Berhampur Stadium & Khallikote College Stadium Development soon, Berhampur MP Dr. Pradeep Kumar Panigrahy in Parliament

Development of Sports Infrastructure in Odisha remain top of my priorities in building the superior & world-class infrastructure for the people of my Berhampur Constituency said Dr Pradeep Kumar Panigrahy Member of Parliament (MP)  from Berhampur Lok Sabha constituency

Berhampur Stadium & Khallikote Stadium will soon be complete with superior infrastructure

National & International sports will be conducted at Berhampur Stadium & Khallikote Stadium

Local sportsperson will be given top priority at Berhampur Stadium & Khallikote Stadium

Dr Pradeep Kumar Panigrahy Member of Parliament from Berhampur Lok Sabha constituency in Odisha raised the question in the parliament to know whether the  central Government has received any proposals from the State Government of Odisha to supplement fund requirements for the development of sports infrastructure in the State of Odisha during the last five years; (b) if so, the details thereof and the action taken by the Government thereon; and (c) whether the Government has any plan to provide financial assistance to the States to promote sports activities in schools, if so, the details of these plans?

DR. MANSUKH MANDAVIYA, The Minister Of Youth Affairs & Sports of the Union Government replied that Seven proposals were received from the State Government of Odisha to supplement fund requirements for the development of sports infrastructure in the State of Odisha during the last five years. Out of these, project proposal for Construction of Sports Complex at Rairangpur, District Mayurbhanj, Odisha, received under Khelo India Scheme has been sanctioned at a cost of Rs. 27.23 crore. Further, Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha has been designated as Khelo India State Centre of Excellence under the Khelo India Scheme for which financial supports are being provided. (c) Ministry of Tribal Affairs is implementing the Central Sector Scheme of Eklavya Model Residential School (EMRS) from the year 2018-19 to provide quality education to the tribal children from Class VI to XII in their own environment. Under this Scheme, one EMRS has to be established in blocks Page 1 of 2 having more than 50% ST population and at least 20,000 tribal persons (as per census 2011). Accordingly, Ministry has set the target to set up 740 EMRSs across the country. Additionally, to encourage tribal students in sports and provide them with a platform to enhance their capabilities, Ministry has decided to set up 15 Centre of Excellence for Sports (CoE for Sports) in EMRSs. Under the Samagra Shiksha Scheme of Ministry of Education, Sports and Physical Education component has been introduced for encouragement of Sports, Physical activities, Yoga, Co-curricular activities, etc. in schools. A provision has been made for Government schools for grant for sports equipment at the rate of Rs. 5000 for Primary Schools, Rs. 10,000 for upper primary schools and up to Rs. 25,000 for secondary and senior secondary schools per annum. During the Year 2023-24, an outlay of Rs. 812.42 Crore has been approved under Sports Grant for Government Schools of all States/UTs. In addition, under the scheme as a support for quality improvement, composite school grant is sanctioned on an annual basis to all Government Schools. These funds are given for the procurement of non-functional school’s equipment and for incurring other recurring costs including maintenance of playground, sports equipment, indoor activities etc.