Sports Ministry sanctions budget of Rs 67.32 crore to six Khelo India State Centres for excellence

New Delhi: To groom talents for future Olympic Games, the Sports Ministry on Saturday approved six centres as the Khelo India Centre of Excellence (KISCE). The centres 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 centers identified in each state and the financial support extended includes:

• Assam: States Sports Academy, Sarusajai – Rs 7.96 crore
• Meghalaya: J N S Complex, Shillong, Meghalaya – Rs 8.39 crore
• Daman & Diu : New Sports Complex Silvassa - Rs 8.05 crore
• Madhya Pradesh: MP State Academy – Rs 19 crore
• Maharashtra: Shree Shivchhatrapati Sports Complex, Balewadi, Pune – Rs 16 crore
• Sikkim: Paljor Stadium, Gangtok – Rs 7.91 crore

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Speaking about the initiative Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Shri. Kiren Rijiju said that creating centres of sporting excellence across the country is a step towards our vision of making India one of the top 10 countries in Olympics 2028. Unless we can provide world-class specialised training, we cannot expect athletes to excel at the Olympics.

He further added, “Each of these centers will provide world-class training in a specific sporting discipline and will become the main facility in the country where elite athletes of that sport will train. I am happy that each state has supported this initiative of the center with great positivity and enthusiasm."

The Sports Ministry also informed that it is upgrading existing sporting infrastructure in each State and Union Territory, in partnership with the state and UT, and creating KISCEs with the aim of creating a robust sporting ecosystem in the entire country. Each KISCE will be extended with sports-specific support in 14 Olympic sports, out of which one state or UT will be given support for a maximum of three sports.

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