Khelo India

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'''Khelo India: National Programme for Development of Sports''', branded as '''Khelo India''' ({{Translation|Play India}}), aims at improving India's sports culture at the grass-root level through organized talent identification, structured sporting competitions and infrastructure development.<ref>Department of Sports. Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (May 2016). [https://yas.nic.in/sites/default/files/Final-%20Operational%20Guidelines%20for%20Khelo%20India%20Dated%2026.05.2016.pdf ''Operational Guidelines on Khelo India'']. Government of India. Retrieved on 6 January 2021. [https://web.archive.org/web/20190117105136/https://yas.nic.in/sites/default/files/Final-%20Operational%20Guidelines%20for%20Khelo%20India%20Dated%2026.05.2016.pdf Archived] on 17 January 2019.</ref> It is a [[Government of India]] programme launched in 2017-18 under the tenure Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] and Sports Minister's [[Vijay Goel (politician)|Vijay Goel]] and [[Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Roy|first=Tasmayee Laha|date=16 March 2017|title=Khelo India programme for development of sport|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/sports/khelo-india-programme-for-development-of-sport/articleshow/57671408.cms?from=mdr|url-status=live|access-date=2021-01-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=20 September 2017|others=PTI|title=Revamped 'Khelo India' to focus on all-round development: Sports Minister|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/other/2017/sep/20/revamped-khelo-india-to-focus-on-all-round-development-sports-minister-1660141.html|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-06|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>

== Competitions ==

* [[Khelo India Youth Games]]
** Editions: 2018, 2019, [[2020 Khelo India Youth Games|2020]]
* [[Khelo India University Games]]
** Editions: 2020
* [[Khelo India Winter Games]]
** Editions: 2020

== Khelo India Centres of Excellence ==
'''Khelo India State Centres of Excellence (KISCE)''' are sports facilities across India, built upon existing facilities, aiming to provide basic facilities for sportspersons with potential. Each centre will cater to three sporting disciplines.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=22 December 2020|title=Sports Ministry inaugurates Khelo India Centres of Excellence|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/other-sports/khelo-india-centres-of-excellence-inauguration-sports-ministry-kiren-rijiju/article33395383.ece|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-17|website=Sportstar|publisher=The Hindu|language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
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== Further reading ==
* {{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Khelo India – National Programme For Development Of Sports|url=https://yas.gov.in/sites/default/files/Khelo%20India%20Scheme-Mission%20Directorate-%20Sports%20Development.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=6 January 2020|website=yas.gov.in|publisher=Government of India, Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, Department of Sports, Mission Directorate - Sports Development}}
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