Info-pedia : Khelo India Programme

Info-pedia : Khelo India Programme

AIM

  • Mass participation and promotion of excellence in sports
  • Revive the sports culture in India at the grass-root level

NODAL MINISTRY

Ministry of Youth & Sports Affairs

12 Components of Khelo India

  1. Playfield development
  2. Community coaching development
  3. Support to National, regional, and state sports academics
  4. Physical fitness of school children
  5. Promotion of sports amongst people with disabilities
  6. Sports for women
  7. State-level Khelo India Centers
  8. Annual sports competition
  9. Sports for peace and development
  10. Talent search and development
  11. Utilization and creation or up gradation of sports infrastructure
  12. Promotion of rural and indigenous or tribal games

GAMES UNDER KHELO INDIA

"Khelo India Youth Games

  • 1st edition - New Delhi (2018)
  • KIYG 2023 host - MP (Bhopal)

Khelo India University Games

  • 1st edition-Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIT), Odisha (2020)
  • KIUG 2023 host - UP (Lucknow, Varanasi, G.Noida and Gorakhpur)

Khelo India Winter Games (KIWG)

  • 1 st editions held –Leh, Ladakh and Gulmarg (Kashmir)) (2020)
  • KIWG 2023 host – Jammu & Kashmir

SELECTION AND ASSISTANCE

  • 1000 kids elected yearly for a scholarship program, trained to become medal winners
  • Talented players identified in priority sports disciplines are provided Rs. 5 lakh p.a. for 8 years.