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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]

Competitions

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 November 2020, Minerva Academy was accredited as one of the centres of KISCE.[7][8][9][10]

See also

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.((cite web)): CS1 maint: others (link)
  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. ^ "Minerva Academy now a Khelo India State Centre of Excellence". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. New Delhi: The Times of India. IANS. 9 November 2020. Archived from the original on 19 November 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "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.

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