Yogi government assign INR 30 crores in budget for Khelo India University Games

For the first time, the Khelo India National University Games will be held in four cities of Uttar Pradesh including Lucknow, Gorakhpur, Varanasi and Noida. In this, about 4500 players from about 150 universities from all over the country will participate in 20 sports competitions including basketball, judo, kabaddi, roig, wrestling, and boxing. On the other hand, special focus has also been laid on the infrastructure of sports in the budget. 

Yogi government assign INR 30 crores in budget for Khelo India University Games

The Yogi government has announced the Khelo India University Games to be held this year, for which a budgetary provision of INR 30 crores has been made. Apart from this, the budget has also approved the infrastructure of sports within the state and along with this, funds have been earmarked for the felicitation of players in various sports.

For the first time, the Khelo India National University Games will be held in four cities of Uttar Pradesh including Lucknow, Gorakhpur, Varanasi and Noida. In this, about 4500 players from about 150 universities from all over the country will participate in 20 sports competitions including basketball, judo, kabaddi, roig, wrestling, and boxing.

On the other hand, special focus has also been laid on the infrastructure of sports in the budget. A provision of INR 50 crore is proposed for the construction of sports facilities in the state with private participation. With this, the infrastructure of various sports will be developed and young players will get the benefit of all kinds of facilities including the playground.

The Yogi government has proposed a provision of INR 15 crore for felicitating the winners of national and international competitions. For the first time in the state, Uttar Pradesh Sports Development Fund has been established for sports equipment, foreign exhibition tours, foreign training camps, the appointment of special employees like physiologists, psychologists and foreign coaches and to help promising players, under which a budgetary provision of INR 25 crore has been made. On the other hand, a budgetary provision of INR 25 crore has been made for Eklavya Kreeda Kosh.

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