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2020

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Sports Ministry prepared to establish Khelo India State Centres of Excellence under the Khelo India Scheme and identified how many sports facilities to upgrade as KISCE?
A
9 state
B
4 state
C
8 state
D
6 state
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -"1000 Khelo India centres will be opened by 15th August 2023 across the country. Out of the 1, 000 centres, 733 centres have been already sanctioned, ” said Thakur in Lok Sabha.

Detailed explanation-2: -Under-17 athletes have been invited to participate across 16 disciplines, which are as follows: Archery, Athletics, Badminton, Basketball, Boxing, Football, Gymnastics, Hockey, Judo, Kabaddi, Kho-Kho, Shooting, Swimming, Volleyball, Weightlifting, and Wrestling.

Detailed explanation-3: -Bangalore: The Sports Ministry has approved 31 Khelo India Centres (KICs) across multiple districts in Karnataka, at a cost of Rs 1.55 crores.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Khelo India programme aimed to award a scholarship of 5 lahks each year for 8 years to 1000 selected athletes. Between 2017 to 2018 and 2019 to 2020, the initiatives incurred by the Government of India are cumulative of 1756 crores.

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