CAG finds ₹7 crore in sports grants mismanaged under Karnataka policy
This audit examined the implementation of the Karnataka State Sports Policy 2018 and the financial management of sports-related grants and autonomous bodies in Karnataka for the period 2019-20 to 2023-24.
Karnataka State Government, Department of Youth and Sports (DYES), State Athletic Federation (SAK), and GETHNAA (adventure sports academy).
- CAG found that SAK released grants totaling ₹7.94 crore, which exceeded the annual financial ceiling of ₹25 lakh prescribed in its own code.
- ₹5.21 crore in grants was released to the Karnataka Olympic Association (KOA) contrary to policy provisions.
- ₹94.40 crore in grant-in-aid funds were released to SAK and GETHNAA without the submission of required Utilisation Certificates (UCs).
- ₹84.20 crore in unspent balances and ₹6.49 crore in interest earned were retained by SAK, GETHNAA, and District Stadium Management Committees (DSMCs) outside government accounts.
- ₹8.46 crore in cash awards and scholarships were distributed without furnishing records of beneficiaries to the audit.
- CAG noted that 154 out of 229 districts (64%) had no land available for stadiums, and 64 districts (26%) had stadiums under construction.
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2026
Document details
| Official title | Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India for the period ended March 2024- Report No. 1 of 2026 |
| Source body | Comptroller & Auditor General of India (CAG) — audit reports |
| Reference number | Report No. 1 of 2026 |
| Status | closed (audit_report) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Closing date | — |
| Documents | 1 |