The Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Youth Affairs & Sports Shri Jitendra Singh has said that the Government of India launched a scheme called Panchayat Yuva Krida Aur Khel Abhiyan (PYKKA) in 2008-09. Under the scheme, Annual Rural Sports Competitions are held at Block, District, State and National Levels across the country. The competitions provide a good opportunity for participation to youth (both Men & Women) from grassroots level and widen the base for talent identification.

In a written reply in the Lok Sabha today Shri Jitendra Singh said, financial assistance is provided to selected sports persons from the Government under the National Sports Development Fund (NSDF) and Scheme Relating to Talent Search and Training (SRTS&T). Sportsperson-wise/discipline-wise detailed information from 2009-10 to 2012-13 is given at Annexure-I and Annexure-II(i) to (iv) respectively.  The information relating to financial assistance provided to sports persons by the private sector is not maintained by the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports.

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