Last Updated: 3 October 2026

3,100 village sports grounds (Pendu Khed Maidan) planned
-- 764 dedicated by Aug 2026

500 village gyms dedicated in June 2026, target 3,000 gyms

¶ Village sports grounds (Pendu Khed Maidan)

Aug 2026: 509 modern Pendu Khed Maidan dedicated in phase 2, taking the statewide total to 764^[1]
-- Target of 3,100 during 2026

• 3,100 stadiums worth ₹1,350 crore being built + 17,000 sports kits (₹50 crore)^[2]
• Jul 2025: CM Mann announced stadiums for villages across Punjab^[3]

¶ Village gyms

28 Jun 2026: 500 modern village gyms dedicated across the state from Chand Baja village (Faridkot) under Yudh Nashean Virudh^[4]

Target: 3,000 village gyms at an estimated cost of nearly ₹200 crore^[4:1]

• Aim: give rural youth better sports and fitness facilities and keep them away from drugs^[4:2]

¶ Related

• Rural Development: Punjab
• Sports Nurseries
• New Sports Policy: Punjab
• Khedan Watan Punjab Dian

References:

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1. https://yespunjab.com/cm-bhagwant-mann-dedicates-509-modern-pendu-khed-maidan-takes-statewide-total-to-764/ (Punjab Govt Press Release, 24 Aug 2026) ↩︎

2. https://www.rozanaspokesman.com/news/punjab/251225/punjab-to-complete-3100-stadiums-by-june-2026-at-inr-1350-crore-cost.html ↩︎

3. https://www.babushahi.com/full-news.php?id=207487 (Punjab Govt Press Release, 13 Jul 2025) ↩︎

4. https://www.babushahi.com/full-news.php?id=223109 (Punjab Govt Press Release, 28 Jun 2026) ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