View of an unclean Jawaharlal Nehru stadium in New Delhi a day after a Diljit live performance in October 2024. File image | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma
SAI has 5 venues in Delhi — Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee Swimming Pool Complex, Indira Gandhi Sports Complex, Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium, Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (JLN) and Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range.
The physique introduced that nationwide and worldwide stage sports activities occasions organised by the federations and associations recognised by the sports activities ministry won’t should pay something to rent the venues, aside from electrical energy costs.
The JLN, primarily an athletics and soccer venue, is among the many hottest areas for internet hosting non-sports occasions like music concert events and it earlier value a comparatively low ₹4.5 lakh to guide its fundamental enviornment by Indian artistes.
The revised tariffs, notified on September 18, have hiked the price of reserving to an enormous ₹25 lakh, which is a aid for worldwide performers who had been imagined to pay “around ₹50 lakh” earlier.
“The main arena of the JLN Stadium will be given on rent for non-sports events on condition that the event organiser ensures proper protection cover (mats/rugs etc.) of area to be utilised on Field of Play,” acknowledged the 66-page SAI notification which is in possession of PTI.
Penalty for not cleansing up
In case there’s a failure to make sure a post-event clean-up, SAI stated that it could cost a penalty at 10% of the day tariff and would even have the discretion to “blacklist” such organisers from future occasion bookings.
The introduction of penalties takes observe of the poor situation by which SAI has typically obtained its venues, the latest working example being widespread Punjabi singer Diljit Dosanjh’s ‘Dil-Luminati’ live performance in JLN on the finish of which the stadium was discovered to be in a messy state.
“We had not increased the rates since 2011 and this is being done to safeguard the sanctity of our facilities and ensure that they are returned to us in good condition. We don’t want athletes to be affected by commercial activities,” a SAI supply informed PTI.
Athletes have been elevating the difficulty of garbage-ridden and broken venues after non-sports occasions coming in the way in which of their coaching routines.
In its revised phrases and situations for the hiring of venues, SAI reiterated that it could be the organiser’s accountability handy over the venues in a “neat and clean state after the programme.”
The Indira Gandhi Sports Complex’s fundamental enviornment, which was earlier obtainable for Rs 8 lakh for non-sports occasions like music and vogue reveals and movie screenings, will now value ₹16 lakh per day for upto 5 days as per revised tariffs.
The IG Complex has services for boxing, gymnastics, wrestling and a biking velodrome.
As for the Major Dhyan Chand Stadium, which is primarily a hockey venue, SAI has fastened the tariff for fundamental pavilion and spectator gallery at ₹5 lakh per day.
The concrete space across the Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee Swimming Pool Complex, which might earlier be employed for a nominal ₹30,000 per day will now be obtainable at ₹5 lakh.
Nominal charge for sports activities occasions
The sports activities occasions will proceed to value a fraction of those charges with those organised by sports activities ministry, nationwide federations and state our bodies pegged at ₹40,000 per day on the fundamental enviornment of JLN Stadium.
“No charges will be applicable for the National (with state participation) and International Level Competitions organised by federations/associations recognised by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports except for electricity charges,” the SAI acknowledged in its notification.
For college, schools, universities and registered societies, the charge has been saved at ₹1 lakh at JLN Stadium, ₹25,000 on the Major Dhyan Chand Stadium, and ₹20,000 to ₹40,000 for varied ranges of the Karni Singh Arena.
Published – September 20, 2025 02:32 pm IST
