Budget allocation for Khelo India increased to Rs 974 crore, says Anurag Thakur

May 28, 2022 6:02 PM

Budget allocation for Khelo India increased to Rs 974 crore, says Anurag Thakur

Union Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Anurag Thakur has said that in the last eight years the central government has provided basic facilities in the field of sports in the country. He was speaking after inaugurating the Khashaba Jadhav Sports Complex on the premises of Savitribai Phule Pune University in Pune today. As part of this, budget allocation for Khelo India has been increased from Rs 657 crore last year to Rs 974 crore, he said. At present, there are four hundred and fifty Khelo ...

Modi govt is working continuously to promote sports in the country, says Anurag Thakur

October 30, 2021 7:39 PM

Modi govt is working continuously to promote sports in the country, says Anurag Thakur

Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Thakur has said that the Central Government is working continuously to promote sports in the country. Interacting with media in Jaipur this evening, Mr. Thakur said that if State Sports federations, National Sports Federations, State Governments, universities and the corporate world work together, better results will come in sports. The Union Minister said that the universities of the world have contributed a lot in winning the Olympic medals. I...