Khelo India

Play India), aims at improving India's sports culture at the grass-root level through organized talent identification, structured sporting competitions and infrastructure development.

[1] It is a Government of India programme launched in 2017-18 under the tenure Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Sports Ministers Vijay Goel and Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore.

[2][3] There has also been an emphasis on including traditional Indian games in Khelo India events in order to revive their popularity.

[8][9][10][11] Anurag Thakur has officially launched 33 Khelo India centers at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Rajasthan.

Additionally, the Sports Minister revealed plans to establish a National Center of Excellence featuring a specialized Sports Science Center in Rajasthan.