Lok Sabha Question No. 1120 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-10
Subject: Khelo India Scheme in the Country
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Smt. Delkar Kalaben Mohanbhai, Shri Bhumare Sandipanrao Asaram, Shri Gyaneshwar Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS (DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †1120 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.02.2025

Khelo India Scheme in the Country

†1120 . SHRI GYANESHWAR PATIL: SHRI BHUMARE SANDIPANRAO ASARAM: SMT. DELKAR KALABEN MOHANBHAI:

Will the Minister of YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS be pleased to state:

(a)  the  total  number  of  Khelo  India Centres  established  under Khelo India Scheme  in  the  country  including  Madhya  Pradesh  and  Dadra  and  Nagar Haveli;

(b)  the  number  of  young  athletes  identified  under  this  scheme  and  the number  of  athletes  provided  with  training  and  financial  assistance  in  the country  including  Madhya  Pradesh  and  Sambhajinagar  (Aurangabad)  of Maharashtra;

(c) the amount of financial assistance allocated so far under said scheme in the country including Madhya Pradesh;

(d)  the  details  of  progress  in  implementation  of  Khelo  India  university games and Khelo India school games along with the number of participants in different sports in the country including Madhya Pradesh and Sambhajinagar (Aurangabad) of Maharashtra; and

(e)  the  steps  taken by the Government to improve sports infrastructure in rural  and  underserved areas of the country including said States and UTs especially  through  Khelo  India  scheme  and  the  number  of  new  facilities provided in these areas?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS { DR. MANSUKH MANDAVIYA }

Page 1 of 3 (a)  and  (b)  The  details  of  total  number  of  Khelo  India  Centres established and  number  of  youth  athletes  identified  and  provided  with  training  and financial assistance across the country, including in the states of Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, are available  in  public  domain  on  the  dashboard  of  the  Ministry  at https://dashboard.kheloindia.gov.in/state-wise-khelo-india-centers.

- (c)  Funds  are  allocated  Scheme-wise  and  not  State-wise  in  this  Ministry. Details of funds allocated under the Khelo India Scheme, including the State of Madhya Pradesh, during the last three years are as under:

(in ₹ crore)

|   S. No. | Financial Year   |   Funds allocated |
|----------|------------------|-------------------|
|        1 | 2021-22          |               869 |
|        2 | 2022-23          |               600 |
|        3 | 2023-24          |               880 |

- (d) Under the 'Sports Competition and Talent Development '  component of the  Khelo  India  Scheme,  six  editions  of  Khelo  India  School/Youth  Games and four editions of Khelo India University Games have been conducted so far. Details such as number of participants and the regions involved in these games, are at Annexure - I.
- (e) Under the 'Creation and upgradation of sports infrastructure' component of  the  Khelo  India  Scheme,  this  Ministry  renders  financial  support  for creation  of  basic  sports  infrastructure  such  as  sports  complex,  synthetic athletic  tracks,  synthetic  hockey  fields,  synthetic  turf  football  grounds, multipurpose halls, swimming pools, etc. along with sports equipment. The details  of  the  sports  infrastructure  sanctioned  under  Khelo  India  Scheme, across  the  country,  including  in  rural  and  underserved  areas  of  the  said States  and  UTs,  are  available  in  public  domain  on  the  dashboard  of  the Ministry at https://mdsd.kheloindia.gov.in. Further, the creation and upgradation of sports infrastructure is a continued process under the Khelo India  Scheme  and  is  dependent  upon  the  proposals  received  from  the eligible entities.

ANNEXURE -I

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  †1120  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  10.02.2025 REGARDING  'KHELO  INDIA  SCHEME  IN  THE  COUNTRY'  ASKED  BY  SHRI GYANESHWAR  PATIL,  SHRI  BHUMARE  SANDIPANRAO  ASARAM,  SMT. DELKAR KALABEN MOHANBHAI, HON'BLE MEMBER OF LOK SABHA.

|   S. No. | Name of the Event                  | Host State           |   No. of Athletes participated |
|----------|------------------------------------|----------------------|--------------------------------|
|        1 | Khelo India School Games, 2018     | New Delhi            |                           3507 |
|        2 | Khelo India Youth Games, 2019      | Maharashtra          |                           5923 |
|        3 | Khelo India Youth Games, 2020      | Assam                |                           6130 |
|        4 | Khelo India Youth Games, 2021      | Haryana              |                           4684 |
|        5 | Khelo India Youth Games, 2022      | Madhya Pradesh       |                           4783 |
|        6 | Khelo India Youth Games, 2023      | Tamil Nadu           |                           4454 |
|        7 | Khelo India University Games, 2020 | Odisha               |                           3166 |
|        8 | Khelo India University Games, 2021 | Karnataka            |                           3894 |
|        9 | Khelo India University Games, 2022 | Uttar Pradesh        |                           3613 |
|       10 | Khelo India University Games, 2023 | North Eastern States |                           3658 |

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