Sports Minister Anurag Thakur thanks PM Narendra Modi for extending Khelo India Scheme
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Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Wednesday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for extending Khelo India Scheme by another five years and increasing its budgetary allocation by 48 per cent.
New Delhi: Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Wednesday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for extending Khelo India Scheme by another five years and increasing its budgetary allocation by 48 per cent.
To achieve the twin objectives of mass participation and promotion of excellence in sports, the government 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 crore.
"On behalf of the Ministry and all stakeholders, I express our deep gratitude to the Prime Minister for extending the tenure of Khelo India Scheme for another five years as well as bringing it into national prominence by increasing its budgetary allocation by 48% in Budget 2022 and including it in the PM's Awards Scheme", Thakur said in a PIB release.