Sports Ministry to provide INR 2000 crore grant to Gujarat for 2030 CWG
FILE PHOTO: Ahmedabad will host the centenary edition of the Games after winning the bid last year. | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI
FILE PHOTO: Ahmedabad will host the centenary edition of the Games after winning the bid last year. | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI
The Union Sports Ministry has committed to providing a grant-in-aid of INR 2000 crore to the Gujarat Government for the conduct of the 2030 Commonwealth Games in Ahmedabad.
The grant has been listed in the revised norms of Assistance to National Sports Federations (ANSF). Ahmedabad will be hosting the centenary edition of Games after winning the bid last year, beating competition from Nigeria.
The ministry said that the current allocation is based on the 2025 rates and the grant is “expected” to be approximately INR 2500 crore in 2030 “adjusted with Consumer Price Index (a statistical estimate of retail inflation)”.
The disbursal of the funds would be done “as and when” a request from the Gujarat government is received.
The payment will be met from the ANSF funds. The Government approved the continuation of the Scheme for the period 2026-27 to 2030-31 under the 16th Finance Commission Cycle at a total outlay of INR 7,386.74 crore.
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“Payments to the Government of Gujarat towards meeting the financial commitment for providing grant-in-aid for conducting the Commonwealth Games 2030 with an upper limit of INR 2,000 Crores at 2025 prices and which is expected to be approximately Rs 2500 crore at 2030 adjusted with Consumer Price Index, as and when disbursal is required, will be met from the Scheme of Assistance to National Sports Federations,” the Ministry stated.
The CWG, which was significantly scaled down for this year’s Glasgow edition due to paucity of funds, is expected to be a grand affair when it comes to Ahmedabad.
India plans to have 15 to 17 disciplines on the roster. The Glasgow Games featured only 10 disciplines and left out popular ones like hockey, wrestling, and cricket among others.
Published on Oct 16, 2026
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