However, one distinct feature of this year’s sports budget is the reduced funding allocated to the Sports Authority of India (SAI). The category which received the maximum financial assistance is the government’s pet project ‘Khelo India’, which has received Rs 520.09 crore from the Rs 350 crore that it got last year. In fact ‘Khelo India’ constitutes 23.67 percent of the total sports budget this year. The allocation for incentives to sportspersons has been increased from Rs 18.13 crore (2017-18)to Rs 23 crore for the year 2018-19. The scheme of Human Resource Development in Sports saw a cut by 50 percent from Rs 10 crore to Rs 5 crore.

Source: Hindustan Times February 01, 2018 13:41 UTC