Overview
- RTI records show NSDF contributions fell from Rs 85.26 crore in 2023–24 to Rs 37.02 crore in 2025–26, signalling a sharp drop in support.
- Investigative reports cite government documents alleging more than Rs 6 crore between 2021 and 2025 went to civil‑services clubs and bureaucrats’ residential facilities rather than elite sport.
- A Parliamentary panel in August 2025 linked the funding slide to waning corporate trust in the Sports Authority of India and urged the government to seek CSR rule changes so public institutions can qualify more easily.
- The fund is overseen by a Council chaired by Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, with grants cleared by a six‑member executive committee led by the Sports Secretary.
- Public sector firms remain the main donors, with Coal India giving Rs 47.85 crore in 2023–24, while many private companies direct CSR money to private sports bodies over SAI centers.