The Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Kiren Rijiju addressing the India Disaster Response Summit, in New Delhi on November 09, 2017.

Ministry has decided to extend Khelo India scheme from 2021-22 to 2025-26: Kiren Rijiju

By India Education Diary Bureau Admin On Mar 22, 2021

New Delhi: The Ministry has decided to extend Khelo India scheme from 2021-22 to 2025-26. The Ministry has furnished an Expenditure Finance Committee (EFC) memorandum to the Ministry of Finance for extension/continuation of the Khelo India Scheme from 2021-22 to 2025- 26.

An amount of ₹ 8750 crore has been estimated as financial implication of the new Khelo India Scheme (2021-22 to 2025-26) in the EFC memorandum furnished to the Ministry of Finance.An amount of ₹ 657.71 crore has been allocated in the Budget Estimate (B.E.) for the year 2021-22 under the Khelo India Scheme.

This information was given by Minister of State for Youth Affairs & SportsShri Kiren Rijijuin a written reply in RajyaSabha today.