The government on Sunday proposed a major expansion of its grassroots sports push, with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announcing the launch of a Khelo India mission aimed at transforming India's sports ecosystem over the next decade.
Presenting the Union Budget for 2026-27 in the Lok Sabha, Sitharaman said the proposed mission would build on the existing Khelo India programme by moving beyond talent identification to address long-standing structural gaps in coaching, training, infrastructure and sports science.
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