Khelo India: National Programme for Development of Sports, branded as Khelo India (transl. Play India), aims at improving India's sports culture at the grass-root level through organized talent identification, structured sporting competitions and infrastructure development.[1] It is a Government of India programme launched in 2017-18 under the tenure Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Sports Ministers Vijay Goel and Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore.[2][3] There has also been an emphasis on including traditional Indian games in Khelo India events in order to revive their popularity.[4][5]
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- ^ "Five traditional games feature in 4th edition of KIYG". The Times of India. 7 May 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 29 August 2023.