Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
Sports Academies Operated across the Country
Posted On:
21 JUL 2025 2:55PM by PIB Delhi
At present, a total of 306 academies have been accredited for the training of Khelo India Athletes (KIAs) under Khelo India Scheme. The details of sports academies is at Annexure-I.
Against sanctioned strength of 1,096 Past Champion Athletes (PCAs) as coaches, 951 PCAs have been deployed and 145 posts are vacant under Khelo India scheme and the detail maintained is at Annexure - II.
In Khelo India Centre (KIC), the coach-to-athlete ratio is 1:30. In Khelo India State Centre of Excellence (KISCE), the coach is deployed as per custom support required for each state and the number of coaches ranges from 4 to 12 per KISCE.
Skill development and capacity-building programmes are conducted for Past Champion Athletes (hired as coaches) through Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports (NSNIS), Patiala from time to time. The detail of such course is as follows:
|
S.No.
|
Refresher Course
|
PCAs Participation
|
|
Phase-I
|
3-week
|
291
|
|
6-week
|
400
|
|
Phase-II
|
6-week
|
103
|
|
Total
|
794
|
The Past Champion Athletes (PCAs) appointed as coaches at Khelo India Centres (KICs) across India were provided capacity building training under a centrally organised Capacity Building Program. This program is continued in phase wise manner under hybrid model (online and offline) to ensure accessible and standardised training across all States and Union Territories. A financial sanction of
₹3,24,53,800/- was granted for Capacity Building Program for a total of 1,295 PCAs at various Khelo India Centres. However, the State/UT- wise data is not maintained in the Ministry.
ANNEXURE-I
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 187 FOR 21.07.2025 ASKED BY SHRI APPALANAIDU KALISETTI REGARDING ‘SPORTS ACADEMIES OPERATED ACROSS THE COUNTRY’.
Details of State-wise Academies
|
S.N.
|
State/UTs
|
No. of
Academies
|
|
1
|
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
|
0
|
|
2
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
0
|
|
3
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
5
|
|
4
|
Assam
|
4
|
|
5
|
Bihar
|
0
|
|
6
|
Chandigarh
|
4
|
|
7
|
Chhattisgarh
|
6
|
|
8
|
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
|
0
|
|
9
|
Delhi
|
9
|
|
10
|
Goa
|
13
|
|
11
|
Gujarat
|
1
|
|
12
|
Haryana
|
20
|
|
13
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
11
|
|
14
|
Jammu & Kashmir
|
10
|
|
15
|
Jharkhand
|
2
|
|
16
|
Karnataka
|
39
|
|
17
|
Kerala
|
16
|
|
18
|
Ladakh
|
0
|
|
19
|
Lakshadweep
|
0
|
|
20
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
16
|
|
21
|
Maharashtra
|
42
|
|
22
|
Manipur
|
10
|
|
23
|
Meghalaya
|
0
|
|
24
|
Mizoram
|
0
|
|
25
|
Nagaland
|
0
|
|
26
|
Odisha
|
8
|
|
27
|
Puducherry
|
0
|
|
28
|
Punjab
|
24
|
|
29
|
Rajasthan
|
7
|
|
30
|
Sikkim
|
0
|
|
31
|
Tamil Nadu
|
14
|
|
32
|
Telangana
|
20
|
|
33
|
Tripura
|
0
|
|
34
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
14
|
|
35
|
Uttarakhand
|
0
|
|
36
|
West Bengal
|
11
|
|
|
Total
|
306
|
Annexure-II
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 187 FOR 21.07.2025 ASKED BY SHRI APPALANAIDU KALISETTI REGARDING ‘SPORTS ACADEMICS OPERATED ACROSS THE COUNTRY,
Details of sanctioned strength, current deployment and vacancies in Sports academies
|
S.N.
