Govt to set up 1,000 Khelo India Centres in country within a year

Govt to set up 1,000 Khelo India Centres in country within a year: Youth Affairs Minister, Anurag Singh Thakur has announced that 1,000 Khelo India Centres will be established within a year in the country.

Daily Current Affairs Quiz: August 2023

SHORT QUESTION
Which year Khelo India Programme was launched? Khelo India Programme is a national yojana/scheme for the development of sports in India. It was launched in the year 2018 by the then Sports Minister Col. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore in Delhi.

Launching key initiatives on Indian Sports in New Delhi on the occasion of National Sports Day on 29 Aug 2023, the Minister said that it will not only provide employment opportunities to former athletes but also give budding sportspersons a chance to take guidance from the veterans. Mr Thakur also informed that the each player will receive five lakh rupees to procure equipments for their centres and per year another five lakh rupees for operational expenses. 

He also informed that each player will receive 5 lakh rupees to procure equipment for their centres and per year another 5 lakh rupees for operational expenses. He also launched an Information booklet on Sports Infrastructure Projects sanctioned under the Khelo India Scheme as well as launched a National Sports Federations portal.