GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS (DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS) LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2589 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.08.2018 Proposals from Telangana 2589. SHRI GUTHA SUKENDER REDDY: Will the Minister of YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS be pleased to state: (a) whether the Union Government has received any proposal from the Sports Authority of Telangana State (SATS)/ Government of Telangana for sanction of a synthetic track in Warangal and if so, the details thereof; (b) whether the Union Government has received proposals from the Government of Telangana for release of funds for pending proposals of the State and if so, the details thereof; (c) the number of proposals received from the Government of Telangana and the number of such proposals that are pending for approval; and (d) the measures being taken by the Union Government for early sanction of pending proposals including synthetic track in Warangal? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS {COL. RAJYAVARDHAN RATHORE (RETD.)} (a) Sports Authority of Telangana State had submitted the proposal for laying of Synthetic Athletic Track at Warangal City, Telangana at an estimated cost of Rs.7.00 crore. The proposal was approved and first installment of grant-in-aid, Rs.3.50 crore was released to Sports Authority of Telangana State vide sanction order dated 22.03.2018. (b) & (c) The Government of Telangana has submitted three more proposals under the Khelo India Scheme as listed at Annexure – I. The proposals of laying of Synthetic Athletic Track at Indira Gandhi Outdoor Stadium at Medak, Telangana and at Karimnagar, Telangana, have already been approved under Khelo India vide Sanction Orders No. 100-32/2016-Khelo India dated 27.02.2017 and No. 33- 58/MYAS/Khelo India/2017 dated 28.07.2017 respectively. The proposal for Laying of Synthetic Athletic Track at Saroornagar Indoor Stadium, L.B. (Lal Bahadur) Nagar, Hyderabad has also been recommended in principle for approval. (d) Does not arise. ***** ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (b) AND (c) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2589 FOR 02.08.2018 ASKED BY SHRI GUTHA SUKENDER REDDY, MP, REGARDING PROPOSALS FROM TELANGANA Annexure – I Government of Telangana has submitted four proposals under the Khelo India Scheme (i) Laying of Synthetic Athletic Track at Indira Gandhi Outdoor Stadium, Medak, Telangana (ii) Proposal for laying synthetic athletic track at Karimnagar, Telangana State under Khelo India. (iii) Laying of Synthetic Athletic Track at Warangal City, Telangana. (iv) Laying of Synthetic Athletic Track at Saroornagar Indoor Stadium, LB Nagar, Hyderabad ***** .