Sports ministry receives hike of Rs 258.2 crore in Budget 2018; SAI funding reduced by Rs 66.17 crore
• 7 years agoJaitley allocated a total of Rs 2196.36 crore for the sports ministry, compared to the Rs 1938.16 crore earmarked last year.
Rio Olympics 2016: India’s (official) spending on the Games is a third of the UK’s, and falling
Indiaspend • 9 years agoIndia’s last Olympic gold-medal winner, Abhinav Bindra, recently pointed to United Kingdom’s spending on athletes at the Rio Olympics, emphasising the money needed to convert performance into medals.
Dravid, Gopichand on govt committee to identify Olympic medal hopefuls
Fp Archives • 11 years agoSports Ministry has decided to start a "Target Mission Olympic Podium Scheme" which will include Rahul Dravid and Abhinav Bindra among others.