Gujarat has allocated Rs 301 crore so far for the 2030 Commonwealth Games in Ahmedabad, and Rs 200 crore of it covers the host fee. Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi, who holds the Sports and Youth Services portfolio, gave the figures in a written reply during Question Hour on 10 September, answering Congress MLA Amit Chavda, DeshGujarat reported.
How the Rs 301 crore breaks down
- Rs 200 crore for the host fee payable under the Host Collaboration Agreement.
- Rs 100 crore under the revenue head over the past year.
- Rs 1 crore as a token provision under the capital head.
The reply also disclosed that the state set up a company called Amdavad 2030 Commonwealth Games Organisation under Section 8 of the Companies Act, 2013, through a resolution dated 12 August, to plan and run the Games. The government has consulted Commonwealth Sport, the Indian Olympic Association and international sports federations, Sportzpower reported.
Where the Games stand
Commonwealth Sport’s General Assembly in Glasgow confirmed Ahmedabad as host on 26 November 2025, with member nations and territories backing the evaluation committee’s recommendation over a rival bid from Abuja, SportsPro reported. The 2030 edition marks 100 years since the first Games in Hamilton, Canada, in 1930, and Commonwealth Sport has said it will carry 15 to 17 sports. Ahmedabad will be the second Indian host after Delhi in 2010. In July, Sanghavi opened an Amdavad pavilion at the Glasgow 2026 Games to pitch the city to athletes and federations.
Reading the numbers
Two-thirds of the money disclosed so far pays for the right to host. The Rs 100 crore on the revenue side covers running costs such as planning, staff and consultants, since revenue spending in a state budget does not create assets.
The Rs 1 crore capital line tells you the most. States open a budget head with a token sum so they can add larger amounts later through supplementary demands or the next budget. Stadiums, athletes’ housing and transport links for 2030 will need capital spending many times this figure, and the Assembly has not yet seen that bill. Some of it may also sit in other departments’ budgets or with the Centre, which makes a single running total hard for residents to track.
The choice of a Section 8 company matters too. A Section 8 company runs on a not-for-profit basis, has to file annual accounts with the Registrar of Companies and can receive government grants and sponsorship money. Delhi 2010 used a registered society as its organising committee, and the Comptroller and Auditor General’s post-Games audit of that arrangement became a national controversy. Gujarat’s structure gives auditors and legislators a defined entity to question.
What it means for Ahmedabad
For people in Ahmedabad the spending that will change daily life has not been priced in public yet: venue construction, road and metro work, and the disruption that comes with them. Question Hour replies like this one are, for now, the main public window into the budget, and each Assembly session between now and 2030 can add to the record.
What to watch
The state budget due in early 2027 should show whether the capital head grows beyond its token Rs 1 crore. The organising company’s board, its chief executive and its first filed accounts will show who controls day-to-day decisions. Commonwealth Sport is also expected to fix the final sport list and dates, which will decide which venues Ahmedabad and any partner cities need to build or upgrade.
Sources: DeshGujarat, Sportzpower, SportsPro, The Tribune
This report was written with AI assistance from the publicly reported sources linked here; each fact was cross-checked against at least two of them.