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Government of India
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
08-June-2012 16:15 IST
Central Assistance of Rs. 7764.45 Lakh Sanctioned to States under PYKKA

            The Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports has sanctioned Central Assistance of Rs. 7764.45 lakh to 26 States for conducting the annual sports competitions during 2012-13 under Panchayat Yuva Krida Aur Khel Abhiyan (PYKKA) scheme as per the details given below:-

 

S.No.

Name of State

Amount (Rs. in lakh)

1.       

Andhra Pradesh

1149.55

2.       

Arunachal Pradesh

235.95

3.       

Assam

354.25

4.       

Bihar

34.40

5.       

Chhattisgarh

265.40

6.       

Goa

17.60

7.       

Gujarat

299.15

8.       

Haryana

215.15

9.       

Himachal Pradesh

132.30

10.   

Jharkhand

34.80

11.   

Karnataka

306.20

12.   

Kerala

217.80

13.   

Madhya Pradesh

518.35

14.   

Maharashtra

487.15

15.   

Manipur

102.35

16.   

Meghalaya

87.95

17.   

Mizoram

79.00

18.   

Nagaland

112.40

19.   

Orissa

413.10

20.   

Punjab

241.10

21.   

Rajasthan

387.85

22.   

Sikkim

111.85

23.   

Tamil Nadu

510.05

24.   

Uttrakhand

148.75

25.   

Uttar Pradesh

915.85

26.   

West Bengal

386.15

 

Total

7764.45

 

Funds will be released on fulfillment of required conditions by respective State Governments.

           

            Under the ‘Panchayat Yuva Krida Aur Khel Abhiyan (PYKKA) scheme, which  was introduced in 2008-09, playfields are developed and maintained in villages and block panchayats across the country in a phased manner and competitions are conducted annually at block, district, state and national level. 51,759 village panchayats and 1,538 block panchayats have been covered under the PYKKA Scheme, during the last four years (2008-09 to 2011-12) for development and maintenance of playfields.

 

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