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there is often replication of work done by the Union government and the state
governments. This arises due to the synchronization failure between them.
Every report of the government cited three important reasons for the current
despicable state of sports affairs. These are:
a) Lack of sports consciousness and culture in the country,
b) No network of basic sports infrastructure,
c) Absence of effective system for talent identification,
d) Training and fair selection of teams.
Although there is awareness at the government level, limited actions have
been taken to actually devote in sports infrastructure. Funds granted are very
sparse and even if funds are allocated to the states, it lies unutilized in many states.
For example, In West Bengal out of INR 1.3 crore (USD 275,102) (approximately)
disbursed by the Union Government to the State for sports infrastructure
development (in certain districts), only few lakhs have been utilized. Not only the
States, but also the Union Government does not fully use the funds available to it. In
Tenth Sports Development Plan, INR 1360.41 crore (USD 287 million) was utilized
by the Central Government against an allocation of 1463.69 crore (USD 310 million).
Playing fields in many parts of the country are now grazing grounds for cows and
cattle. Also existing stadia are in a dilapidated state. Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium
(IGI), second largest indoor stadium in the Asia, lay covered in heaps of dirt. The
main stadium of Asian Games 1982 and CWG 2010 (which has been renovated in
2010 at a cost of INR 240 crore i.e. USD 52 million) has lost its glamour and no
longer boasts of its glorious past. Its lavatories are leaky, wall paints and plasters are
peeling off, wirings of the galleries are on the floor and wrestling platform is falling
apart.
Lack of proper management has further aggravated the difficulty of the stadiums.
Even though many sportspersons have been speaking about this issue, government
has done little to relieve their throbbing. Absence of proper management results in
misuse of the sports complexes. Dumurjala Indoor Stadium in (Howrah) Kolkata
(West Bengal, India) is currently being used to shoot reality shows for Bengali
channels.
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