The Union Sports Ministry has given the go-ahead for a total of 143 Khelo India Centres across seven states on Monday with a budget estimate of Rs 14.30 crores. The Sports Ministry, in June 2020, had planned to open up as many as 1,000 new Khelo India Centres over a period of four years, with at least one centre in each district of the country. An exception was made for the North-East states, Jammu & Kashmir, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep and Ladakh where two centres are expected to be established per district. The Khelo India Centres have been launched by the Sports Ministry in partnership with the state governments to ensure the availability of grassroot-level sports infrastructure across the country. With the availability of good coaches and equipment facilities at the district-level Khelo India Centers, I am confident that we will be able to find the right children for the right sport and at the right time.”

Source: The Hindu May 25, 2021 07:30 UTC