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DELHI: Prasar Bharati and the Press Information Bureau are
investing Rs 4.63 billion for the coverage of the Commonwealth
Youth Games and the Commonwealth Games.
The
Youth Games are commencing at Pune on 12 October and will
continue till 18 October while the XIX Commonwealth Games
are to be held at New Delhi from 3 to 14 October 2010.
The
information and broadcasting ministry today has received approval
of the Cabinet Committee of Economic Affairs for expenditure
of this sum for the coverage of the two sporting events.
Prasar
Bharati through Doordarshan and All India Radio is the host Broadcaster of both
the Games.
Meanwhile,
the Union Cabinet today approved the release of additional
funds of Rs 435 million to the Organising Committee for the
conduct of the Commonwealth Youth Games, thus raising the
total to Rs 1.10 billion. This is in addition to the funds
made available by Government of India for City and Sports
infrastructure to the funds given by the Maharashtra Government
for Pune for the Commonwealth Youth Games.
The
Government had earlier approved an expenditure budget of Rs
7.67 billion as a loan to the Committee of Commonwealth Games
for conduct of Commonwealth Games 2010 and Commonwealth Youth
Games, out of which a budget of Rs 665 million was for the
conduct of Commonwealth Youth Games.
The
Committee has since presented revised estimates for the Commonwealth Youth Games.
The
Commonwealth Youth Games will be held in eight disciplines: Athletics; Badminton;
Boxing; Shooting; Swimming; Table Tennis; Tennis; and Weightlifting. | 
