New Sports Nurseries and grounds across Punjab
Last Updated: 3 October 2026
Village sports grounds, stadiums & gyms (3,100 Pendu Khed Maidan, 500 village gyms): see Village Stadiums & Gyms
Goal: to create a sports culture in Punjab and build a structure for sportsmen at the village level as per New Sports Policy: Punjab
Sports Nurseries: 260 in 1st phase within 2024-25, Total 1000 planned[1]
-- A Sports Nursery is being built in every 4-5 km radius[1:1]
-- Dedicated to 1 sport with dedicated Coaching staff
Jun 2025: ₹77 crore international-level sports hub at Burlton Park, Jalandhar launched by CM Mann and Arvind Kejriwal[2]
¶ Details[1:2]
Area where a particular sport is more popular, the nursery of the same sport is being set up
- The department has data about which sport is more popular in which area from Punjab's annual Sports Event (Khedan Watan Punjab Diyan) participation
- Initially 205 nurseries were in 1st phase but after strong public demand and several players, it is increased to 260
¶ Coaches hiring[1:3]
Applications already invited for 260 coaches and 26 supervisors of 260 Sports Nurseries by 10 March 2024
| Sports | Coach Count | Sports | Coach Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 58 | Hockey | 22 |
| Volleyball | 22 | Wrestling | 20 |
| Badminton | 20 | Football | 15 |
| Boxing | 15 | Basketball | 15 |
| Kabaddi | 12 | Archery | 10 |
| Swimming | 10 | Weightlifting | 5 |
| Judo | 5 | Gymnastics | 4 |
| Rowing | 4 | Cycling | 4 |
| Handball | 3 | Wushu | 3 |
| Cricket | 3 | Kho Kho | 2 |
| Fencing | 2 | Tennis | 2 |
| Table Tennis | 2 | Kickboxing | 1 |
| Netball | 1 |
REFERENCES:
https://www.babushahi.com/full-news.php?id=179978 ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎
https://www.babushahi.com/full-news.php?id=205640 (Punjab Govt Press Release, 11 Jun 2025) ↩︎
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