By Assam News on December 1, 2009 at 6:43 am
The total estimated expenditure likely to be incurred for holding Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India will be about Rs.10555 crore. The Commonwealth Games 2010 Organizing Committee has estimated that it would generate revenue of around Rs. 1708 crore from International/Domestic Broadcasting, Sponsorship, Ticketing, Licensed Merchandise, Donations etc.
This information was given by Shri Pratik Prakashbapu Patil, the Minister of State for Youth Affairs & Sports, Government of India, in a written reply to a question by Shri Marotrao Sainuji Kowase, Shri P.T. Thomas, Smt. Jaya Prada & Smt. Bhavana Gawali Patil in the Lok Sabha today. The Minister further informed the House that after obtaining the necessary regulatory clearances from the concerned agencies, the sports infrastructure work on the different venues of the Commonwealth Games was commenced. There have been instances of delays in a few projects for which ‘Recovery Schedules’ have been prepared. It is expected that all the sports infrastructure projects will be completed in time before the Commonwealth Games, 2010, the Minister added.
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