Khelo India Scheme Current Affairs, GK & News
Khelo India Scheme extended to 2025-26
Sports Ministry has decided to extend “Khelo India Programme” from 2021-22 to 2025-26. Ministry has also furnished Expenditure Finance Committee (EFC) memorandum to Ministry of Finance to extend the annual event. Highlights As per the memorandum to Finance Ministry, an amount of 8,750 crore has been estimated as a financial implication of new Khelo India ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2021
Category: Sports Current Affairs
Topics: 2020 Tokyo Olympic • Fourth edition of Khelo India • Gujarat's Khel Mahakumbh • Khelo India • Khelo India Pledge • Khelo India Scheme • Sports Ministry
Assam Rifles Public School launched as Khelo India Sports School
The Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Shri Kiren Rijiju recently launched the Assam Rifles Public School as a Khelo India Sports School. Where is Assam Rifles Public School located? Shillong. Is Assam Rifles Public School a Khelo India Sports School? Yes. What are Khelo India Sports School? The main objective of Khelo India ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
Category: Sports Current Affairs
Topics: Assam Rifles • Khelo India • Khelo India programme • Khelo India Scheme • Khelo India Sports School
Khelo India
Context in Current Affairs: The Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports recently announced that the Government is to start 1000 Khelo India centres all over India. The announcement was made at the tenth Global Sports Summit organized by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry. The centres will help the retired sportspersons ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: FICCI • Khelo India • Khelo India programme • Khelo India Scheme • Sports Authority of India
Khelo India: GoI to incentivize 500 private academies
The Union Minister of Sports, Kiren Rijiju recently announced that the Government of India is to incentivize 500 private academies under Khelo India scheme. Key Highlights Under the model, the private academies are to be graded into different categories based on the quality of achievement of the players. In the first phase, monetary assistance is to ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020
Category: Sports Current Affairs
Topics: Khelo India • Khelo India programme • Khelo India Scheme • Kiren Rijiju • Olympics • Sports Authority of India • Sports Incentives
Khelo India: Six Centre of Excellence approved by Ministry of Sports
The Ministry of Sports has approved 6 Khelo India Centres of Excellence in six different states. Khelo India centre of excellence is an initiative of the Sports Ministry to upgrade the existing sports infrastructure in all states and Union Territories. The ministry has announced a financial support of over 64 crore to upgrade these six ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020
Category: Sports Current Affairs
Topics: centre of excellence • Khelo India • Khelo India Scheme • Kiren Rijiju • Olympics
First General Council meeting of Khelo India Scheme held
The Sports Minister, Kiren Rijiju, has chaired the first General Council Meeting of the Khelo India Scheme. The Union Minister has urged the stated to organize the State-level Khelo India Games on an annual basis with the objective of identifying talent from the states from the grass-root level. Highlights of the Meeting Speaking at the ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs • Sports Current Affairs
Topics: Khel Mahakumbh Scheme • Khelo India Scheme • Kiren Rijiju • Olympics • Sports Ministry