Lok Sabha Question No. 5874 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-30
Subject: Allocation of Funds for Sports Infrastructure in Gujarat
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Smt. Poonamben Hematbhai Maadam

## Government of India Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports Department of Sports

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5874

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.03.2026

Allocation of Funds for Sports Infrastructure in Gujarat

5874. SMT. POONAMBEN HEMATBHAI MAADAM:

Will the Minister of YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  continuously  improving  and  upgrading sports infrastructure across the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  the  details  of  total  funds  allocated,  sanctioned  and  utilised  for  the development and maintenance of sports infrastructure in Gujarat during the last three years and the current-year;
- (d) whether the Government has taken steps to ensure the accessibility
- of sports facilities to both rural and urban youth; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## THE MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS

## ANSWER [ DR. MANSUKH MANDAVIYA ]

- (a) to (e) 'Sports' being a State subject, the responsibility for development of sports, including continuous improvement and upgradation of sports infrastructure, allocation of resources for development and maintenance of sports facilities, and ensuring accessibility of sports infrastructure to both rural and urban youth, rests primarily  with  the  respective  State/Union  Territory  Governments.  The Union  Government  only  supplements  their  efforts  by  bridging  critical gaps. The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports implements the following schemes  for  the  promotion  of  sports  in  the  country,  including  in  the State of Gujarat:

- i. Khelo India - National Programme for Development of Sports;
- ii. Assistance to National Sports Federations (NSFs);
- iii. Cash  Incentives  to  Medal  Winners  in  International  Sports Events and their coaches;
- iv. National Sports Awards;
- v. Pension to Meritorious Sportspersons;
- vi. Pandit  Deendayal  Upadhyay  National  Welfare  Program  for Sportspersons;
- vii. National Sports Development Fund (NSDF);
- viii. Running  Sports  Training  centres  through  Sports  Authority  of India (SAI); and
- ix. National Centre for Sports Science and Research (NCSSR).

Details of the above schemes are available in the public domain on the websites of this Ministry and the Sports Authority of India.

Funds  are  sanctioned  and  released  Scheme-wise  and  not  componentwise  in  this  Ministry.  The  details  of  funds  allocated  and  expenditure incurred under various Sports Development Schemes of the Ministry of Youth  Affairs  and  Sports  across  the  country,  including  in  the  State  of Gujarat, during the last three years are as under:

## (amount in ₹ crore)

| Financial Year   |   Funds allocated |   Expenditure incurred |
|------------------|-------------------|------------------------|
| 2024-25          |           2332.5  |                2136.97 |
| 2023-24          |           2380.86 |                2329.35 |
| 2022-23          |           1907.69 |                1879.99 |

The  details  of  the  sports  infrastructure  sanctioned  under  Khelo  India Scheme and NSDF, across the country, including in the State of Gujarat, are  available  in  public  domain  on  the  dashboards  of  the  Ministry  at https://mdsd.kheloindia.gov.in and http://www.nsdf.yas.gov.in/nsdfglance.html,  respectively.  The  sports  facilities  supported  under  these schemes are available to all citizens of the country, including rural and urban youth.  The  responsibility  of  operation  and  maintenance  of  these sports facilities rests with the grantee.

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