Schemes for promotion of sports

Schemes by Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports

1. Khelo India Scheme
2. Assistance to National Sports Federations
3. Special Awards to Winners in International sports events and their Coach
4. National Sports Awards, Pension to Meritorious Sports Persons
5. Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay National Sports Welfare Fund
6. National Sports Development Fund
7. Running Sports Training Centres through Sports Authority of India

Khelo India Youth Games (KIYG)

• It is a pan-Indian multi-disciplinary sports competition for the country's youngsters.
• KIYG is meant to unearth exciting talents from the grassroots with a long-term vision to make India a strong contender at the Olympic level and become a sports super-power.
• The aim has been to harness the tremendous potential of the country in the field of sports, inspire young talent, give them top-notch infrastructure and train them at the highest level so that they can bring laurels to the country.
• It also aims to revive the sports culture in the country and establish a strong framework for all sports.
• To accomplish the above objectives Khelo India has identified 12 sectors on which it strives to work on:

1. Playing field development
2. Community coaching development
3. Build state-level Khelo India centres
4. Organise annual sports competition
5. To search and develop talent
6. To create, upgrade and utilize sports infrastructure
7. To provide support to national/regional/state academics
8. To increase the physical fitness of school children
9. To involve more women in sports
10. To promote sports amongst para-athletes
11. Use sports as a tool for peace and development
12. To promote rural and indigenous tribal games.