This year’s budget will be very important in terms of sports. There are Asian Games in September, while Paris Olympics are also going to be held next year.
This time the sports budget is very important for the players.
The Indian government will release the budget for the year 2022-23 on Wednesday. The eyes of the people of every sector will be on this budget. In whose hands laddoos come in the budget and whose hands remain empty, it will be decided on Wednesday itself. this year’s sports budget Very important for the players. Asian Games are to be organized this year. And next year are the Paris Olympics. This year they need more and more financial help for preparation, in such a situation it has to be seen whether the government is kind to them.
The budget allocated by the government for sports last year was the biggest ever. Although a major part of this budget was given for the Khelo India Games, whose main task is to prepare players for the future. This year, the budget is more needed for those players who are contenders to bring medals for the country in the Asian Games and then in the Olympics.
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How is the sports budget divided?
Every year when the government announces the sports budget, it is divided into several parts. Some part of the budget would have been given to Sports India, some to Sai, some to National Federations. At the same time, the money of National Sports Development Fund is also included in this budget. From this fund, money is also given to the players included in the TOPS. However, the decision of how much money will be given to which sector is also decided by the government in its budget. Many times the budget is changed even in the middle of the year.
how was last year
Talking about the last year, a total budget of 3062.60 crores was given for the game. There was an increase of Rs 305.8 crore in the year 2022 as compared to the budget of the year 2021. The biggest part of this budget was given to Games India. Out of Rs 3062.60 crore, Rs 974 crore was given to Games India. Apart from organizing sports events throughout the year, Khelo India looks after 11 other major works which include things like sports infrastructure, playfield development, group coaching development, talent search, academy. A total budget of Rs 280 crore was given for different sports federations of the country. However, later it was given 181 crores. If we talk about National Sports Development, it was given only Rs 25 crore.
What can change this year
Many national camps and tournaments are going to be organized before the Asian Games this year, in such a situation there is a need to increase the budget of the federations. This year is very important for stars like athlete Neeraj Chopra, wrestler Bajrang Punia, badminton player PV Sindhu. He will go for foreign training to prepare for the Olympics, in such a situation the budget of TOPS can also be increased.
