The Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports has approved the proposal of financial assistance of Rs 23 crore for creation of sports infrastructure facilities of multi-purpose indoor halls and synthetic hockey playfield for Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Rajasthan and Manipur.
As per the approved proposals for financial assistance under the Urban Sports Infrastructure Scheme (USIS), grant-in-aid would be released to the States in instalments.
In Chhattisgarh, a multi-purpose hall would be constructed in the tribal district of Kondagaon, for which a grant-in-aid of Rs 6 crore would be provided to the State.
In Haryana, a synthetic hockey playfield would be laid in the sports complex at Hisar, for which a grant-in-aid of Rs 5 crore would be given to the Haryana Government.
Multi-purpose indoor halls would be constructed in both Rajasthan’s Karauli district and Manipur’s Senapati district with a central grant of Rs 6 crore to each of these States.