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Government of India
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
09 DEC 2019 2:38PM by PIB Delhi
Setting up new sports academies

The sports academies setup by the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports through Sports Authority of India (SAI) is at Annexure I. However, with effect from 20th September, 2019, the academies at Regional Centers have been merged and now called National Center of Excellence (NCOE). Details of these NCOEs are at Annexure II.

 

NCOE are fully funded by the Government. The Government provides funding for boarding/lodging, sports kits, competition exposure, medical expenses, insurance, stipend, educational expenses, sports equipments, salary of coaches and other administrative staff etc. So far, Rs. 28.77 crore have been released for these NCOEs in current financial year.

ANNEXURE – I

 

Sports academies setup by this Ministry through Sports Authority of India (SAI)

 

S. No.

State/Union Territory

Name of academy

Discipline
  1.  

Assam

SAI National Academy, Guwahati

Archery
  1.  

Cycling
  1.  

Gujarat

SAI National Para Sports Academy, Gandhi Nagar

Para Athletes
  1.  

SAI, (Boys) Academy

Kabaddi (Boys)
  1.  

Haryana

SAI National Academy, Rohtak

Boxing
  1.  

SAI National Academy, Sonipat

Archery
  1.  

Athletics
  1.  

Wrestling (Boys)
  1.  

Himachal Pradesh

SAI, STC   (Girls)  Academy, Dharamshala

Kabaddi (Girls)
  1.  

Kho- Kho (Girls)
  1.  

Kerala

SAI National (Sprints & Jumps) Academy, Trivandrum

Athletics
  1.  

SAI National Academy, Alleppey

Rowing
  1.  

Madhya Pradesh

SAI National Academy, Bhopal

Athletics

  1.  

Judo
  1.  

Maharashtra

SAI National Academy, Aurangabad

Weightlifting
  1.  

New Delhi

SAI National (Sprint & Pole Vault ) Academy Jawahar Lal Nehru System

Athletics
  1.  

SAI National Academy

Shooting
  1.  

SAI National Academy, Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Swimming Pool Complex

Swimming
  1.  

SAI National Academy, Indira Gandhi Sports Complex

Cycling
  1.  

Gymnastics
  1.  

SAI National Academy, Major Dhyanchand National Stadium

Hockey
  1.  

Odisha

SAI  Academy, Jagatpur

Rowing
  1.  

SAI Regional Academy

Badminton
  1.  

Punjab

SAI, NS NIS Patiala

Fencing
  1.  

Telangana

 

SAI Pullela Gopichand National Academy, Hyderabad

Badminton
  1.  

Uttar Pradesh

SAI National (Girls), Academy

Wrestling (Girls)
  1.  

West Bengal

SAI Academy, Kolkata

Gymnastics
  1.  

Table Tennis

 

ANNEXURE – II

List of National Center of Excellence

 

S. No.

Location of NCOE
 

Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports (NSNIS), Patiala
 

Lakshmibai National College of Physical Education (LNCPE) at Thiruvananthapuram
 

SAI Regional Centre, Chandigarh
 

SAI Chaudhry Devi Lal Northern Regional Centre, Sonepat, Haryana
 

SAI Regional Centre, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
 

SAI Sub Centre, Guwahati, Assam
 

SAI North –East Regional Centre,  Imphal, Manipur
 

SAI Netaji Subhash Eastern Centre, Kolkata, West Bengal
 

SAI Udhav Das Mehta Bhaiji Central Centre, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
 

SAI Netaji Subhas Southern Centre, Bengaluru, Karnataka
 

SAI Regional Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra
 

SAI Netaji Subhash Western Centre, Gandhinagar, Gujarat
 

Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi
 

Indira Ganshi Stadium, New Delhi
 

Major Dhyanchand National Stadium, New Delhi
 

Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range, New Delhi
 

Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Swimming Pool Complex, New Delhi
 

National Water Sports Academy (Khelo India), Alleppey
 

National Boxing Academy(Khelo India), Rohtak
 

National Weightlifting Academy (Khelo India), Aurangabad
 

Sangey Lhadeh Sports Academy, Itangar, Arunachal Pradesh

 

This Information was given by the Minister of State (I/C) for Youth Affairs and Sports, Shri Kiren Rijiju in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.

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TFK