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Article: Rs 500 crore earmarked for C'wealth Games.
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- February 28, 2007
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Rs 500 crore earmarked for C'wealth Games
New Delhi, Feb 28 (PTI) An allocation of Rs 500 crore for the Commonwealth Games, to be held in the capital in 2010, was announced today in the Union budget, besides a higher allocation of Rs 111 crore for the Sports and Youth Affairs Ministry.
In a bid to make the multi-disciplinary sporting extravaganza a success, the Centre would sanction Rs 350 crore to the Delhi government and another Rs 150 crore to the Youth Affairs and Sports Ministry for organising the Games.
Presenting the budget in Parliament, Finance Minister p Chidambaram also earmarked Rs 50 crore for the Commonwealth Youth Games to be held ...