Indian Budget Appreciated by Sportsmen -Government allocates Rs 2826.92 Crore to sports budget - Rs 50 Crore increase

NEW DELHI, I February 2020, TON: The Indian government on Saturday allocated Rs 2826.92 Crore as sports budget for the next financial year, which is up by a mere Rs 50 Crore from the revised estimates of 2019-20. However, as far as incentives for sportspersons in the Olympic year are concerned, it has proposed to slash the amount from the Rs 111 Crore to Rs 70 Crore.

The government also decreased the allocation for Sports Authority of India from the revised Rs 615 Crore to Rs 500 Crore. The Sports Authority of India is the focal authority to manage nationals camps, provide infrastructure, equipment and other logistics to the country's sportspersons.

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