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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS
(DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS)
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 797
ANSWERED ON- 05/02/2026
KHELO INDIA SCHEME
797. SHRI R. DHARMAR
Will the Minister of YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS be pleased to state :-
(a) the number of athletes and sports infrastructure projects supported under Khelo India scheme
since its inception, year-wise and State-wise, particularly for Tamil Nadu;
(b) whether Government has ensured equitable distribution of funds and facilities across all States,
especially in the southern States and the criteria used for such allocation; and
(c) the details of Khelo India Centres and Talent Identification Programmes in Tamil Nadu and the
number of athletes from Tamil Nadu who have participated in Khelo India Youth Games and other
national events under this scheme?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS
(DR. MANSUKH MANDAVIYA)
(a) State-wise details of total number of athletes supported under the Khelo India Scheme since its
inception is provided at Annexure – I. The details of the sports infrastructure projects approved and
their sanctioned cost and funds released under Khelo India Scheme, across the country, including in
the State of Tamil Nadu, are available in public domain on the dashboard of the Ministry at
https://mdsd.kheloindia.gov.in.
(b) The Khelo India Scheme is a demand-driven scheme. The proposals received from the State/UT
Governments and other eligible entities are considered for financial support, subject to their
completeness, technical feasibility and availability of funds under the Scheme.
(c) The details such as Khelo India Centres, Sports Academies, identified Khelo India Athletes,
participation and medal-tally of various Khelo India Games under Khelo India Scheme are available
at https://dashboard.kheloindia.gov.in. The details of the sports infrastructure projects approved and
their sanctioned cost and funds released under Khelo India Scheme, across the country, including in
the State of Tamil Nadu, are available in public domain on the dashboard of the Ministry at
https://mdsd.kheloindia.gov.in.
Page 1 of 2ANNEXURE – I
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED
QUESTION NO. 797 ANSWERED ON 05.02.2026 REGARDING KHELO INDIA SCHEME
ASKED BY SHRI R. DHARMAR, HON’BLE MP, RAJYA SABHA.
S. State / UT 2025- 2024- 2023- 2022- 2021- 2020- 2019-
No. 26 25 24 23 22 21 20
1 Andaman & Nicobar 6 4 3 3 6 8 7
Islands
2 Andhra Pradesh 61 63 49 55 43 56 40
3 Arunachal Pradesh 18 16 14 11 9 12 9
4 Assam 52 42 39 43 54 45 36
5 Bihar 17 14 14 9 8 10 12
6 Chandigarh 35 34 30 40 39 46 33
7 Chhattisgarh 31 37 45 35 44 30 22
8 Daman Diu and Dadra 2 3 3 2 1 4 1
Nagar Haveli
9 Delhi 147 156 163 199 212 254 195
10 Goa 4 6 10 18 16 18 16
11 Gujarat 71 64 65 81 67 104 106
12 Haryana 514 490 467 432 392 438 375
13 Himachal Pradesh 33 30 28 34 33 26 19
14 Jammu & Kashmir 17 17 19 20 30 20 13
15 Jharkhand 52 54 47 40 24 27 27
16 Karnataka 164 157 138 136 144 159 173
17 Kerala 115 94 108 103 109 126 131
18 Ladakh 1 1 0 1 0 0 1
19 Lakshadweep 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
20 Madhya Pradesh 100 109 114 100 109 54 72
21 Maharashtra 314 325 347 365 415 347 365
22 Manipur 124 109 105 126 189 255 203
23 Meghalaya 5 5 2 3 13 6 12
24 Mizoram 15 10 15 28 25 39 26
25 Nagaland 1 2 1 1 0 5 0
26 Odisha 80 77 70 57 66 47 53
27 Puducherry 8 5 7 7 6 13 6
28 Punjab 149 159 169 179 161 158 188
29 Rajasthan 168 137 105 81 108 137 95
30 Sikkim 0 1 1 2 6 9 3
31 Tamil Nadu 186 199 173 167 101 94 92
32 Telangana 61 72 59 51 55 132 60
33 Tripura 3 5 5 8 11 23 9
34 Uttar Pradesh 189 190 186 191 186 139 159
35 Uttarakhand 49 45 32 40 53 94 69
36 West Bengal 112 112 118 91 81 95 83
Total 2905 2845 2752 2759 2816 3030 2711
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