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PM Modi addresses Khelo India Dialogue, hails grassroots push
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed athletes, coaches and sports stakeholders via video conferencing during the Khelo India Dialogue, asserting that grassroots initiatives are turning India into a global sporting power. He praised…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed athletes, coaches and sports stakeholders via video conferencing during the Khelo India Dialogue, asserting that grassroots initiatives are turning India into a global sporting power. He praised the Khelo India scheme for scouting talent in remote districts and noted rapid modernisation of stadiums and training centres in tier-2 and tier-3 cities.
Modi highlighted financial support under the Target Olympic Podium Scheme and dedicated mentorship for young athletes. He also celebrated the achievements of female athletes, saying women are leading India's rise in sports. The event drew public suggestions, including calls for sustained investment in rural infrastructure, quality coaches at district level, and better integration of sports with school curricula.
The government invited citizens to share ideas on the Khelo India platform. The dialogue is part of a broader push to build an inclusive sporting culture and identify talent early.
Indian Opinion Analysis
The Khelo India scheme, launched in 2018, has a central goal: catch talent young, before financial or geographic barriers shut the door. The government's own dashboard shows over 7,000 Khelo India centres operating, but a persistent gap is the shortage of qualified coaches at the district level, a point raised repeatedly in the public submissions on this very dialogue. The real measure of success will be how many of those centres actually produce athletes who graduate to the Target Olympic Podium Scheme and then to the podium. The next key signal is the sports budget allocation in the coming Union Budget, where a meaningful increase for coach training and district-level sports science would show the government is putting money behind its rhetoric.
Source: mygov.in
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