Sports Authority of India
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| Abbreviation | SAI |
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| Founder | Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India |
| Type | Central Government |
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Budget
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₹481 crore (US$71 million) (2017-2018) |
| Website | www |
The Sports Authority of India (SAI) (Hindi: भारतीय खेल प्राधिकरण) is an apex National Sports body set up in 1984 by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India for broad basing and bringing excellence in sports across India. It has 9 Regional Centres which are located at Bengaluru, Gandhinagar, Chandigarh,Kolkata, Imphal, Guwahati, Bhopal, Mumbai,Lucknow and Sonepat;and two Academic institutions viz. Netaji Subhash National Institute of Sports(NS NIS), Patiala and Laxmibai National College of Physical Education (LNCPE),Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala). Through NS NIS Patiala and some of the regional centres at Bengaluru, Kolkata and Thiruvananthapuram SAI offers a variety of courses in sports coaching and sports medicine and SAI LNCPE, Thiruvananthapuram conducts graduate and post-graduate courses in physical education.
SAI ACADEMIES AND REGIONAL CENTRES :
S.No.
Region of India
Academic Institution/Regional Centre
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North
Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports, Patiala, Punjab
2.
SAI Netaji Subhas Regional Centre, Chandigarh
3.
Ch. Devi Lal Northern Regional Centre, Sonepat, Haryana
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SAI Netaji Subhas Regional Centre, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
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Central
SAI Udhav Das Mehta Central Centre, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
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Eastern
SAI Netaji Subhas Eastern Centre, Kolkata, West Bengal
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North-East
SAI Netaji Subhas North-East Regional Centre, Imphal, Manipur
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