SPORTS & YOUTH SERVICES 1. DTE. OF EDUCATION 1. PROMOTION OF SPORTS AND GAMES ACTIVITIES [Rs. 325.00 lakhs] The object of the scheme is to promote and improvements of sports and games in Delhi by providing opportunities and facilities to the young and talented players to learn, train and improve their standard in sports and games for bringing medals in Olympic, Asian and Common wealth games as well as at international and national level. Commonwealth Games Federation has chosen New Delhi as the venue for holding of Commonwealth Games 2010. Events will be organised in schools to spread awareness among the students in schools. In addition to present activities / tournaments, the following activities / programs are proposed to be conducted: - 1. Organization of Invitational tournaments including International tournaments and participation in of players in National / International tournaments. 2. To organize different sports competitions in every constituency. 3. To organize sports competitions at micro level of the school students. 4. To bring out a magazine. 5. Other miscellaneous and unforeseen emergent events and expenditure for them on stationery, medicines, medical facilities etc. At present various PET’s from schools, in diverted capacity, provide coaching at various sports centres along with sports coaches from SAI. The additional posts i.e. One Additional Director of Education (Sports), One Doctor, One Dietitian, Ten Sports Coaches, Seven Mali-cum-Groundmen, Eight Chowkidar / Sweeper, Two UDC, Three LDC and Two peon are proposed to be created for strengthening the sports programmes at grass root level. In order to achieve better results, the players who have been selected for National School Games and whose performance is within 95% range of National Records of the last year, they will be provided with special Diet @Rs.100/- per day per head for 21 days of coaching camps prior of National School Games. This scheme will initially to be started for three disciplines viz. Athletics, Swimming and Lawn Tennis for the children of three age group i.e. under 14, under 17 and under 19 (boys & girls). Every year around 85 players will be selected for swimming, 70 players for athletics and 20 players for Lawn Tennis. 254 Special coaching facility shall also be provided to 40 top players in identified disciplines. The coaches will be hired for imparting training / coaching to the players for specialized coaching from within India as well as from outside India in the light of forthcoming Common Wealth Games 2010. 2. DEVELOPMENT OF PLAYGROUNDS, SPORTS COMPLEXES, SWIMMING POOLS ETC. [RS.410.00 LAKH] (i) DEVELOPMENT OF SPORTS FACILITIES IN URBAN AREAS The scheme aims at development of playgrounds, construction of swimming pools, gymnasium halls to make sports complexes effective and to provide adequate facilities to the young talented players of Delhi. These facilities will be developed in the existing schools where there is a sufficient space available for the development of such fields. The facilities will also include providing change rooms, toilets, office complex etc. for boys and girls separately. For this purpose three sports stadia namely Chhattrasal Stadium, Tyagraj Nagar and Ludlow Castle sports complex have been identified to make available sports facilities to common man. Moreover, presently Directorate of Education has thirteen swimming pools located in different schools, which are open to the school children. (ii) DEVELOPMENT OF SPORTS FACILITIES IN RURAL AREAS Under this scheme, it is proposed to develop playgrounds in schools, construct sports stadia, sports complexes in rural areas, gymnasium halls etc. to promote sports in villages. At present “Rajiv Gandhi Sports Complex” at Singhu is already functioning. 8 Sports Coaches, 10 Mali-cum-Ground men, 6 Chowkidar / Sweeper, 2 UDC, 3 LDC and 2 Peon are proposed to create for Rajiv Gandhi Sports Stadium at Bawana which have also constructed. It is also proposed to construct sports complexes in 5 rural block of Delhi. Taking in view their interest towards sports, the following facilities are proposed to be provided in rural areas: 1.Sorts Coaching, 2. Development of playgrounds in schools, 3. Sports materials including multi gym & material for maintenance and upkeep of grounds and 4. Development of coaching centers in rural schools. 