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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS
(DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS)
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 151
ANSWERED ON- 29/01/2026
FEMALE REPRESENTATION IN SPORTS
151. SMT. SAGARIKA GHOSE
Will the Minister of YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS be pleased to refer to answer to Unstarred
Question 2235 given in the Rajya Sabha on the 18th December, 2025 and to state :-
(a) the details of funds under Khelo India Scheme that have been allocated to National Centers of
Excellence (NCOEs), till date; and
(b) the details of funds allocated under the scheme that has been returned to the CFI and the reasons
therefor?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS
(DR. MANSUKH MANDAVIYA)
(a) Funds are allocated Scheme-wise and not Component-wise in this Ministry. The details of funds
allocated under Khelo India Scheme since its inception, including for National Centres of
Excellence (NCOEs), are as under:
(₹ in crore)
Year Funds allocated
2016-17 118.10
2017-18 350.00
2018-19 500.09
2019-20 578.00
2020-21 328.77
2021-22 869.00
2022-23 600.00
2023-24 880.00
2024-25 746.54
2025-26 700.00
(b) No funds under the Khelo India Scheme have been returned to the CFI.
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