Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the launch of a new long-term roadmap under the Khelo India Mission, while also unveiling a dedicated initiative to position India as a global manufacturing hub for sports equipment.
Addressing the participants of 'Jaipur Mahakhel' via video conferencing, he underlined that sports are finally being viewed from the athlete’s perspective rather than a political one.
Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur said on Wednesday that there has been an 11 per cent increase in the sports budget, which now stands at Rs 3,397 crore.
The Sports and Youth Affairs Ministry had got a substantial raise of Rs 214.2 crore in the interim budget presented in February. The allocation was raised from last year's Rs 2002.72 to Rs 2216.92 crore.
All India Council of Sports on Friday urged the Union Government to hike the sports budget to Rs 6,500.00 Crore…
