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Khelo India Youth Games- Relevance for UPSC Exam
- GS Paper 2: Governance, Administration and Challenges– Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation.
Khelo India Youth Games 2021 in News
- Recently, the Union Minister for Sports launched of Logo, Anthem, Jersey and Mascot for the Khelo India Youth Games 2021 in Panchkula, Haryana.
Key Points about Khelo India Youth Games 2021
- About: Khelo India Youth Games is a part of the revamped national program for the development of sports ‘Khelo India’ program.
- Khelo India Program was approved by the Union Cabinet in 2017.
- The 2020 edition of Khelo India Youth Games (KIYG) was held in Guwahati (Assam).
- Khelo India Youth Games 2021 Venue: Khelo India Youth Games 2021 is being organized in Panchkula, Haryana
- Participation: Largest ever contingent of 8500 players from across the country are expected to participate in the 4th Khelo India Youth Games.
- Preservation of Traditional Sports: For the preservation of traditional sports, five traditional games namely Gatka, Kalaripayattu, Thang-Ta, Mallakhamba and Yogasana would be part of the upcoming Khelo India Youth Games 2021
- 4rth Khelo India Youth Games Mascot: ‘Jaya’ the black buck and ‘Vijay’ the tigerare the mascots for Khelo India Youth Games.
- The name of the Mascot for Haryana for Khelo India Youth Games-21 is ‘Dhakad’.
- Duration: The 4thKhelo India Youth Games is going to be held from 4 June to 13 June in Haryana.
Khelo India Scheme | Khelo India Scheme allocation increases by 48% in Budget 2022-23
Khelo India Scheme- Key Points
- About: The Khelo India Scheme was launched in 2017 with a mandate for the identification of talent and nurturing sporting talent to attain the highest levels of achievement at international levels.
- The primary focus of the Khelo India Scheme is to create a national-level platform for the athletes to showcase their talent and to identify them for further grooming and financial support.
- Parent Ministry: Khelo India Scheme is the flagship Central Sector Scheme of the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports.
- Objective: Khelo India Scheme aims at infusing sports culture and achieving sporting excellence in the country thus allowing the populace to harness the power of sports through its cross-cutting influence.
- Coverage: Khelo India Scheme covers pan India i.e. both urban and rural areas.
- Under Khelo India Scheme, India is divided into seven zones namely North, East, West, South and North-East Zones to carry out talent identification.
- Key Activities: The Khelo India program includes-
- Playfield development;
- Community coaching development;
- Promotion of community sports;
- Establishment of a strong sports competition structure at both school and university level as also for rural/indigenous sports, sports for persons with disability and women sports;
- Filling up of critical gaps in sports infrastructure, including the creation of hubs of sports excellence in select universities;
- Talent identification and development;
- Support to sports academies;
- Implementation of a national physical fitness drive for school children; and
- Sports for peace and development.
Khelo India Scheme | Khelo India Scheme allocation increases by 48% in Budget 2022-23
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