Jharkhand Supercharges Sports with ₹361.67 Cr Abua Dishom Boost, Eyes Khelo India Glory
Jharkhand’s Abua Dishom Budget 2026–27 allocates ₹361.67 crore with a strong push towards sports infrastructure and athlete development.
Jharkhand is the next State to take the baton of Khelo India's vision, as it announces noteworthy allocations to sports led infrastructural development in its new budget.
The Abua Dishom budget 2026-27 has allocated ₹361.67 crores for the development of tourism, art, culture and a special emphasis on sports and youth affairs development, showcasing a substantial 7% increase of funds compared to last year. The financial aid shall provide the much needed sports infrastructure based development model backed by several athlete welfare programmes and sports competitive venue sanctions.
अबुआ दिशोम बजट 2026-27 में शिक्षा की नींव को मजबूत करने के लिए ₹18,815.88 करोड़ का बजट प्रस्तावित।@HemantSorenJMM @radhakkofficial #JharkhandBudget #JharkhandAssembly #JharkhandSeJohar #Development #jharkhandAt25 pic.twitter.com/QYn6OlwYzX
— Office of Chief Minister, Jharkhand (@JharkhandCMO) February 24, 2026
Sports advancement vision of Jharkhand government
The sports mission constitutes upgradation of the Ranchi based Birsa Munda Athletics Stadium to include modern facilities and achieve compliance to international standards. Another noteworthy move was the approval of the 8 lane synthetic track installation in Dumka to boost training and completion standards. The finance minister further mentioned their vision of building additional sports centers in coherence with the 41 residential centers along with 102 day boarding centers for athletes managed by the State.
Sanctions for Ropeway construction on koleshwari hills at Chatra and Hundru in Ranchi, hint towards an indirect boost to adventure sports in the state. The recent Pay and Play scheme coupled with earlier digital portal inaugurations like Johar Khiladi are aiming to form a comprehensive strategy to increase sports participation rates.
In alignment with Center's Initiatives
Through this budget,Jharkhand has also shown its participation in the Center's sports pipeline. The Khelo Jharkhand programme being held at Tana Bhagat Indoor stadium in line with the center's Khelo India had sports like taekwondo, wushu and swimming added to it by the Jharkhand Education Project Council in October 2025. In order to encourage youth towards sports, Sports Authority of Jharkhand provides awards and scholarships to State, National and International athletes in supporting their academic and sporting ambitions.