Sports Projects Development Area (SPDA)
 

This Scheme, started in 1988, aims at providing basic sports facilities at 78 locations throughout the country, where a comprehensive and integrated system of coaching and training is provided to talented young sportspersons in the age group of 9 to 14 years. This is aimed at providing in-house facilities to the talented youth in their own states. A maximum of three Olympic disciplines, in addition to one indigenous game, are offered for training. Three Olympic disciplines should generally include at least one of the three mother disciplines, i.e. athletics, gymnastics, swimming in each centre. Thirty out of 34 SPDA Centres have started functioning, with a total strength of 679 sportspersons. An amount of Rs. 1.00 crore is budgeted for the construction of these Centres (met equally by the Centre and the concerned State), and all running costs are met by SAI.