INTRODUCTION
The Sports Training Centre in Mumbai was established in 1989 with the primary objectives of overall promotion and development of sports in Maharashtra. An agreement was executed on 31st August 1989 between Sports Authority of India and Government of Maharashtra for handing over the premises and other facilities to SAI for establishing Sports Hostel. SAI RC Mumbai started working independently from June 2015 with the states of Maharashtra, Goa and UT’s of Daman & Diu and Dadra Nagar Haveli. On 29th April 2016 Govt. of Maharashtra has handed over 140 acres of land at Nagpur to open Sports Authority of India, Netaji Subhas Deendayal Upadhyaya Regional Centre. The PWD Nagpur has taken up the project for the establishment of New Regional Centre
As per notification dated 13-07-2020, RC, Kandivali, Mumbai has been renamed as “SAI, Shri AtalBihari Vajpayee National Centre of Excellence, Mumbai”
The Centre is built on 37 acres of land having the following facilities
| S. No | Sports infrastructure | No. |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hostel bldg. for Boys | 02 |
| 2 | Hostel bldg. for Girls | 01 |
| 3 | Fitness Centre | 01 |
| 4 | Dining hall / Mess / Kitchen | 01 |
| 5 | Synthetic Athletic Track, 400 mtrs. | 01 |
| 6 | Astro-Turf Hockey Field | 01 |
| 7 | Judo Hall | 01 |
| 8 | Boxing Arena | 01 |
| 9 | Squash Court | 01 |
| 10 | Synthetic surface outdoor Basketball Court | 01 |
| 11 | Handball Arena(one court) clay | 01 |
| 12 | Kabaddi Arena (2courts)Clay | 01 |
| 13 | Administrative Block | 01 |
| 14 | Lawn Tennis Clay court | 01 |
| 15 | Table Tennis Hall | 01 |
| 16 | Staff Quarters | 04 |
| 17 | Wrestling Hall | 01 |
| Scheme | No. of Centres | Residential | Non Residential | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys | Girls | Total | Boys | Girls | Total | ||
| NCOE | 02 | 101 | 91 | 192 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| STC | 01 | 38 | 48 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Extension Centres of STCs | |||||||
| NSTC | |||||||
| IGMA | |||||||
| Adopted Akharas | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 217 | 33 | 250 |
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