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Khelo India, launched in 2017 by merging three earlier schemes, has approved 349 infrastructure projects (₹3,176 crore), set up 1,067 Khelo India Centres and supports 2,745 Khelo India Athletes as of July 2026.
The Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports budget rose to a record ₹4,479.88 crore in 2026-27, up from ₹1,219 crore in 2013-14.
At Commonwealth Games Glasgow 2026 (23 July-2 August), India's 124-member contingent had won 4 medals (1 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze) as of 27 July 2026.
TOPS, launched September 2014 and revamped April 2018, currently supports 51 Core, 52 Para Core and 130 Development athletes with monthly stipends.
The KIRTI talent-identification initiative has completed 1,87,921 athlete assessments across 174 centres, aiming for India to be a top-10 sporting nation by 2036.
Build a strong foundation for Indian sport through infrastructure, coaching, sports science, competitions and talent identification
Key: 5 pillars; one Khelo India Training Centre planned per district; targets a top-5 sporting nation by 2047
Improve India's Olympic and Paralympic performance
Key: Foreign training, coaching camps, equipment support; ₹50,000/month stipend for Core Athletes, ₹25,000/month for the Development Group
Identify and nurture sporting talent among children aged 9-18
Key: AI and data-analytics-based Talent Assessment Centres; 174 centres, 1,87,921 assessments completed
Build India as a global hub for quality, affordable sports goods
Key: ₹500 crore allocation announced in Union Budget 2026-27
Implements TOPS and other national sports development programmes
India's Olympic movement body; joined the Khelo India Games initiative from 2019, renaming it the Khelo India Youth Games
Khelo India School Games launched in New Delhi
Renamed Khelo India Youth Games (KIYG) after IOA joined
Khelo India University Games (KIUG) and Khelo India Winter Games (KIWG) introduced
Khelo India Para Games (KIPG) launched
Khelo India Beach Games and Water Sports Festival launched
Khelo India Tribal Games (KITG) debut
Approved by the Union Cabinet, it replaces the National Sports Policy of 2001 and lays out a strategic roadmap to make India a global sporting power, with an eye on the 2036 Olympic Games.
Simple Analogy: It plays the same role for sport that the National Education Policy plays for education — a fresh, comprehensive national roadmap replacing a two-decade-old policy.
GS Paper 2 > Government Policies and Interventions > Sports
Recurs with every major multi-sport Games (Olympics, CWG, Asian Games) and Budget cycle
An elite athlete under the Target Olympic Podium Scheme receiving a ₹50,000/month stipend plus training and competition support
The alternate/Hindi name for the National Sports Policy 2025