New Delhi: The Central Government complements/supplements the efforts of the State Governments as well as the National Sports Federations (NSFs) in order to achieve the twin objectives of the National Sports Policy, 2001, viz., “Broad-basing” of sports and “Achieving excellence in sports at the National and International levels” through various sports promotional schemes. Sports is a State subject and, therefore, it is primarily the responsibility of the State Government to develop sports in the country.
Number of gold, silver and bronze medals won by Indian sportspersons during the last three years in major multisport events like Olympic, Commonwealth and Asian Games is as under:
| Year | Event | Total Medals | Break-up |
| 2014 | Commonwealth Games | 64 | 15 Gold+30 Silver+ 19 Bronze |
| Asian Games | 57 | 11 Gold+10 Silver+ 36 Bronze | |
| Asian Para Games | 33 | 3 Gold+14Silver+ 16 Bronze | |
| 2016 | Olympic Games | 2 | 1Silver + 1 Bronze |
| Paralympic Games | 4 | 2 Gold + 1Silver + 1 Bronze |
Apart from this, Indian sportspersons have won over 500 medals in various other major international tournaments from 2014-15 to 2017-18 (upto December, 2017).
This information was given by the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Youth Affairs and Sports Col. RajyavardhanRathore in reply to a written Question by Shri Lal SinhVadodia in Rajya Sabha today.
