Khelo India

Main articles: Khelo India Youth Games, Khelo India University Games, Khelo India Winter Games, and Khelo India Para Games

Khelo India: National Programme for Development of Sports, branded as Khelo India (transl. Play India), aims at improving India's sports culture at the grass-root level through organized talent identification, structured sporting competitions and infrastructure development.^[1] It is a Government of India programme launched in 2017-18 under the tenure Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Sports Ministers Vijay Goel and Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore.^[2][3] There has also been an emphasis on including traditional Indian games in Khelo India events in order to revive their popularity.^[4][5]

Khelo India official logo

Competitions

• Khelo India Youth Games
  • Editions: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021,2022,2023
• Khelo India University Games
  • Editions: 2020, 2022, 2023, 2025
• Khelo India Winter Games
  • Editions: 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024
• Khelo India Para Games
  • Editions: 2023

Khelo India Centres of Excellence

Khelo India State Centres of Excellence (KISCE) are sports facilities across India, built upon existing facilities, aiming to provide basic facilities for sportspersons with potential. Each centre will cater to three sporting disciplines.^[6] In 36 States and Union Territories across 679 districts, there are more than 1000 Khelo India centres and in 31 States and Union Territories, around 32 Khelo India State Centres of Excellence have been notified. ^[7]

In November 2020, Minerva Academy was accredited as one of the centres of KISCE.^{[8][9][10][11]}

Anurag Thakur has officially launched 33 Khelo India centers at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Rajasthan. Additionally, the Sports Minister revealed plans to establish a National Center of Excellence featuring a specialized Sports Science Center in Rajasthan. Furthermore, an extra 18 Khelo India Centers will be established, bringing the total count of such centers in the state to 51.^[12]

See also

• Sports in India
• National Games of India
• Target Olympic Podium Scheme
• Fit India Movement
• National Games of China

References

1. Department of Sports. Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (May 2016). Operational Guidelines on Khelo India. Government of India. Retrieved on 6 January 2021. Archived on 17 January 2019.
2. Roy, Tasmayee Laha (16 March 2017). "Khelo India programme for development of sport". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on 7 May 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
3. "Revamped 'Khelo India' to focus on all-round development: Sports Minister". The New Indian Express. PTI. 20 September 2017. Archived from the original on 10 December 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
4. 2021 Khelo India Youth Games: Inclusion of indigenous sports to add to colour, diversity https://olympics.com/ Naveen Peter
5. "Five traditional games feature in 4th edition of KIYG". The Times of India. 7 May 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
6. "Sports Ministry inaugurates Khelo India Centres of Excellence". Sportstar. The Hindu. 22 December 2020. Archived from the original on 5 January 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
7. "Khelo India: Govt adds 341 facilities, over 1,000 sports centres to bolster youth potential". Financialexpress. 23 February 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
8. "Minerva Academy now a Khelo India State Centre of Excellence". The Times of India. New Delhi. IANS. 9 November 2020. Archived from the original on 19 November 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
9. "Minerva Academy now a Khelo India State Centre of Excellence". dtnext.in. New Delhi: DT NEXT. IANS. 9 November 2020. Archived from the original on 27 May 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
10. "Minerva Academy Accredited as Khelo India State Centre of Excellence by Sports Ministry". News18.com. New Delhi. IANS. 8 November 2020. Archived from the original on 4 December 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
11. "Minerva Academy now a Khelo India State Centre of Excellence". navhindtimes.in. New Delhi: The Navahind Times. 10 November 2020. Archived from the original on 27 May 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
12. "Anurag Thakur inaugurates 33 khelo india centers Rajasthan". Prabhat Khabar. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2024.

Further reading

• "Khelo India – National Programme For Development Of Sports" (PDF). yas.gov.in. Government of India, Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, Department of Sports, Mission Directorate - Sports Development. Retrieved 6 January 2020.