|
State/UTs
|
Total KIC
|
Operational KIC
|
No. of PCA
Sanctioned
|
No. of PCA hired (Male)
|
No. of PCA hired (Female)
|
Total No. of PCA
hired
|
Manpower Sanctioned
|
Manpower Hired
|
|
1
|
Andaman &
Nicobar
|
8
|
0
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
2
|
Andhra
Pradesh
|
26
|
26
|
27
|
22
|
4
|
26
|
11
|
9
|
|
3
|
Arunachal
Pradesh
|
54
|
52
|
58
|
35
|
20
|
55
|
12
|
12
|
|
4
|
Assam
|
66
|
65
|
68
|
45
|
19
|
64
|
11
|
7
|
|
5
|
Bihar
|
38
|
38
|
38
|
28
|
10
|
38
|
17
|
4
|
|
6
|
Chandigarh
|
2
|
1
|
8
|
4
|
1
|
5
|
11
|
6
|
|
7
|
Chhattisgarh
|
33
|
29
|
33
|
24
|
5
|
29
|
10
|
4
|
|
8
|
Dadra Nagar Haveli & Daman &
Diu
|
4
|
3
|
4
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
11
|
7
|
|
9
|
Delhi
|
13
|
7
|
14
|
6
|
1
|
7
|
14
|
0
|
|
10
|
Goa
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
10
|
10
|
|
11
|
Gujarat
|
33
|
29
|
33
|
20
|
9
|
29
|
18
|
9
|
|
12
|
Haryana
|
21
|
17
|
25
|
12
|
4
|
16
|
14
|
11
|
|
13
|
Himachal
Pradesh
|
18
|
15
|
18
|
13
|
1
|
14
|
10
|
9
|
|
14
|
Jammu &
Kashmir
|
100
|
92
|
100
|
67
|
24
|
91
|
18
|
10
|
|
15
|
Jharkhand
|
24
|
24
|
24
|
17
|
7
|
24
|
18
|
10
|
|
16
|
Karnataka
|
32
|
29
|
32
|
22
|
5
|
27
|
11
|
8
|
|
17
|
Kerala
|
24
|
23
|
24
|
17
|
5
|
22
|
11
|
7
|
|
18
|
Ladakh
|
3
|
2
|
6
|
3
|
2
|
5
|
17
|
0
|
|
19
|
Lakshadweep
|
3
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
20
|
Madhya
Pradesh
|
52
|
49
|
52
|
27
|
11
|
38
|
18
|
10
|
|
21
|
Maharashtra
|
43
|
41
|
52
|
38
|
4
|
42
|
13
|
8
|
|
22
|
Manipur
|
35
|
30
|
35
|
15
|
13
|
28
|
13
|
4
|
|
23
|
Meghalaya
|
24
|
24
|
24
|
18
|
6
|
24
|
11
|
9
|
|
24
|
Mizoram
|
23
|
23
|
23
|
22
|
1
|
23
|
11
|
10
|
|
25
|
Nagaland
|
32
|
32
|
32
|
27
|
4
|
31
|
10
|
10
|
|
26
|
Odisha
|
31
|
22
|
31
|
13
|
9
|
22
|
18
|
16
|
|
27
|
Puducherry
|
4
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
0
|
|
28
|
Punjab
|
29
|
29
|
30
|
17
|
13
|
30
|
13
|
0
|
|
29
|
Rajasthan
|
60
|
42
|
61
|
34
|
7
|
41
|
8
|
0
|
|
30
|
Sikkim
|
11
|
11
|
11
|
8
|
3
|
11
|
11
|
9
|
|
31
|
Tamil Nadu
|
38
|
38
|
38
|
19
|
18
|
37
|
14
|
6
|
|
32
|
Telangana
|
33
|
33
|
33
|
27
|
3
|
30
|
11
|
9
|
|
33
|
Tripura
|
15
|
15
|
18
|
8
|
5
|
13
|
11
|
11
|
|
34
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
80
|
80
|
84
|
64
|
17
|
81
|
14
|
0
|
|
35
|
Uttarakhand
|
30
|
29
|
30
|
20
|
9
|
29
|
10
|
0
|
|
36
|
West Bengal
|
13
|
13
|
13
|
12
|
1
|
13
|
0
|
0
|
|
Total
|
|
1057
|
966
|
1096
|
710
|
241
|
951
|
420
|
225
|
This information was given by the Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Dr Mansukh Mandaviya in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
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