255 (iii) DEVELOPMENT OF CHHATRASAL STADIUM AND THYAGRAJ SPORTS COMPLEX AND OTHER STADIA This scheme envisages to develop and upkeep play fields and other facilities at Chhattrasal Stadium and Thyagraj Nagar. There is also need for the following works : 1. Upgradation of the play fields and their maintenance, 2. Security and sanitation of the stadium and 3. of new fields. Efforts will be made for providing synthetic running track, synthetic lawn tennis courts, and construction of 50 mtrs Swimming Pool and construction of Astroturf Hockey Fields. It is proposed to open these stadia namely Chhattrasal Stadium and Thyagraj Nagar Sports Complex to public on the pattern of Sports Complexes run by DDA which will go a long way in improving the overall standards of the sports and these steps will also make available to the common man access to sports facilities in these stadia which are of quite high standards and cannot be afforded by a common man. 3. YOUTH WELFARE PROGRAMME [Rs.25.00 lakhs] This scheme envisages to inculcate the spirit of adventure, self-confidence amongst the youth of Delhi particularly school students and give them opportunities to interact and understand each others culture. It also gives them opportunity to know a lot about the flora and fauna of our country. By this programme, the school students also come to know about the natural vegetation, herbs etc. which helps them in promoting their studi es level especially in science and social studies To achieve this objective, following programs are proposed to be conducted: 1.Short & long trekking program, 2. Rock-climbing and mountaineering program, 3. To organize youth festival and participation of artists in youth festival, 4. Youth Exchange programme and 5. Organisation of National Integration camps in Delhi as well as participation of Delhi teams in different national integration camps outside Delhi. The efforts will be made to nominate at least 250 students from each district for short trekking programme and 300 students in all for long trekking programme. Efforts will be made to nominate approx. 30 participants in each camp for national integration programmes. 4. DEVELOPMENT OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION [Rs. 15.00 lakh] The Directorate of Education has taken some innovative measures to improve the physical fitness of the students as well as awareness of teachers about their own fitness. The fitness of the students can also be improved by involving them in cultural activities. The following activities are likely to be taken up in this scheme: 1. Continuation of “Project Raksha” – An initiative to empower girl 256 students of Delhi with the techniques of self defense, 2. Training programme / Refresher course for Physical Education teachers and yoga teachers to equip them with latest rules, 3. Mass P.T. for Physical Education Teachers for their fitness, 4. Organisation of summer yoga camps and winter yoga camps for students, 5. Purchase of material for yoga activities in schools and 6. Organisation of Inter district Cultural competitions. 5. DELHI SCHOOL OF SPORTS [Rs.41.00 lakh] At present there are around 1250 Govt. and Govt. aided schools in NCT of Delhi. There has been tremendous increase in the number of participants of Delhi school students in school games. It has been felt for a long time that Delhi must have its own school of sports. It may not be out of place to mention that in state like U.P., A.P., Haryana they already have their own sports school. The aims and objective are as under:- 1. To improve general education with emphasis on sports. 2. To create awareness about different disciplines of sports and provide suitable environment to choose one of his / her discipline. 3. To provide facilities for all round development of children. 4. To provide facilities to excel in the chosen sports discipline. Land measuring 90 acres costing Rs.1170 lakh has been acquired at Ghevra More for Delhi school of sports. The entire cost of land has been paid. The work of construction of boundary wall / erection of barbed wire fencing on this land has been taken up by PWD. To start a sports school of international level, a proper project report has to be prepared. This is otherwise/essential so that the facilities/courses proposed to be provided /introduced in this school are of a very high standard and meet the necessary requirements. A consultant has already been appointed to prepare the draft project report of the school. 6. CASH INCENTIVE TO OUTSTANDING PLAYERS/ SPORTSMEN AND RAJIV GANDHI SPORTS AWARDS [Rs.47.00 lakh] Objective of the Scheme Delhi Govt. has decided to provide state cash awards to the outstanding players / sportsmen who participated in the various sports competitions and brought laurels for Delhi in the National and International level. The amount of cash incentive will be as follows : 1 For winning in Olympic & official 5 lakh 3 lakh 2 lakh World Championship [Gold [Silver [Bronze Medal] Medal] Medal] 257 2 Asian Games, Commonwealth 2 lakh 1 lac 0.5 lac Games, Asian championship and [Gold [Silver [Bronze Commonwealth championship Medal] Medal] Medal] 3 SAF Games 0.5 lac 0.25 lac 0.1 lac The rates of cash incentive for juniors and sub juniors are as follows:- (a) World Championship (i) Juniors 1,00,000/- 75,000/- 50,000/- Gold Silver Bronze (ii) Sub juniors 50,000/- 40,000/- 30,000/- Gold Silver Bronze (b) Asian and common wealth championship (i) Juniors 50,000/- 40,000/- 30,000/- Gold Silver Bronze (ii) Sub juniors 25,000/- 20,000/- 15,000/- Gold Silver Bronze The sportsmen / players should be bonafide residents of Delhi.