such, specific details like timelines and budget etc. cannot be given at this stage.
At present, no scheme is under consideration for giving scholarship to sports-persons to impart training to them in foreign countries. Training is imparted to select sportspersons in foreign countries through various existing schemes of the Ministry, the Minister added.
Courtesy: (pib.nic.in) Press Information Bureau
He said, during 2013-13 a budget amounting to Rs.180.00 lakhs was allocated (Rs.40.00 lakh for North East and Rs.140.00 lakh for rest of India) for running of the COE Scheme. For the year 2013-14, Rs.233.00 lakhs (Rs.33.00 lakh for North East and Rs.200.00 lakh for the rest of India) has been allocated for running of the COE Scheme.
Shri Jitendra Singh said, setting up of additional Centres of Excellence as part of the Ministry’s plan to make India a front-ranking sports nation is at the conceptual stage. As such, specific details like timelines and budget etc. cannot be given at this stage.
At present, no scheme is under consideration for giving scholarship to sports-persons to impart training to them in foreign countries. Training is imparted to select sportspersons in foreign countries through various existing schemes of the Ministry, the Minister added.
Courtesy: (pib.nic.in) Press Information Bureau
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