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New Delhi : The Government has spent over Rs 65 crore on men’s hockey team during last five years. An amount of Rs 45.05 crore has been spent on Senior Hockey Men’s team and Rs 20.23 crore on Junior Hockey Men’s Team towards coaching camps, foreign competitions, domestic competitions, salary of coaches, equipment etc., during the last five years, i.e., 2016-17 to 2020-21.
Further, a total of 20 infrastructure projects worth Rs 103.98 crore for hockey have been sanctioned under Khelo India Scheme since 2016-17. This information was given by Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Anurag Thakur in a written reply in Rajya Sabha on December 2, 2021, according to a PIB release.