KHELO INDIA – TRAINING CENTER SHIVAMOGGA

What is the news : The setting up of special training centre for sports on the  campus of Shivamogga’s Sahyadri College, the oldest in the city and set up before Independence is being opposed

About Khelo India

• National programme which aims to develop grassroots level talent by providing them with a national level platform.
• Based on Gujarat’s model of “Khel Mahakumbh” in which schools and colleges from across the country participate in 27 different disciplines.
• Formed after the merger of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Abhiyan (RGKA), Urban Sports Infrastructure Scheme (USIS) and National Sports Talent Search Scheme (NSTSS).

Khelo India – Important Features of the Program

· Pan Indian Sports Scholarship scheme – Rs. 5.00 lakh for 8 consecutive years

· Promote 20 universities across the country as hubs of sporting excellence, which would enable talented sportspersons to pursue the dual pathway of education and competitive sports.

· Create an active population with a healthy lifestyle.

· Promote “Sports for All” as well as “Sports for Excellence.”