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Eight Times the Money: Khelo India's ₹36,441-Crore Revamp and the Pipeline Problem It Targets

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The Union Cabinet on 31 July 2026 approved a revamped Khelo India Scheme together with enhanced Assistance to National Sports Federations, with a combined outlay of ₹36,441 crore for 2026-27 to 2030-31 — of which ₹29,054 crore goes to Khelo India and ₹7,387 crore to the federations. The Government describes it as the most ambitious sports development programme since Independence, and the outlay is nearly eight times that of the previous Khelo India Scheme. The scheme knits together National Centres of Excellence, Khelo India Centres of Excellence, SAI Training Centres, Khelo India Accredited Academies, Khelo India Centres and Youth Sports Companies of the Armed Forces into one structure, and defines a progression pathway from grassroots competition through Khelo India to the Target Olympic Podium Scheme. The federation component funds coaching, sports science, equipment, foreign experts and international exposure.

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SOCIETY & SOCIAL ISSUESRecallEasy

Q1. Under the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution, sport falls under which list?

AUnion List
BState List
CConcurrent List
DIt is not enumerated in any list
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SOCIETY & SOCIAL ISSUESApplicationMedium

Q2. The revamped scheme explicitly defines a pathway from grassroots competition through Khelo India institutions to the Target Olympic Podium Scheme. What problem does this address?

AA shortage of entrants at the grassroots level
BAttrition at the transition between school-level promise and elite identification, where funding had been strong at the apex and fragmented below it
CAn excess of funding concentrated at the district level
DThe absence of any elite funding programme in India
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SOCIETY & SOCIAL ISSUESAnalysisHard

Q3. Consider the following statements about the 2026 sports funding approval: 1. The combined outlay of ₹36,441 crore for 2026-31 comprises ₹29,054 crore for Khelo India and ₹7,387 crore for Assistance to National Sports Federations. 2. The outlay is nearly eight times that of the previous Khelo India Scheme launched in 2018. 3. Because the funding is now substantially larger, the governance quality of National Sports Federations ceases to affect outcomes. Which of the statements given above are correct?

A1 and 2 only
B1 only
C2 and 3 only
D1, 2 and 3
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