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 and Sports Minister Anurag Singh Thakur has announced that one thousand Khelo India Centres will be established within a year in the country.
• 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.
• The Minister informed that to commemorate the National Sports Day, over 3500 events were observed across the nation.
• India won more medals at World University Games this time than in the sixty years. Mr Thakur also lauded the 18-year-old Praggnanandhaa for his remarkable performance at the recent Chess World Cup.

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Published date : 31 Aug 2023 11:11AM