Sports ministry allocates Rs 258.39 crore for Olympics preparation
June 9th, 2011 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANSNew Delhi, June 9 (IANS) The sports ministry Thursday earmarked Rs.258.39 crore to prepare athletes for the 2012 London Olympics. The lion’s share, Rs.43 crore, was allocated for shooters.
Union Sports Minister Ajay Maken said the fund allocations for “Project Opex 2012″ were at par with the Rs.678 crore earmarked for the Commonwealth Games over a period of three years. The budget for the mega event is for the period of April 2011 to August 2012 and will cover the athletes in 16 Olympic disciplines.
“Maken stated that based on the approved funding norms, which are at par with Commonwealth Games, with further upscaling in certain areas such as lodging, nutrition and scientific support, daily allowance etc., the budget has been estimated for about Rs.258.39 crore for the period April 2011 to August 2012,” the sports ministry said in a release.
Twenty-eight foreign coaches will oversee the training with their national counterparts. Seventeen foreign coaches have already joined in the various selected disciplines and the rest will be joining at the earliest.
“Elaborating on the coaching of athletes, Maken informed that a total of 28 foreign coaches have been selected for engagement. Seventeen coaches have joined and 11 are in the process of joining. 29 foreign exposures have been completed till date,” said the statement.
The minister also disclosed that 32 government observers in the identified disciplines have been appointed to ensure the effective conduct of the national coaching camps and for fair selection of players for international exposures and qualifying competitions.
Maken said that he will appoint a three-member committee of experts. A three-member oversight committee consisting of one member each from Indian Olympic Association (IOA), Sports Authority of India (SAI) and sport discipline will also be constituted and the officials will visit the national camps periodically to check the standards of food and other infrastructure.
the amount allocated to 16 disciplines: Archery Rs.9.2 crore; athletics Rs.15.9 crore; badminton Rs.13 crore; boxing Rs.27.1 crore; gymnastics Rs.13.5 crore; hockey Rs.20.5 crore; judo Rs.12 crore; rowing Rs.8.7 crore; shooting Rs.43.7 crore; swimming Rs.12.7 crore; table tennis Rs.14.6 crore; taekwondo Rs.9.4 crore; tennis Rs.2.1 crore; weightlifting Rs.11.1 crore; wrestling Rs.15.7 crore; and yachting Rs.8.3 crore.
- Sports ministry launches 'Opex London 2012' to prepare athletes - Mar 03, 2011
- India spends Rs.123.73 crores on Olympics preparations - Mar 13, 2012
- CWG silver lining: Increased funding for Indian sport (Year after CWG) - Sep 29, 2011
- Rs.260 crore allocated for London Olympics: Maken - Dec 08, 2011
- Rs.3.57 crore spent on boxers' Olympics preparations - Feb 02, 2012
- Tainted runners training at SAI centre is serious, says Maken - Mar 21, 2012
- Olympics Preparation: Rs.3.57 crore spent on boxers, Rs.4.73 crore on weightlifters (Lead) - Feb 02, 2012
- Rs. 14.40 crore spent on shooters' Olympics preparations - Feb 01, 2012
- London Olympics tops new sports minister's priorities - Jan 20, 2011
- Maken wants India to perform better at London Olympics (Lead) - Jan 20, 2011
- Rs.4.63 crore spent on Olympic preparation for badminton - Jan 31, 2012
- IOA unhappy at not being involved in HI, IHF talks - Jun 10, 2011
- BCCI has to come under RTI for own benefit: Maken - Nov 14, 2011
- Maken promises athletes all support for London Olympics - Mar 16, 2011
- India has spent Rs.55.22 crores on athletes for 2012 Olympics - Apr 24, 2012
Tags: 2012 london olympics, ajay maken, commonwealth games, crore, daily allowance, fund allocations, government observers, indian olympic association, international exposures, ioa, member committee, national camps, national coaching, national counterparts, olympic disciplines, oversight committee, sports authority, sports ministry, union sports, upscaling