**Summary of Khelo Bharat Niti 2025**
Launched on July 1, 2025, the Khelo Bharat Niti 2025 (Khelo India Policy 2025) is a government initiative spearheaded by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports designed to transform India's sports landscape. The policy rests on five key pillars: Achieving Excellence on the Global Stage; Sports for Economic Development; Sports for Social Development; Sports as a People's Movement; and alignment with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.
The Khelo Bharat Niti 2025 outlines the following key objectives:
* Establish comprehensive sports programs for all participation levels, from grassroots to elite.
* Organize sports competitions and leagues at various levels to create a robust competitive structure.
* Implement physical literacy initiatives to promote a culture of sports and physical activity.
* Develop a robust talent identification and development system.
* Ensure equitable access to sports infrastructure nationwide, focusing on infrastructure development from block to state levels.
* Provide athlete-centric support systems for holistic development.
* Promote sports science, medicine, and innovation.
* Strengthen governance and institutional frameworks in the sports sector.
* Revamp funding mechanisms for sustainable sports development.
The policy emphasizes a whole-of-government and multi-stakeholder approach. It focuses on equitable access to sports facilities, expanding sports talent search and development involving National Sports Federations (NSFs), States, educational institutes, and private organizations. A national platform will be developed to facilitate talent identification, development, and monitoring, integrating with educational institutions to ensure a smooth transition for athletes. Special attention will be given to establishing dedicated sports facilities and organizing sporting leagues for women, persons with disabilities, and marginalized communities to foster inclusivity.
The Khelo Bharat Niti 2025 does not include provisions for direct financial assistance to States/Union Territories, as it does not propose any specific program or scheme with financial implications.
Additional details regarding objectives and features can be found in the Khelo Bharat Niti 2025 document, available on the Ministry's website at https:yas.nic.insitesdefaultfilesKhelo BharatNiti20250.pdf.
This information was provided by the Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha. (Release ID: 2157585, Date: August 18, 2025).
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports: The Indian government ministry responsible for youth affairs and sports.
Khelo Bharat Niti2025: A sports policy launched by the Government of India aimed at transforming India's sports landscape.
National Education Policy NEP 2020: A national policy in India that integrates sports with education to nurture holistic development and life skills in students.
Lok Sabha: The lower house of the Parliament of India, where a question related to the Khelo Bharat Niti2025 was answered.
National Sports Federations NSFs: Organizations involved in expanding sports talent search and development activities.
Dr Mansukh Mandaviya: The Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports who provided information on the Khelo Bharat Niti2025.
India: The nation where the sports landscape is being transformed by the Khelo Bharat Niti2025.
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
Objectives and Components of Khelo India Policy
Posted On: 18 AUG 2025 6:10PM by PIB Delhi
The Government has recently launched the Khelo Bharat Niti-2025 on 01.07.2025. It is built upon five key
pillars that aim to transform India's sports landscape.
First, it focuses on achieving the nation’s Excellence on the Global Stage by enhancing infrastructure, talent
identification and international competitiveness. Second, Sports for Economic Development emphasizes
leveraging sports to boost industries such as tourism, manufacturing and sports technology. Third, Sports for
Social Development promotes inclusivity, health and education through sports, fostering societal cohesion.
Fourth, Sports – A People’s Movement seeks to engage communities in physical activities, making sports a
cultural cornerstone. Finally, the Khelo Bharat Niti-2025 aligns with the National Education Policy (NEP)
2020, integrating sports with education to nurture holistic development and life skills in students, youth,
promoting both academic and athletic excellence.
Niti focuses on several key objectives, which are given below:
Establish comprehensive sports programs for all participation groups, from grassroots to elite
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levels.
Organize sports competitions and leagues at various levels, creating a robust competitive structure.
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Implement physical literacy initiatives to promote a culture of sports and physical activity.
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Develop a robust talent identification and development system to nurture future champions.
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Ensure equitable access to sports infrastructure across the country.
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Provide athlete-centric support systems for the holistic development of sportspersons.
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Promote sports science, medicine and innovation to enhance performance and well-being.
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Strengthen governance and institutional frameworks in the sports sector.
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Revamp funding mechanisms to ensure sustainable development of sports.
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For detailed objectives and features, Khelo Bharat Niti-2025 may be referred to, a copy of which is readily
available in the public domain on the website of this Ministry at https://yas.nic.in/sites/default/files/Khelo-
Bharat-Niti-2025_0.pdf
The Khelo Bharat Niti-2025 envisages a whole-of-Government and multi-stakeholder approach for its
effective implementation. There are no provisions of financial assistance to the State/UTs under the Khelo
Bharat Niti-2025 as it does not seek to propose any specific programme/scheme having financial implications.
With the objective to ensure equitable access to sports infrastructure across the country, the Khelo Bharat
Niti-2025 emphasizes equitable access to sports facilities, with a focus on infrastructure development from
block to state levels, irrespective of economic, social and geographic disparities.
Further, with the objective of developing a robust talent identification and development system to nurture
future champions, the Khelo Bharat Niti-2025 aims to expand sports talent search and development activities
involving important stakeholders like National Sports Federations (NSFs), States, educational institutes, and
private organizations. It also has provisions to develop a national platform that facilitates talent identification,
development and monitoring to act as a single window and to integrate with educational institutions and a
smooth transition mechanism for athletes as key components.
With the objective to establish comprehensive sports programs for all participation groups in sports, from
grassroots to elite levels, the Khelo Bharat Niti-2025 has provisions to establish dedicated sports facilities
with services tailored to their specific needs to foster inclusivity and increase participation in sports amongwomen, persons with disabilities and marginalized communities. The Niti also has provisions to organize
regular sporting leagues, designed specifically for these groups, to enhance engagement and provide sustained
opportunities for involvement.
This information was given by the Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Dr Mansukh
Mandaviya in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
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