States get share in revamped Khelo India Scheme sports infra fund
The Indian government has revamped the Khelo India Scheme with a significant ₹29,054 crore outlay, introducing a cost-sharing model that requires states to contribute to sports infrastructure development. This new framework aims to foster state ownership in projects while increasing the total funding eightfold to support a larger pool of athletes and future international event hosting.
Why it matters
This policy shift decentralizes sports infrastructure development, potentially accelerating the creation of grassroots facilities across India while aligning state and central interests for long-term sporting success.
Revamping the funding pattern of the Khelo India Scheme, the central government has set aside a ₹565 crore component for states which they will dip into to share the cost of future sports infrastructure development projects in the five-year plan.
The union cabinet, earlier this week, approved a ₹29,054 crore outlay for the Khelo India Scheme along with ₹7,387 crore for the Assistance to National Sports Federations Scheme (ANSF).
Revealing the finer details of the Khelo India Scheme fund, the Sports Ministry said the central share from the corpus would be ₹28,489 crore and the state share has been set at ₹565 crore. However, the ministry did not provide details of the individual share allotted to each state.
As per the scheme, the funding ratio for infrastructure development in general states would be 60:40 with the central government bearing the majority of the cost.
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