NEW DELHI: The government will spend Rs 190 crore on athletes for their training, foreign exposure, equipment and support staff for the Birmingham CWG and Hangzhou Asian Games scheduled later this year. The sports ministry has finalised the Annual Calendar of Training & Competitions (ACTCs) for 33 disciplines and has earmarked a sum of Rs 259 crore for the financial year 2022-23 as assistance to various National Sports Federations (NSFs), the Press Information Bureau (PIB) informed on Monday.
The budget has been decided based on detailed discussions with 33 NSFs on their planned competition and training calendar for the year 2022-23, with special emphasis on the proposals regarding training and competition requirements of athletes participating in the CWG and Asiad. Besides the 33 federations whose ACTCs have already been approved by the ministry, the ACTC consultation meetings with three more NSFs are in the offing and the budgets for them will also be finalised soon.
