Context: Government of India has issued notification permitting the appointment of Khelo India games athletes to Government posts.
About Khelo India Games
- Organised by Ministry of Sports & Youth Affairs.
- The Khelo India initiative began with the Khelo India School Games in 2018 held in New Delhi.
- Khelo India School Games were renamed to the Khelo India Youth Games from 2019. It took place in Pune.
- First Khelo India University Games were hosted in 2020 at the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT), Odisha.
- First edition of the Khelo India Winter Games was held in 2020 in Gulmarg in J&K.
- Khelo India Youth Games (KIYG) began in 2018 with 18 sports - athletics, archery, badminton, basketball, boxing, football, gymnastics, hockey, judo, kabaddi, Kho Kho, wrestling, weightlifting, tennis, table tennis, volleyball, swimming, and shooting.
- In 2024, when KIYG was held in Tamil Nadu, it had 26 sports with addition of sports like Yogasana, squash, Silambam, Mallakhamba, Kalaripayattu, cycling and fencing.
- Competitions in the KIYG are held in the Under-17 and Under-21 categories for both boys and girls.
- Khelo India Winter Games included sports like snow baseball, snow ski, mountaineering, ice skating, ice hockey, snow rugby, ice stock and snowshoe running.
- Sporting talents are developed through the Khelo India e-Khel Pathshala, Khelo India Centres, Khelo India State Centres of Excellence (KISCE), Khelo India Accredited Academy and other training establishments identified by the scheme.
- Talented players identified in priority sports disciplines at various levels by the High-Powered Committee will be provided annual financial assistance of INR 5 lakh per annum for 8 years.
- Verticals under Khelo India:
Verticals under Khelo India Games and their implementing agencies:
- Sports Authority of India: State Level Khelo India Centres, Annual Sports Competititon, Talent Search, Sports for Women, Support to National/Regional/State Sports Academies, Promotion of Sports among persons with disabilities, Promotion of rural and indigenous/tribal games, Physical Fitness of School going Children.
- Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports: Play Field Development, Utilisation and Creation/ Upgradation of Sports Infrastructure and Sports for Peace and Development.
- Lakshmi Bai National Institute of Physical Education: Community Coaching Development vertical.
Appointment of sports persons to government posts
Sportsmen who have represented a State or the country in the National or International competition; or Medal winners in Junior National Championships; or Medal winners in Khelo India Youth Games (age category above 18 years); or Khelo India Winter Games; or Khelo India Para Games; or Medal winners in Khelo India University Games; or Medal winners in School Games Federation of India (SGFI) in any of the games/sports mentioned in these instructions.
Order of preference:
- Represented India at international level.
- Represented and won medal up to 3rd place for State/UT in Senior or Junior level National championships.
- Won medals or positions up to 3rd place in inter-university competition.
- Winners up to third place in khelo India Youth games or Khelo India Winter games or Khelo India Para games.
- Represented the State schools in National school games and won medal up to third place.
- Represented a State/UT/University/State school teams in above categories but could not win a medal or position.
In case of any doubt about the status of a tournament, the matter will be decided by the Department of Personnel & Training in consultation with Department of Sports, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports