CWG would be a success, Gill assures Rajya Sabha

TAFF WRITER 14:48 HRS IST

New Delhi, Nov 25 (PTI) Responding to a calling attention motion on next year's Commonwealth Games, Sports Minister M S Gill today assured the Rajya Sabha that all preparations for the multi-discipline event would be completed well in time to ensure that the country hosts it successfully.

The motion regarding the preparation for the Games scheduled in Delhi from October 3 to 14 was tabled by Kalraj Mishra, Mahendra Mohan and O T Lepcha.

"In the overall scheme for the preparation for the Commonwealth Games, the sports infrastructure is to be developed by government agencies, and funded directly by the Government," Gill told the House in is response.

"The responsibility for the Conduct and Delivery of the Games is of the Organising Committee. For this purpose, the OC is funded upfront by the Government as a loan, to be recouped on the basis of revenue neutrality.