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Fair Recreational Activity and Non-Competitive Involvement in Sports Urban Connect Scheme (F.R.A.N.C.I.S Urban Connect Scheme)

GoaRegistered SocietiesState/ UTNo start date

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What this is

"Fair Recreational Activity and Non-Competitive Involvement in Sports Urban Connect Scheme (F.R.A.N.C.I.S Urban Connect Scheme)" aims to provide safe play areas for healthy recreation and sports to urban communities. Assistance is provided to develop safe play areas in urban spaces.

In detail

Launched in 2013, the scheme "Fair Recreational Activity and Non-Competitive Involvement in Sports Urban Connect Scheme (F.R.A.N.C.I.S Urban Connect Scheme)" by the Department of Urban Development, Government of Goa aims to provide safe play areas for healthy recreation and sports to urban communities. Assistance is provided to develop safe play areas in urban spaces, benefiting local municipal bodies, schools, colleges, registered sports clubs, and registered housing societies, etc. The scheme is implemented by the Goa State Urban Development Agency (GSUDA), which acts as the nodal agency. The scheme operates within the provisions of the Integrated Development of Major Towns Scheme (IDMT).

Who qualifies

The following entities owning land not less than 2,000 square meters within the Municipal jurisdiction shall be eligible for the benefit under this scheme:

(a) Local Municipal body;

(b) Schools, colleges, or such other institutions;

(d) Registered Housing Societies;

(e) Other Registered bodies espousing the cause of Physical fitness and Sport:

Provided that an applicant whose land falls in any of the peripheral Panchayat jurisdiction may be considered eligible.

What you get

Development of safe play areas for healthy recreation and sports.
Provision of facilities such as walking tracks, volleyball courts, basketball courts, athletics tracks, football fields, hockey fields, artificial rock climbing walls, and tennis courts.
Additional amenities like changing rooms, toilet blocks, storage spaces, illumination, and mild steel fencing.
Funding assistance up to ₹3,00,00,000/- for A-Class Municipal Councils/Corporations, up to ₹2,50,00,000/- for B-Class Municipal Councils, and up to ₹1,00,00,000/- for C-Class Municipal Councils.
Encouragement of corporate sponsorships and public-private partnership (PPP) models for future sustainability.
Free access to non-formal facilities and affordable pay-and-play schemes.
Availability of coaching facilities and linkages with local sports associations.

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schemeName	Fair Recreational Activity and Non-Competitive Involvement in Sports Urban Connect Scheme (F.R.A.N.C.I.S Urban Connect Scheme)	myScheme · 2026-09-02
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nodalMinistryName	...	myScheme · 2026-09-02
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