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Sports Ministry sanctions Rs 67.32 cr to 6 Khelo India State CoE
The Sports Ministry has approved six centres as the Khelo India Centre of Excellence (KISCE) and they will now be upgraded at a consolidated budget estimate of Rs 67.32 crore for FY 2020-21 and subsequent four years in an effort to identify and groom Olympic level talent.The States of Assam, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya and Sikkim and Union Territory of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu, have been identified in the second leg.The centers identified in each state and the financial support extended includes:Assam: States Sports Academy, Sarusajai- Rs 7.96 croreMeghalaya: J N S Complex, Shillong, Meghalaya- Rs 8.39 croreDaman & Diu: New Sports Complex Silvassa- Rs 8.05 croreMadhya Pradesh: MP State Academy- Rs 19 croreMaharashtra: Shree Shivchhatrapati Sports Complex, Balewadi, Pune- Rs 16 croreSikkim: Paljor Stadium, Gangtok - Rs 7.91 croreSpeaking about the initiative Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju in an official statement said, ..
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SAI lodges FIR to demand probe into false ad for 2021 Khelo India Games
The Sports Authority of India lodged an FIR after several athletes across the country were duped of money through a false advertisement for next year's Khelo India Games
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Elite, Khelo India shooters to continue training at home range: Rijiju
Kiren Rijiju announced that shooters of all categories - elite, developmental and Khelo India - will be given ammunition and targets so that they can continue training at their home range
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Planning to host BRICS Games during Khelo India Games next year: Rijiju
India are planning to host BRICS Games in 2021 and may align it with Khelo India Games, Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju has said
Actively organise state-level Khelo India Games to identify talent: Rijiju
Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday asked the states to actively organise the Khelo India Games for identifying a larger pool of talent from the grassroots level.
Sports Ministry to turn 8 facilities into Khelo India Centre of Excellence
In the first leg, the ministry has identified state-owned sports facilities in Karnataka, Odisha, Kerala, Telengana, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram and Nagaland
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Khelo India perfect platform to prepare athletes for Olympics, says Rijiju
"Today, we are training almost 15000 players in different academies which are accredited under 'Khelo India', the minister said
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Modi may not inaugurate Khelo India in Assam; reports link it to CAA stir
Various organisations have threatened to intensify their stir if the prime minister came for the inaugural ceremony.
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New policy to be unveiled to make India educational hub: Budget 2019
The finance minister also said that a National Sports Education Board will be set up under the Khelo India scheme
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Khelo India Games: Children from humble background grab spotlight
One such case was Manipur's Nongbam Khomba Singh, the son of wall painter, hails from a remote village about 100km from Imphal
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