In order to groom sports talents of tribal students of the state, 23 sports complexes are run by the Tribal Welfare Department. These include 17 boys and 6 girls sports complexes. These complexes are fully residential. In each sports complex, 100 seats are approved for the students.
The Department has taken a decision to provide sports facilities of international standard in 7 sports complexes out of the existing sports complexes. In these sports complexes, tribal students will be provided with special coaching facilities for national and international level sports competitions.
The 7 sports complexes, where international level sports facilities would be made available include Balak Khel Parisar-Indore for athletics, swimming and diving, facility of Athletics at Balak Khel Parisar-Sheopur, Climbing and Bouldering facility at Balak Khel Parisar -Shahdol, Cycling at Kanya Khel Parisar-Jabalpur, Table-Tennis, Badminton and Squash facility at Kanya Khel Parisar of Dahi of District Dhar.
Besides, arrangement is being made for coaching of international level archery at Kanya Khel Parisar of Jhabua. In these selected sports complexes, a provision has been made to give Rs 6,000 month scholarship to each student.
The scheme to give awards to encourage tribal players is also being executed by the Department of Tribal Welfare. A provision has been made to give Rs 21,000 to the first prize-winning player at the national level and Rs 10,000 to each player of the group sports event. Players bagging the second prize in an individual sports will be given Rs 15,000 and Rs 7,000 to each player under the group event.
Similarly, a provision has been made to give Rs 11,000 on bagging the third prize in individual event and Rs 5,000 to each player on bagging the third prize under a group event.