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Sports is a State subject and promotion of the same at the State level is the responsibility of the concerned State Government. However, Government of India, through its own Schemes and Schemes of Sports Authority of India (SAI), augments the efforts of the State Government in promotion of sports at Junior, Sub-Junior and Senior level.
As per the existing Scheme of State Sports Academy, an Academy can be set up jointly by the Central Government, State Government/UT Administration and a Sponsor as a co-operative venture. The financial assistance to the Academy in respect of capital, non-recurring costs with an upper cap of Rs.8.30 crore has to be shared between the Sponsor, the Central Government and the State Government in the ratio of 51:25:24. In addition, recurring cost upto Rs.17 lakh per annum or 25% of actual expenditure, whichever is less, shall be payable for a period of three years by the Government of India.
Some State Governments/UTs have indicated their desire for setting up of Sports Academy.
This information was given by Shri Sunil Dutt, Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports in a written reply in the Lok Sabha.
VBA/SK/2/2005
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