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.
Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Thakur, in a written reply in Lok Sabha on Tuesday informed, "All schemes of the Department of Sports are gender neutral and cater to all sportspersons equally. However, one of the components of the Khelo India Scheme "Sports for Women" is specifically dedicated towards the promotion of sports among women."
New Delhi [India], February 8 (ANI): The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has sanctioned 36 proposals for the establishment of Khelo India Centres, one proposal for the establishment of Khelo India State Centre of Excellence and 11 sports infrastructure projects to the State of Maharashtra during the last three years.
New Delhi [India], February 3 (ANI): With the aim of achieving the twin objectives of mass participation and promotion of excellence in sports, the Government has decided to continue the Scheme of "Khelo India - National Programme for Development of Sports" over the 15th Finance Commission Cycle (2021-22 to 2025-26) at an outlay of Rs 3165.50 crores.
New Delhi [India], December 7 (ANI): Under the Khelo India Scheme, 62 sports infrastructure projects of various categories have been sanctioned in the North Eastern Region of the country amounting to Rs 423.01 crore.