The quantum of revenue likely to be generated during the Commonwealth Games till December 2010 is expected to be of Rs. 1708.00 Crore from (i) International / Domestic Broadcasting : Rs. 298.70 Crore; (ii) Sponsorship : Rs. 960.00 Crore; (iii) Ticketing : Rs. 100.00 Crore; (iv) Licensed Merchandise : Rs. 50.00 Crore; and (v) Donations : Rs. 300.00 Crore. The CG Organizing Committee is likely to offset the entire projected expenditure of Rs. 1620.00 Cr on the conduct of Games through the collection of above revenue. The Government has guaranteed to meet the shortfall between revenue generation and expenditure, if any, of CG Organizing Committee.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Youth Affairs & Sports, Shri Pratik Prakashbapu Patil in the Lok Sabha .
The details of funds utilized, on the preparation of the Commonwealth Games (CG), till 1st January, 2010, item-wise and head-wise are as under:
(Rs in Crore)
| Sl. No. | Implementing Agency | Name of Stadium / Project | Total Amount likely to be spent | Amount Actually Spent (upto 1.1.2010 | Amount likely to be spent between 1.1.2010 & 1.10.2010 |
| 1. | Sports Authority of India / Central Public Works Department (CPWD) | SAI Stadia | 2418.00 | 1384.67 | 1033.33 |
| 2. | University of Delhi | Competition / Training Venues | 306.41 | 162.00 | 144.40 |
| 3. | All India tennis Association | R.K. Khanna Stadium | 65.65 | 30.70 | 34.95 |
| 4. | Central Reserve Police Force / CPWD | Kadarpur Shooting Range, Gurgaon | 28.50 | 20.65 | 7.85 |
| 5. | Organizing Committee CWG-2010 | Conduct of the Games | 1620.00 | 505.00 | 1115.00 |
| 6. | Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports | Preparation of Teams | 678.00 | 287.00 | 391.00 |
| 7. | Delhi Development Authority | Games Village / Competition and Training venues | 827.85 | 555.59 | 272.26 |
| 8. | New Delhi Municipal Committee | Competition and Training Venues | 260.00 | 93.00 | 167.00 |
While projects at Sl. No. 1 to 6 are being funded by the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, the remaining two projects at Sl. No.7 & 8 are being funded by the concerned organizations.


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It’s a great honour for india to organize these games. If this event is successful, India would be one of the most elligble country to bid for next olympic games. Lets Pray for India’s better future.