Lok Sabha Question No. 2031 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-01
Subject: Progress of Khelo India Programme
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Jamyang Tsering Namgyal

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2031 ANSWERED ON 01.08.2023

Progress of Khelo India Programme

2031.  SHRI JAMYANG TSERING NAMGYAL:

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

- (a) the  details  of  the  progress  made  in  Khelo  India  Programme  in  the country;
- (b) whether this Programme enabled to create employment in the country and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the details of the existing and proposed plans of the Government to create sports environment in rural Ladakh under both Khelo India Programme and other schemes of the Government?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS { SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR }

- (a) The details of the major achievements of Khelo India scheme are at Annexure.
- (b) Yes,  Sir.  As  a  part  of  Government  Vision  to  strengthen  the  sports ecosystem  in  the  country  at  the  grassroots  level,  a  low-cost,  effective sports  training  mechanism  has  been  developed  wherein  past  Champion Athletes  are  engaged  as  mentors  at  the  Khelo  India  Centres  functional under the Khelo India Scheme. At present 635 such past champion athletes have been engaged across the country. Further, creation and upgradation of sports  infrastructure  projects,  organizing  annual  sporting  events  like  the Khelo India  Youth  Games,  the  Khelo  India  University  Games  &  the  Khelo India Winter Games and various activities under the FIT India programmes, are also helping in creation of indirect employment.
- (c) Till date, 4 sports infrastructure projects at a cost of ₹ 18 .28 crore, 3 Khelo India Centres and one Sports Authority of India (SAI) Training Centre

## (STC) have been sanctioned in the UT of Ladakh, which also caters to the rural areas.

## ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  2031  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  01.08.2023 REGARDING ' PROGRESS OF KHELO INDIA PROGRAMME '  ASKED BY SHRI JAMYANG TSERING NAMGYAL, HON'BLE MEMBER OF LOK SABHA .

## Important Achievements of Khelo India Scheme

- I. Creation  and  Upgradation  of  Sports  Infrastructure :  297  sports  infrastructure  projects have been approved across 32 States / Union Territories at a total sanc tioned cost of ₹ 2740.89 crore and ₹ 1679.48 crore have been released so far.
- II. Annual Sports Competition: 11 editions of Khelo India Games have been organized i.e. 01 Khelo India School Games, 04 editions of Khelo India Youth Games, 03 editions of Khelo India Winter Games and 03 editions of Khelo India University Games. These games have witnessed a total  participation  of  more  than  40,000  athletes,  85,000  Support  Staff,  63,000  Technical  Officers and 11,000 Volunteers.
- III. Khelo  India  Centres  &  Sports  Academies: 31  Khelo  India  State  Centre  of  Excellence (KISCE) have been approved in 30 States/UTs. These KISCE are being provided financial support in  terms  of  manpower, sports  equipment, sports science  support, etc. As a part  of Government's vision to strengthen the sports ecosystem in the country at the grassroots level, a low-cost, effective sports training mechanism has been worked out wherein past 'Champion Athletes' would become coaches and mentors for youngsters, running sports training in an autonomous manner, and earning their livelihood. As a part of this endeavor till date, a total of 960 Khelo India Centres (KIC) have been  notified  across  the  country.  A  total  of  267  Academies  accredited  for  training  of  athletes identified under the Khelo India.
- IV. Khelo India Talent Identification: The  country  with  vast  diversity  in  terms  of  physical attributes  offers  immense  opportunity  to  excel  in  the  field  of  sports  provided  sporting  talent  is identified  at  right  time  and  age-appropriate  nurturing  is  done  by  coaches  with  the  help  of  sports science support to achieve the objective winning medals in Olympics.  The funding has been raised to  Rs.  6,28,400/-  per  annum  including  an  amount  of  Rs.  10000/-  per  month  as  Out  of  Pocket Allowance  (OPA).  This  is  for  all  identified  Khelo  India  Athletes  (KIAs)  irrespective  of  their background. More than 2550 KIAs are currently getting supported across 21 sports disciplines.
- V. Fit India Movement: Fit India Movement was launched by the Department of Sports on the occasion  of  National  Sports  Day  i.e.  29th  August,  2019  with  the  objective  to  make  fitness  an integral  part  of  daily  life  of  Indians  by  encouraging  them  to  enroll  and  participate  in  Fitness Events/Activities such as marathons, cyclothons, runs and more, throughout the year, making it a People's Movement. Be it the Fit India Freedom Run in which 21 Crore citizens have participated over three editions across the country, or the Fit India Quiz, the only quiz on fitness and sports for school  children,  where  1  lakh  students  have  registered  to  participate  in  the  quiz  -  the  interest  in fitness has grown among all age groups. To motivate students further, the Fit India School Week is held every year in which more than 13.5 lakh students have participated so far in various fitnessrelated activities.
- VI. Sports  for  Women: This  vertical  aims  at  encouraging  participation  of  women  in  sports through  various  activities.  Under  this  initiative,  various  Khelo  India  Women's  League  was

conducted  in  14  disciplines  across  the  nation  in  26  States/UTs  across  tier-2  and  tier-3  cities  of country.  This  initiative  has  significantly  increased  the  women  participation  in  sports  across  the nation and has provided ample opportunities to women athletes to compete, learn and grow in all age groups.

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