New Delhi, 1 Feb: Country’s tremendous success at the Tokyo Olympics seems to have influenced the sports budget as the central government on Tuesday allocated Rs 3062.60 crore for financial year 2022-23 — an increase of Rs 305.58 crore, compared to the last year’s amount.
\nIn the last financial year, the government had allocated Rs 2596.14 crore for sports, which was later revised to Rs 2757.02 crore.
\nIndia won won seven medals, including a historic track and field gold, at the Tokyo Olympics. The sporting activities have also resumed in a phased manner in the country and 2022 is an important season because of two global events — the Birmgham Commonwealth Games and Hangzhou Asian Games — lined up.
\nConsidering all of it, the government may have decided to spend more on sporting activities.
\nThe government’s flagship Khelo India programme witnessed am increase of Rs 316.29 crore in the 2021-22 budget, presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday.
\nThe financial allocation towards Khelo India programme, which got Rs 657.71 crore in the last budget, was increased to Rs 974 crore.
\nThe total encouragement and awards to sports persons have seen a substantial increase from Rs 245 crore to Rs 357 crore.
\nThe Sports Authority of India’s budget had been reduced by Rs 7.41 crore to Rs 653 crore.
\nThe SAI is the nodal organisation to manage nationals camps, provide infrastructure, equipment and other logistics to the country’s sportspersons.
\nThe allocation towards National Sports Development Fund has been reduced by Rs 9 crore to Rs 16 crore.
\nThe National service scheme has witnessed a whopping jump of Rs 118.50 crore from Rs 165 crore to Rs 283.50 core.
\nThe allocation towards National Sports Federations (NSFs)remained untouched at Rs 280 crore.
\nAs far as incentives for sportspersons are concerned, the budget has proposed a minimal hike of Rs crore to Rs 55 crore.
\nThe budget for National Sports Development Fund has been further reduced to Rs Rs 16 crore from Rs 25 crore. (PTI)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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