"1000 Khelo India centres will be opened by 15th August 2023 across the country. Out of the 1,000 centres, 733 centres have been already sanctioned," said Thakur in Lok Sabha.
Speaking on the occasion Secretary Sports Sujata Chaturvedi said that it is a good time to be in Indian sport, where under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership, initiatives like Khelo India have given sports a fillip. "We cannot ignore anti-doping while striving for excellence in sport. The National Anti-Doping Act is a step in that direction," she said.
Puducherry [India], July 30 (ANI): Young Boxers from Puducherry have brought laurels to the union territory as they participated in a recently organized boxing tournament held in West Bengal.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], July 3 (ANI): With an aim to give a fillip to the sports sector in the state, the Odisha government enhanced its sports budget to Rs 911 crore in the annual budget of 2022-23.
Kevadia (Gujarat) [India], June 24 (ANI): Union Minister of Sports Anurag Thakur said that sports and players will progress if states and Centre create strategies and infrastructure and organise events and competitions together with the spirit of 'Team India.'
With the veteran players like Viswanathan Anand and Koneru Humpy alongside young promising talents such as Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa and Gukesh D, consistently performing on the global stage, India has emerged as one of the top chess nations in the world in the recent years.
A financial assistance of Rs 6.28 lakh is allocated for each residential athlete training at the accredited academies as per the annual Khelo India scholarship scheme.