Overview

• A September 18 notification introduces higher tariffs and stricter rules for non-sports events across five SAI-run stadiums in Delhi.
• The JLN Stadium main arena now costs Rs 25 lakh per day for non-sports bookings, up from about Rs 4.5 lakh for Indian artists, while international acts that paid around Rs 50 lakh earlier would see a lower headline rent.
• Organisers must cover the field of play and hand back venues in a neat, clean state, a requirement underscored by complaints after a recent Diljit Dosanjh concert at JLN.
• Failure to ensure post-event clean-up draws a penalty equal to 10% of the per-day tariff and may lead to blacklisting from future bookings.
• New rates include Rs 16 lakh per day for the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex main arena and Rs 5 lakh for Major Dhyan Chand’s pavilion and the swimming complex’s concrete area, with recognised sports competitions exempt from hire charges except electricity and concessional fees for schools and federations.