Youth affairs & Sports




1. TERRESTRIAL TRUNKED RADIO FOR CG
Unstarred Question 6349
4/5/2010

(a) whether the Government has any plans to create a secure radio network using the Terrestrial Trunked Radio (TETRA) facility for the Commonwealth Games;

(b) if so, the details thereof alongwith the salient features thereof;

(c) whether the Government has initiated the bidding process for the said network;

(d) if so, whether the Government has received complaints of irregularities in the bidding process; and

(e) if so, the details thereof and the action taken thereon?

ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS (SHRI PRATIK PRAKASHBAPU PATIL)


(a) & (b) : Yes Sir, The Government of Delhi is setting up this system which will provide integrated, secured, encrypted, state of art communication network for use during Commonwealth Games and subsequent period to be used by 18 Government agencies including Organizing Committee, Commonwealth Games, Delhi Police, Health and Family Welfare etc.

(c) to (e) : The Government of Delhi have informed that they invited global tender on e-procurement platform for selection of implementing agency for establishing Common Secured Network (TETRA) for Commonwealth Games, 2010 and Legacy requirements thereafter. The contract was awarded to lowest (L 1) bidder on the basis of rates received.

One of the unsuccessful bidders had submitted his point of view, which was later withdrawn and the stand taken by Government of Delhi to award the work to the L1 bidder was endorsed by this unsuccessful bidder also.

2. SETTING UP OF SPORTS HOSTELS
Unstarred Question 1824
1/12/2009

(a) whether the Government proposes to construct new Sports Hostels in different States, including Orissa.;

(b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise including Orissa; and

(c) the number of new sports hostels proposed to be constructed by the Government in the States during the 11th Five Year Plan, State-wise?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS (SHRI PRATIK PRAKASHBAPU PATIL)


(a)&(b) There is no proposal for construction of new Sports hostels in different States including Orissa, at present.

(c) The list of new Sports hostels approved by the Government during the 11th Five Year Plan,
State wise,is at Annexure.

http://164.100.47.132/Annexture/lsq15/3/au1824.htm

3. PROMOTION OF SPORTS AND GAMES:
Unstarred Question 796
24/11/2009

(a) whether the Government has any proposals to promote sports and games in the underprivileged regions;

(b) if so, the details thereof, state-wise;

(c) whether the Government has any proposal for removing regional imbalance in promoting sports and games;

(d) if so, the details thereof; and

(e) the steps taken to promote sports and games in the Kalahandi- Bolangir- Koraput ( KBK) region in Orissa?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS (SHRI PRATIK PRAKASHBAPU PATIL)


(a) to (e) Yes, Sir. Government has, for the first time, introduced a centrally sponsored scheme ‘Panchayat Yuva Krida Aur Khel Abhiyan’ (PYKKA) with national coverage for the promotion of basic sports infrastructure and sports competitions in all village and block panchayats of the country. The XIth Five Year Plan outlay for this scheme, which was launched in the financial year 2008-09 was Rs. 1500 Crore. The scheme envisages to cover around 2.50 lakh village panchayats and 6,400 block panchayats (including their equivalent units) in a phased manner over a period of 10 years at an annual coverage of 10%. The scheme is implemented through the state governments/ UTs. administrations.

Proposals complete in all respects received from 28 States/UTs including Gujarat in 2008-09 and 2009-10 have been given approval/sanction to cover 24,088 village panchayats and 654 block panchayats in these States/UTs under PYKKA.

The state-wise details of fund allocated and fund released during 2008-09 and fund sanctioned 2009-10 are given below:
 

Sl.No Name of No. of No. of Amount Total Funds
  Funds State Released approved Village Panchayats approved Block Panchayats approved    Released during 2008-09 2009-102008-09 (Rupees in Crore)  
1. Andhra Pradesh 2190 113 25.98 12.99# 12.99##
2. Assam 333 22 4.81 3.85  
3.  Bihar  847 53 10.44 5.22#  
4. Chhattisgarh 982 14 10.11   5.05#
5.  Goa 19 4 0.35   0.18#
6.  Gujarat 1369 22  14.20   7.10#
7. Haryana  619 12 6.51 3.26#  
8. Himachal 324  8 4.02 2.01# 2.01##
Pradesh            
9. Jammu & Kashmir 413 14  5.32 2.66#  
10. Kerala 100 15 1.60 0.80#  
11. Madhya Prade 2304 31 23.65 11.82#  
12. Maharashtra 2689 35 27.55 8.91# 4.86#
13.  Manipur 79 4 1.08 0.87#  
14. Mizoram  82 3 1.07 0.85#  
15. Nagaland 110 5 1.48 1.18#  
16. Orissa 623 31  7.34 3.67# 3.67##
17. Punjab 1233 14 12.55 6.27# 6.28##
18. Rajasthan  869 24 9.43 3.71# 1.01
19. Sikkim 16 10 0.67 0.54# 0.14#
20. Tamil Nadu  1261  38 13.82 5.00# 1.91#
21. Tripura 104 4 1.36 1.09#  
22. Uttar Pradesh 5203 82 53.91 10.00# 16.96#
23. Uttrakhand 750 10 8.89 3.00# 1.45#
24. West Bengal 335 33 4.63   2.32#
  Total 22,854 601 250.77  83.85 69.78


# First Installment
## Second Installment
2009-2010 (Rupees in Crore)

 
Sl. No Name of State No. of Village Panchayats approved  No. of Block Panchayats approved Total Amount Sanctioned (Rs.)
1. UT of Andaman & Nicobar 19 1 0.23
2. Jharkhand  430 21 4.79
3. Karnataka  565 18 6.22
4. Meghalaya 83 8 1.3
5. Mizoram 164 5 2.08
  Total 1261 53 14.64