Sports Budget Raised by over Rs 350 Crore, Khelo India Gets Biggest Share
The Ambitious Scheme has been allocated Rs 1,000 Crore for the Financial Year 2025-26.© Sai
The Government’s Flagship Khelo India Program to Scout and Nurture Athletes at the Grassroots Level Was the Biggest Beneficiary as the Allocation for Sports Was Hiked Substantial SENT by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday. The Ambitious Scheme has been allocated Rs 1,000 Crore for the Financial Year 2025-26. This is Rs 200 Crore More than the Grant of Rs 800 Crore in 2024-25. Overall, The Ministry for Youth Affairs and Sports Was Designed Rs 3,794.30 Crore, An Overall Jump of Rs 351.98 Crore.
The increase is substantial consider there is no Major Sporting Event Like the Olympics, Commonwealth or Asian Games Lined Up in the Next One Year.
The Assigned Amount for Assistant to National Sports Federations Has also Been Hiked Marginally From RS 340 Crore to Rs 400 Crore.
India is currently pushing through with an ambitious bid to host the 2036 olympic games for which a letter of intent has been submitted to the international olympic committee.
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