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Government of India
Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports
Department of Sports
LOK SABHA
STARRED QUESTION NO. †*8
TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.07.2026
Funds Sanctioned for Sports Infrastructure
†*8. Shri Jai Parkash:
Shri Satpal Brahamchari:
Will the Minister of YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Government has assessed the available sports
infrastructure, stadiums, playgrounds, indoor halls and training facilities
for promoting sports in the country, including Hisar Lok Sabha
Constituency and if so, the details thereof;
(b) whether any proposal is under consideration for construction or
upgradation of new sports stadium, multi-purpose sports complex,
synthetic track, rural playground or other sports facilities in the said
constituency under any scheme of the Government;
(c) the details of amount sanctioned and incurred for the development of
sports stadium, multipurpose sports complex, sports academy and other
sports facilities in Sonipat Lok Sabha constituency during the last three
years and the current year;
(d) whether the Government is implementing any special scheme to
provide the players the benefits of modern training, sports equipments,
coaches, scholarships and talent identification programmes, and special
assistance for the preparation of national and international
competitions; and
(e) if so, the details thereof and the future plan of action in this regard,
particularly the new steps proposed by the Government to promote the
sports talents in the said Constituency?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS
[ DR. MANSUKH MANDAVIYA ]
(a) to (e) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.
Page 1 of 3STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF LOK
SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. †*8 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.07.2026
REGARDING “FUNDS SANCTIONED FOR SPORTS INFRASTRUCTURE”
ASKED BY SHRI JAI PARKASH AND SHRI SATPAL BRAHAMCHARI,
HON’BLE MEMBERS OF LOK SABHA
(a) and (b) ‘Sports’ being a State subject, the responsibility for
development of sports, including assessment of sports infrastructure,
development and upgradation of sports stadiums, playgrounds, indoor
halls and training facilities, provision of modern coaching, sports
equipment, scholarships, talent identification and athlete support, rests
primarily with the respective State/Union Territory Governments. The
Union Government supplements these efforts by bridging critical gaps.
No such assessment by the State Government on above is received in
this Ministry. The Khelo India Scheme and National Sports Development
Fund (NSDF), implemented by this Ministry, under which financial
assistance for development of sports infrastructure is provided are
demand-driven schemes. The proposals received from the State/ Union
Territory Governments and other eligible entities are considered for
financial support, subject to their completeness, technical feasibility and
availability of funds under the scheme. The details of the sports
infrastructure projects approved and their sanctioned cost, funds
released and their physical and financial progress, under the Khelo India
Scheme and National Sports Development Funds (NSDF), across the
country, including in Hisar and Sonepat Lok Sabha constituencies of the
State of Haryana, are available in public domain on the dashboards of
the Ministry at https://mdsd.kheloindia.gov.in and
http://www.nsdf.yas.gov.in/nsdf-glance.html, respectively.
(c) Funds are allocated and released Scheme-wise and not State/UT-wise
and component-wise. The details of funds allocated and expenditure
incurred under various Sports Development Schemes of the Department
of Sports across the country, during the last three years and the current
year are as under:
(amount in ₹ crore)
Financial Year Funds allocated Expenditure incurred
2023-24 2380.86 2329.35
2024-25 2332.50 2136.97
2025-26 2347.14 2228.88
2026-27 1981.35 367.81
(as on 14.07.2026)
Page 2 of 3(d) and (e) The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports implements the
following schemes for the promotion of sports in the country, including
in the State of Haryana:
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;
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.
The Government continues to strengthen the sports ecosystem through
development of sports infrastructure, expansion of athlete development
programmes, talent identification initiatives and support to eligible
proposals received from State Governments and other implementing
agencies under the existing schemes.
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