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Budgeting for CWG 2010As of May 2009, the current expendd

CWG-2010 estimated by MYAS

The Games are estimated to be the most expensive 9,599 crore, of which an amount of

Commonwealth Games ever. crore had already been approved. In

Rs. 3,289 crore of funds from otherThe budget for CWG-2010 underwent several

(Rs. 2,950 crore from GNCTD'srevisions as indicated below:

Rs. 221 crore from NDMC's bud

Originally in May 2003, when GoI allowed IOA Rs. 118 crore from DDA's budget)a

been allocated for projects relto bid for CWG-2010, an expenditure of Rs.

CWG-2010.296 crore was indicated towards upgradation4

of sports infrastructure and conduct of thei have estimated the cost of creating ven

Games, with expenditure on security and thecity infrastructure as well as the operational

Games village to be incurred by thefor hosting the games at Rs. 12,888 crore. H

Government and DDA.this excludes the investments by several

agencies on infrastructure and other activHowever, the updated bid document ofb 5

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), December 2003 estimated operating

Authority of India (AAI)/ Delhi Internationaexpenditure alone at Rs. 635 crore. Total

Limited (DIAL), India Tourism Developexpenditure (other than Games operating

Corporation Ltd.(ITDC) etc. The agency-expenses) was estimated at Rs. 1200 crore,

activity-wise break-up of the estimated costs foand Government grants were estimated at

2010 related projects are depicted in ChartsRs. 518 crore.

while details are indicated in Annexure-

The first budget for the Games approved byc

While we recognise the challenge in accthe Cabinet in April 2007 estimated the total

estimating the cost of hosting the Gameexpenditure of the Games at Rs. 3566 crore

substantial jump, even during the past two Rs. 300 crore.

the estimates indicates that the scope and s

the Games was not fully grasped while fraestimates.


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Formation of Organising Committee MYAS is the nodal ministry of GoI for th

Project, with GoM and CoS for apex-level dAs per the Host City Contract (HCC), the and high level monitoring. While the Ge

Organising Committee (OC) was to have Organisation Plan (GOP) lists out the ex

been constituted by May 2004 but was services from each agency for the project, w

formed only in February 2005. In contrast, we note that significant scope for improvement of co-o

for the Commonwealth Games to be held in Glasgow among agencies and for better clarity of th

in 2014, the OC has been formed even before the Some such instances of lack of coordination

formal award of the Games. different agencies are listed in Box 3. Many

were either unaware of their role or refuted

expected of them under the GOP duringStewardship of the Games execution; these issues were only clarified

stage. There were also instances where agGiven the magnitude of the Games, the number of

different levels were maintaining differenagencies involved in planning, execution and staging

revised timelines for the same project. Thewould be many. As many as 21 major organisations/

have contributed significantly to delays in achiagencies are involved in this exercise for CWG-2010.

of various milestones.These agencies, with varying levels of autonomy, have

different reporting lines. Clarity of roles and

responsibilities of different agencies and their

stewardship is vital for a synchronised and smooth

movement forward to achieve the overriding objective

of successful staging of the Games.


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Sporting Culture

Sports took center stage during the event. At the FICCI Global Sports Summit titled "Turf

2010," the business potential was rated very high; however, Indian spending on sports isvery low. The vociferous criticism of the CWG -- industrialists such as Azim Premji of Wipro

have been acerbic about the waste of money -- indicates that sports is still regarded as aluxury. Bamzai, who spoke at Turf 2010, says India lacks a sporting culture. Another

speaker at the event added: "Play is fun. Sports is organized play. India just plays."

According to a FICCI report, global spend on sports is projected to rise from US$114 billion

in 2009 to US$133 billion in 2013. (These are projections from a PricewaterhouseCoopers --PwC -- study.) "While sport sponsorship in the Asia-Pacific region is projected to grow at

3.9% between 2010 and 2013, growth in India is expected to be higher as India plays hostto global sporting competitions like the CWG and [because of the increase in the] spending

power of the average Indian."

FICCI also feels that there is grassroots support for sports that isn't very apparent. Thecountry is getting richer. Per capita income is growing. And people need an outlet for

national pride. "As economies grow and people are increasingly secure in the fact that theyneed not worry about survival, they move towards expressing themselves, and sports forms

a method of this expression," says Krishnamachar of WSG.


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increased surveillance

and restrictions in the guise of

Conclusion security measures.7. Article 7 of the CWG Constitution mention

For the Commonwealth Games and geneClearly, it is not a win-win situation for the majority,respect of all activities of the Federation andwho are far removed from the Games and any of its

under its control, there shall be no discrimproclaimed benefits. It is not surprising that the officialagainst any country or person on any gdiscourse has systematically overstated the gains, most

whatsoever, including race, colour, gender, of which are speculative in nature, and has maintainedor politics. The clampdown against the urba silence over the losses and the costs which come in the

and homeless in Delhi is a glaring violation wake of the Commonwealth Games. It is not surprisingarticle.because this has been the trend all over the world. Apart

from this trend of over-estimated benefits and under-

estimated costs of hosting, another fact that is often110

ignored is that most studies of sport as a generator of

development have been conducted in advance of the

events on behalf of interested parties without adequate

measurement of final and intermediate outputs as wellas inputs.111

The socio-economic profile and the physical fabric

of the city are undergoing a drastic and irreversible

transformation due to Indias decision to host the CWG.

The urban poor, especially women, children, persons with

disabilities, dalits, older persons, and other marginalised

groups, bear the worst brunt of this rampant Games-

led infrastructure development with thousands of crores

of rupees being squandered on inessential and wastefulprojects.

1. Slum dwellers have been evicted, their homes

demolished, and most have not received any

compensation.

2. Street vendors and other informal sector workers

have been cleared off the roads, and their livelihoods

are being destroyed.

3. Delhi officials demolished a temporary night shelter

for the homeless at Pusa Roundabout during thepeak of Delhis winter for the sake of growing grass

for city beautification. Two homeless persons lost

their lives as a result.

4. Beggars and homeless citizens are being rounded

up, arrested and arbitrarily detained under the

Bombay Prevention of Beggary Act 1959.Some

have been sent to beggars homes and talks are on

with States to ensure they go back to where they

originate.

5. There is rampant exploitation of workers at CWGconstruction sites This includes low pay unsafeworking conditions lack of housing use of childlabour non registration of workers and denialof social security benefits Deaths have also beenreported at some of the CWG sites6 Civil liberties in Delhi are being curtailed and asthe Games draw near the city is likely to witness

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