Overview
- Sports Ministry sources say the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium would be dismantled and the complex rebuilt as a multi-discipline sports city with athlete housing and high-performance centres.
- The concept is being benchmarked against sports-city models in Qatar and Australia, with ministry delegations conducting study visits.
- Offices within the complex, including NADA, NDTL, the Sports Authority of India and other government units, would be relocated if the project proceeds.
- The redevelopment aligns with India’s hosting ambitions after a formal 2030 Commonwealth Games proposal and a 2036 Olympic and Paralympic bid.
- No cost or start date has been determined, and officials caution the plan will require cross-ministry coordination despite recent JLN upgrades, including new MONDO tracks and earlier CWG-era renovations.