NEW DELHI: The Union Sports Ministry has approved six centres as the Khelo India Centre of Excellence (KISCE) and they will now be upgraded on a consolidated budget estimated at Rs 673.2 million for FY 2020-21 and subsequent four years in an effort to identify and groom Olympic level talent, ANI reports.
The centres identified in each state and the financial support extended include:
Assam: States Sports Academy, Sarusajai – Rs 79.6 million
Meghalaya: J N S Complex, Shillong, Meghalaya- Rs 83.9 million
Daman & Diu: New Sports Complex Silvassa- Rs 80.5 million
Madhya Pradesh: MP State Academy- Rs 190 million
Maharashtra: Shree Shivchhatrapati Sports Complex, Balewadi, Pune- Rs 160 million
Sikkim: Paljor Stadium, Gangtok – Rs 79.1 million
The support to the centres will be in the form of infrastructure up-gradation, setting up of sports science centres and also a soft component in the form of quality coaches and sports science human resources like physiotherapists, strength & conditioning experts. The academy will also have a high-quality equipment High-performance Manager to ensure the quality of sports science input and performance management.
The Sports Ministry is upgrading existing sporting infrastructure in each State and Union Territory, in partnership with the state and UT, and creating KISCEs with the aim of creating a robust sporting ecosystem in the entire country.
Each KISCE will be extended with sports-specific support in 14 Olympic sports, out of which one state or UT will be given support for a maximum of three sports, added ANI.
