Centre awarded over Rs 30 Cr to athletes under Khelo India scholarship scheme in 2023-24

The Centre has awarded over 30 crore rupees to athletes under the Khelo India scholarship scheme during the 2023-24 financial year.

The Youth Affairs and Sports Ministry said in a release that the Sports Authority of India has granted a total annual scholarship of over six lakh 28 thousand rupees to almost three thousand athletes under the Khelo India scholarship scheme.

The Ministry said this amount was spent on training, coaching, diet, medical insurance, kits and out-of-pocket allowance for the athletes.

It added that close to eight crore rupees has been awarded in each quarter of the outgoing financial year with over seven crore 70 lakh rupees spent during the last quarter between January and March this year.