The total estimated expenditure likely to be incurred for holding Commonwealth Games will be about Rs.10555 . Organizing Committee has estimated that it would generate revenue of around . 1708 from International/Domestic Broadcasting, Sponsorship, Ticketing, Licensed Merchandise, Donations etc.

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clearances fromthe concernedagencies, the sports infrastructure work on the different venues of the Commonwealth Games was commenced.There have been instances delaysin a few projectsfor which ‘Recovery Schedules’ have been prepared.It is thatall the sports infrastructure projectswill be completedin time before the Commonwealth Games, 2010, the Minister added.

The details of funds allocated / released and expenditure incurred project-wise are given in the table below.

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The Minister further stated that 1140 sports persons have been identified for training in all disciplines of Commonwealth Games, 2010.The selection is made on All India basis and not State-wise and a statement indicating the number of sportspersons identified for training in each disciplines of Commonwealth Games, 2010, is given in the table below.

* Elite Athletes with Disability

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